A UPS also controls the shutdown of your equipment so that your devices shut down in the correct way so as not to damage the data and software stored on them. The UPS cleans the voltage to make sure you have a smooth continuous electricity supply. Without a UPS the electricity you are provided can be erratic with fluctuations in voltage and current.
Interruptions of your power supply can not only damage your hardware but cause an interruption of your business. Most businesses in this day and age cannot function without power. Even if the power outage is contained to your networking hardware, most businesses cannot function without access to the internet or local intranet. Even if your power is only down for a second, your server may take up to 20 minutes to complete its rebooting process. Furthermore, in many cases you might not suffer damage to your hardware, but you will have lost files you were working on that you hadn’t saved. Imagine if everyone in your organisation suddenly lost 20 minutes of work, this might add up to a hundreds of dollars of cost from a one second power outage.This could also result in you losing your clients through deadlines missed.
It is a lot cheaper to buy a UPS that to replace costly server equipment when your power supply is interrupted. A UPS is a must for all business computer setups.