Small and medium sized businesses are facing a perfect storm this winter. Coming hot on the heels of the pandemic, organisations are now forced to contend with recessionary pressures, falling consumer spending, higher energy prices and the threat of disruptions to power supplies.
It’s never been more important for the channel to provide the solutions and services to enable business as usual. At the most fundamental level, that means giving customers the tools they need to keep the power on.
With every business reliant on tech, the quickest and simplest way to avoid a business blackout due to power surges or unstable supply is through uninterruptible power supply (UPS). These flexible systems deliver backup power across IT infrastructure, from small computer rooms at the network edge right through to enterprise data centres.
Not only will UPS automatically switch to battery backup should the power go off, they address a wide range of power fluctuations that can damage sensitive IT kit, cause application and system downtime and force expensive re-buys.
There’s also a wider opportunity here – for partners and customers – to review and enhance power management across the business. Energy prices look set to continue to rise so it makes sense to take a more strategic view and optimise power and performance across the entire IT estate.
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has you covered. It offers a wide range of cost-effective and continuous power solutions to help businesses cut unnecessary costs by avoiding predictable failures while optimising the life of their power systems.
These bespoke solutions are configured to meet the specific needs of your clients’ most critical applications, and include:
- Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) that can be configured to meet the specific needs of critical applications.
- Power Transfer Switches to ensure the UPS units kick in when they are most needed.
- Basic monitored and switched rack power distribution units to ensure everything runs at peak performance 24/7.
- Data centre monitoring systems, stand-alone intelligent site controllers and complex DCIM packages and more.
Plus, with Ingram Micro’s flexible finance solutions giving partners the ability to tailor the package to suit how customers want to buy, it’s easier than ever to build and sell the right Vertiv critical power package.
While IT enterprise needs to address potential power disruption issues in the short term, it is crucial they also build resilient and efficient power management strategies to future-proof performance.
The energy crisis has brought the issue of power-related downtime to the fore. This, and the growing focus on sustainability, presents a wider opportunity to improve power management and grow revenues across the board. And in this world of energy crisis and climate change, we’ll take all the good news we can get.