When Less Is More For Sustainable IT

By Ed Moltzen
11-22-2023

Consider it a triple play: the modular uninterruptible power supply (UPS) arms solution providers with sustainability, scalability and power protection options.

Consider it a triple play: the modular uninterruptible power supply (UPS) arms solution providers with sustainability, scalability and power protection options. And it provides it at a time of anticipated strong growth in data centers of all sizes.

But there is also one more key factor with respect to data centers: density. In many customer solutions, less square footage for IT—including data centers—means greater efficiencies, easier management and reduced costs. Often, that leads to modularity.

And IT modularity, just like sustainability, is becoming a bigger business.

A new forecast from Verified Market Research shows the modular data center market is on track to grow by more than $50 billion in an eight-year period through 2030—providing a steady and consistent sales and solutions path for solution providers.

But keeping modular data centers running and running efficiently and sustainably requires an uninterruptible power supply that makes sense.

APC by Schneider Electric’s Smart-UPS Modular Ultra offers up to 2.5 times more power density while being half the size and weight of comparable UPS systems. Its modular structure enables scaling of power or runtime in response to evolving business needs, with a capacity for up to 20kW of power protection.

Additionally, Smart-UPS Modular Ultra features remote monitoring and management capabilities through an EcoStruxure IT connection via an embedded network port. This UPS is characterized by its modularity, scalability, redundancy and a lower total cost of ownership compared to VRLA UPS systems. It’s provided in either rackmount or tower configurations.

A critical part of modularity in sustainable IT is the reduction of physical dimensions, and the Smart-UPS Modular Ultra is half the size and less than half the weight of other comparable products. This works toward a goal of efficiency, including in the use of square footage. 

And for solution providers, sustainability and efficiency have become an all-important two-fer when engaging customers – and provides literally more with less. More information for solution providers on Schneider Electric’s partner program can be found on the company’s website .

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