
IBM System x – UPS3000 Training
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October 2007
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UPS Market Overview
Technology Trends
Move to rackable products is
speeding up
Trend toward dense packaging to
optimize computing power per square
foot
Power continuity and protection
growing in importance to the running
of business
The clean, reliable, power needs of
today's complex computing is
growing faster than the power grid
can support
Market Environment
UPSs need to be competitively
priced and positioned- they are
becoming standard options with
server rack sales.
Customers are willing to pay for
rack density
Worldwide customers demanding
IBM branded products to increase
success rate