UPS can save data in disasters.(Technology Trends)(uninterruptible power supply)

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, February, 2004 by Trembly, Ara C.

While most of us think of disaster recovery as a way to restore property and structures, most businesses facing a catastrophe need to recover their most important assets--and in this computer age, those assets are often in the form of electronic data. One of the most widespread technologies that help ensure that critical data is recoverable--and that critical computer equipment is protected within limits-is the uninterruptible power supply, or UPS.

In case of a power failure, a UPS supplies temporary battery power to connected systems, allowing an orderly shutdown of computers and the saving of critical files. UPS comes in several configurations, however, and making the right choices is critical to the level of protection you will receive, experts say....

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