By Louis McGarry, Sales & Marketing Director at Centiel.
Prices continue to rise, and all facilities managers need to look at controlling budget expenditure carefully. However, it’s better to make intelligent savings rather than just slashing costs. Cost based decisions typically compromise on quality and poor quality, inferior systems inevitably requiring frequent repair or replacement. And, let’s face it, an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) that protects the critical load to clients’ data is the last place where corners should be cut. The consequences of failure can be devastating for business and will permanently damage the business’s reputation.
So how can budgets be managed better? Firstly, Centiel advises all its customers to increase their knowledge about the available options and works as trusted advisors to help organisations manage total cost of ownership (TCO) with that precise objective in mind.
Budgets are never limitless, so Centiel supplies calculations to compare available options. For example, is it cheaper to repair or replace a legacy UPS system? Working through the data and providing estimates of savings on efficiency and comparative running costs helps clients make informed decisions about when a new UPS will essentially ‘pay for itself’.
Centiel also looks at how existing infrastructure can be re-used. Modular UPS have significant advantages as modules with the same rating can be easily redeployed. Centiel’s safe-hot-swap functionality means it takes only a few minutes for a trained in-house engineer to swap an underused module to an area of higher load demand. With training, monitoring and clever re-deployment, significant savings on capital expenditure and running costs (OPEX) can be achieved by ensuring the UPS always works at the sweet spot of its efficiency curve.
Centiel looks at site layout too. VRLA batteries run optimally at around 200°C compared to UPS which are comfortable operating up to 400°C. So, housing VRLAs separately in a naturally cooler room may reduce cooling costs. If this is unachievable, LiFePO4 batteries, which run optimally at much higher temperatures, are an option.
Data centres with a resilience level of N+N can also manage their UPS systems by utilising both economy (eco) mode and true online double conversion (inverter) mode. Centiel’s latest UPS technology offers 97.6% efficiency in normal operation whilst its eco mode is 99%, so switching to eco mode will save over 2% in energy losses. With large UPS running 24/7 for 10 years, this adds up.
Centiel has spent years developing solutions using the highest quality components so the system itself reduces a client’s expenditure over the long term. This is surely better than a client installing cheap, poor-quality equipment which is prone to failure. Centiel’s clients are safe in the knowledge their critical load is protected with Centiel’s multi-award winning UPS which offer class leading 99.9999999% availability and one of the highest efficiencies on the market. This, combined with Centiel’s support to train and help clients reduce the TCO through tried and tested techniques to maximise efficiencies, helps clients control costs through planning, design and clever engineering.
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By Louis McGarry, Sales & Marketing Director at Centiel.
Prices continue to rise, and all facilities managers need to look at controlling budget expenditure carefully. However, it’s better to make intelligent savings rather than just slashing costs. Cost based decisions typically compromise on quality and poor quality, inferior systems inevitably requiring frequent repair or replacement. And, let’s face it, an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) that protects the critical load to clients’ data is the last place where corners should be cut. The consequences of failure can be devastating for business and will permanently damage the business’s reputation.
So how can budgets be managed better? Firstly, Centiel advises all its customers to increase their knowledge about the available options and works as trusted advisors to help organisations manage total cost of ownership (TCO) with that precise objective in mind.
Budgets are never limitless, so Centiel supplies calculations to compare available options. For example, is it cheaper to repair or replace a legacy UPS system? Working through the data and providing estimates of savings on efficiency and comparative running costs helps clients make informed decisions about when a new UPS will essentially ‘pay for itself’.
Centiel also looks at how existing infrastructure can be re-used. Modular UPS have significant advantages as modules with the same rating can be easily redeployed. Centiel’s safe-hot-swap functionality means it takes only a few minutes for a trained in-house engineer to swap an underused module to an area of higher load demand. With training, monitoring and clever re-deployment, significant savings on capital expenditure and running costs (OPEX) can be achieved by ensuring the UPS always works at the sweet spot of its efficiency curve.
Centiel looks at site layout too. VRLA batteries run optimally at around 200°C compared to UPS which are comfortable operating up to 400°C. So, housing VRLAs separately in a naturally cooler room may reduce cooling costs. If this is unachievable, LiFePO4 batteries, which run optimally at much higher temperatures, are an option.
Data centres with a resilience level of N+N can also manage their UPS systems by utilising both economy (eco) mode and true online double conversion (inverter) mode. Centiel’s latest UPS technology offers 97.6% efficiency in normal operation whilst its eco mode is 99%, so switching to eco mode will save over 2% in energy losses. With large UPS running 24/7 for 10 years, this adds up.
Centiel has spent years developing solutions using the highest quality components so the system itself reduces a client’s expenditure over the long term. This is surely better than a client installing cheap, poor-quality equipment which is prone to failure. Centiel’s clients are safe in the knowledge their critical load is protected with Centiel’s multi-award winning UPS which offer class leading 99.9999999% availability and one of the highest efficiencies on the market. This, combined with Centiel’s support to train and help clients reduce the TCO through tried and tested techniques to maximise efficiencies, helps clients control costs through planning, design and clever engineering.
For more from Centiel, click here.
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