Case Study: An Extended Blackout Put UPS Systems To The Test; Liebert Passed With Flying Colors

The major electrical outage that occurred in the United States in August 2003 represented a major test of business continuity plans and UPS performance. The combination of huge fluctuations in power quality that preceded the blackout, along with the outage itself, represented some of the most extreme conditions many data centers had ever experienced.

Liebert customer Time Warner confronted this event at its Manhattan facility. The data center at this location manages a number of complex content delivery services, both locally and nationally, including Road Runner high-speed cable modem service, video-ondemand, and insertion of TV commercials on local, regional and national cable channels. Downtime of this equipment translates directly into lost revenue.