Network Communications News (NCN) April 2017 | Page 29

UPS
in line with occupancy. Several
VX systems can be connected in
parallel to provide the necessary
power increases.
This in itself helps control
capital expenditure as it minimises
the cost incurred by front
loading a large facility with more
infrastructure than is needed
to support the comparatively
small IT loads typically found in
the early stages of a colocation
facility’s working life. With the VX
family, the UPS resource may be
allocated according to need.
Also important from the point
of view of capital expenditure is
the solutions compatibility with
existing power architectures.
Thanks to its use of Lithium-ion
batteries, Galaxy VX UPS have
a comparatively small physical
footprint, as a result of which they
are less likely to fall foul of space
restrictions that may obtain in
some data centres.
Reliability
Reliability is an essential
requirement for any UPS system
and the VX series is designed
with durability and longevity in
mind. Typically, issues that affect
reliability in UPS systems in practice
rev