Next to the ‘need for speed’ there is also the ‘need for power’. Servers and other datacenter equipment are in constant need for electrical power. But are you aware of the number of interrupts that happen on the electricity grid? On April 21 at 4:20 PM we experienced a power cut of 29 minutes and 34 seconds at the Netcenter in Machelen. Our DUPS and diesels took over, avoiding a power interrupt for our customers. Such a long interruption is rather exceptional. Shorter interruptions happen quite regularly. An average of 12 power interrupts per year and per datacenter is not unusual. Needless to say our customers are not aware of these interrupts, as our backup systems do what they need to do when an power interrupt occurs.
