UPS is an abbreviation for Uninterruptible Power Supply or Uninterruptible Power Source. That is a battery which is used to power some type of computer or a web server to prevent the loss of data if the main power supply fails for reasons unknown or becomes unstable. A diesel generator basically self-explanatory. UPSs and generators are widely-used as a backup in data centers to back up the power supply and to guarantee the consistent operation of all the servers located there. Since the UPS works all the time, it provides the necessary power for the web servers to remain operational until the generator starts and takes over. Using such a backup is crucial for any data center or hosting company that wants to keep their hardware and info intact in case of a power surge or outage, because it gives them plenty of time to react until the issue is resolved and the main power supply is restored.
UPS & Diesel Back-up Generator in Cloud Hosting
The 99.9% network and server uptime guarantee which we provide is, somewhat, a result of the power backup setup that we have in every of the three data centers where we provide cloud hosting packages - in Chicago (USA), in Coventry (UK), and in Sydney (Australia). If you obtain a new account to develop or move your Internet sites, it will be set up on a progressive cloud platform which consists of a number of clusters handling your content. Every machine within the particular cluster features its own highly effective enterprise-class UPS to keep it functioning no matter what, until several electric power generators boot up and supply the necessary power for the entire data center to be operational for several hours. You'll not notice anything even when there's a disruption, because our backup units can easily power each of the devices and we will not have to restrict the quantity of working hosting servers or the network equipment that deals with the traffic to your Internet sites.
UPS & Diesel Back-up Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
The semi-dedicated server accounts that we offer are created within a state-of-the-art data center in downtown Chicago and its electric power backup system is among the reasons why we are able to afford to guarantee a 99.9% uptime for both the servers which are part of our sophisticated website hosting platform and the network which manages all of the traffic to and from them. An individual UPS unit is attached to each hosting server to keep it online until a variety of generators kick in. The latter are efficient enough to supply electrical power for the whole center for many hours without having to limit the power consumption or the efficiency of any hosting server or network device, so even if there is a disruption, all of the sites hosted on our platform will still be accessible without any disruptions and will function at top speed.