Even Southern Industrial Gases (SIG), CIGI's affiliate serving the Visayas and Mindanao market, also installed an APC InfraStruXure solution in its data center. The APC InfraStruXure system supports the gas manufacturer's data center that connects to an estimated 100 users, 80 users in Mandaue, and 50 users in other parts of the Visayas and Mindanao.

"It was very important to ensure stable power protection in the more complex and mission-critical data centers located in several plants in the Philippines. But since we integrated APC into the system, we have not suffered any downtime. This has empowered us to achieve maximum output from our production line," Tolosa said.

To continuously monitor the status of the UPS, APC's network management system provides a huge comfort for CIGI. This system comes with a convenient Web-based online service, which allows CIGI to consult with support personnel.

In cases of major power interruptions related to plug maintenance or sub station repair work from Meralco, the APC UPS software automatically shuts the data center and reactivates the servers when normal power reverts.