UPSs must be managed properly over their lifecycle in order to do the job for which they were intended – to keep critical systems up and running. When a company has UPSs distributed across dozens, hundreds or even more edge computing sites, managing the fleet often becomes challenging.
This detailed white paper presents key considerations when deciding between managing the fleet of UPSs yourself vs. outsourcing that responsibility to a third-party vendor or partner.
The paper also includes a tool that provides a framework for discussion on quantifying the costs associated with each alternative, walking the reader through four scenarios and demonstrating how key drivers, like age distribution of the fleet and cost of downtime, influence which approach makes financial sense.