Lauren Miller

The Pulse of IT What our latest stats reveal around UPS Systems Q.1 How old are the UPS systems in your IT environment? 22% Over 6 years 21% Less than 3 years 53% 3-6 years 4% Don’t know of organizations’ UPS systems are 6 years old or younger. Q.2 After your last major change in your IT environment (virtualization, moving to cloud, etc.), how did you alter your power portfolio? 42% Upsized my UPS due to higher power requirements 38% I did not alter my UPS strategy despite changes in my IT environment 13% Downsized my UPS due to lower power requirements 5% I have not changed anything in my IT environment 2% Don’t know 4 in 10 organizations have upsized their UPS after their last major change in their IT environment. Q.3 How are you currently managing/monitoring your UPS systems? 54% Local management with IT staff on-site 29% Powerchute shutdown software, 1-1 UPS console management 11% 4% 3% Over half Struxureware, single pane of glass software management for all networked infrastructure Other Don’t know of organizations are managing their UPS systems via IT staff on-site. RESPONDENT PROFILE ORGANIZATION SIZE (employees) 10,000+ JOB TITLE 22% SVP/VP 11% 13% 5,000–9,999 37% 1,000–4,999 35% 25% 20% 500–999 C-Level Director SVP/VP 30% INDUSTRY 22% 14% 14% 12% 11% 7% 5% 2% High Tech/ Technology Education Manufacturing Healthcare Financial Services Government & Nonprofits Travel & Leisure Other IDG February 20, 2018 TechPulse poll. Base = 104 IT decision makers. - www.connection.com/TechPulse- www.connection.com/TechPulse » Whatever the latest trends in IT, Connection and APC are ready to solve your toughest challenges. Visit www.connection.com/APC for the full story. ©2018 PC Connection, Inc. All rights reserved. Connection®, PC Connection®, and we solve IT™ are trademarks of PC Connection, Inc. All other copyrights and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners-