Such problems are costly, both in time and money. It’s with that in mind that we’ve put together a new white paper to demonstrate why you need something watching when you're not.
The false assurance that no change means no risk when it comes to battery monitoring is a practical guide about why battery monitoring systems are not just ‘set and forget’. It’s not enough to implement a battery management system (BMS) and relax.
Why, when the role of batteries is so critical, isn’t there more attention paid to their health and well-being? In some cases, overwhelmed operational managers simply have too much to think about already, so they ignore alerts and reports on battery health. An alarm will sound, and their first response is “how do I turn that alarm off?”
Yet others lack sufficient knowledge about their batteries and the environment in which they’re kept. Many data center managers have an extensive IT background, but a battery is essentially an electrochemical device. They make the mistake of seeing a battery as an inert object, instead of an active one, meaning batteries must be regularly monitored and actively managed.
And many become lulled into a false sense of security that if they're not seeing any changes, there's nothing wrong.
The white paper looks at these key areas:
UPS battery failure is the biggest risk to your data center operation, but it is human nature to downplay the significance of future risks. Even more so when batteries can be out of sight and out of mind.
Download the white paper here