While data centres and other large-scale applications unequivocally require UPS power protection, the same is also true for smaller applications such as mid-sized server rooms, communications centres or industrial control...

UPS systems are well-established in large-scale applications such as data centres. However, their protection is increasingly required for smaller environments such as communications and networking rooms, or building services equipment....

When choosing a UPS system, obvious features such as its capacity, battery autonomy, availability, economy and resilience to failure will be weighed up first. Maintenance contracts will most likely be...