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Power supply

You need clean, uninterrupted power. You power supply should be smoothed - mains voltage is prone to glitches or spikes, and computers don't like these.

If your power goes off your website disappears, which is not good for business. The usual methods of stopping this happening are:
  • Multiple Supplies - similar to multiple network connections.
  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies - big batteries.
  • Generators - run your own generator(s) that will last as long as the diesel does.
  • Security - a roomful of computers is an attractive target for a professional criminal.
  • Climate control - computers don't like to get too hot, or too damp, or too cold, or too dry.
  • Fire Suppression - in the event of a fire, does the whole lot go up in smoke?
  • Support - what is the level of support? Is there somebody available 24/7 to hit the reset button?

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