Tips for High-Availability Hospital Care
5. Don't cannibalize backup systems to support growth.
Many hospital data centers are now bursting with an influx of patient and imaging data, often consuming more power than may have been projected just two years ago. Has the backup power system kept pace or have "less critical" systems, such as lighting and cooling, been sacrificed to support growth Backup power must be scalable enough to keep pace with expected growth while maintaining protection to all essential systems. Knowing what facility applications are aligned to which backup power system helps management prioritize in the event that they need to shed loads during a prolonged outage.
6. Your backup may need a backup.
You won't find a major financial institution that doesn't employ redundancy in its backup systems. This same philosophy needs to extend to healthcare. Backup power systems protecting business-critical systems should employ some degree of redundancy so that the failure of one backup unit does not bring down the protected system.