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December 21, 2006 | Comments: (0)

APC Offers Added Disaster Recovery Insurance

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Got this from one of the best PR people on the planet, APC's Juli Dexter. She's the one who keeps me and Brian supplied in the latest and greatest in cutting edge power management equipment.

However, APC just added something to its arsenal that could well be of interest to SMBs. Use some APC thermal management equipment and APC will pony up $150,000 if any actual damage results from a thermal-related interest. The new program isn't effort-free, however. You've got to qualify for a Thermal Guarantee Certification.

[From the APC Press Kit:] To earn a Thermal Guarantee certification, a customer must agree to the following five steps (from the press kit):

Assessment - A comprehensive analysis of a customer's existing capacity with consideration of current and future power and cooling objectives.

Design – Utilize assessment results to develop a high density InfraStruXure solution to meet computing objectives at minimal TCO.

Implementation – Deployment and certification of designed InfraStruXure solution utilizing APC's cutting-edge Hot-Aisle Containment System or Rack Air Containment System.

Post-Implementation Monitoring – 24 hours/7 days a week of physical and environmental monitoring of a customer’s NCPI environment.

Periodic Review – Semi-annual assessment and preventive maintenance of a customer's power and cooling, combined with next day on-site service, to ensure the implemented solutions continue to operate at optimal performance.

So you're spending some extra bucks, but if your data center is your life then it's worth the added work.

Posted by Oliver Rist on December 21, 2006 09:39 PM

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