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10
Reasons For Buying an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Power
Failure is responsible for 28% of computer system
breakdowns
Over
one third of companies take more than a day to recover from
the disruption caused by a power failure. 10% take more
than a week
Because
of a power failure, 33% of companies lose between £10
000 and £250 000, 20% lose between £250000 and
£1 million, 15% lose over £1 million
Out
of 450 leading companies surveyed, each suffered an average
of 9 computer failures each year. (Source: Find FVP/Fortune
1000 companies)
Following
a power failure it can take up to 48 hours to reconfigure
a network system or a multi terminal
It
can take days, weeks or even months to re-input lost data.
Sometimes data is lost forever, for instance in CAD or graphics
applications where original work can never be recreated
Ten
consequences of computer breakdowns:
Loss
of business
Backlog
of work/loss of production
Deterioration
of customer service
Loss
of customer account management
Loss
of financial Control
Loss
of goodwill
Inability
to pay staff
Financial
Loss
Loss
of operational data
Loss
of customers
Loss
of market share, damage to a companies reputation, and loss
of goodwill are not covered by insurance following a computer
disaster
Insurance
claims take a long time to settle - well after the disaster
has occurred
90%
of all companies that experience a computer disaster and
don't have a survival plan go out of business within 18
months (Source: Price Waterhouse)
