Following a move to larger premises, this infrastructure required expansion. Andy Chan, technology supervisor for MoFo's HK office, upgraded to a network critical physical infrastructure (NCPI) based plan. The previous backup power equipment was a UPS system with a 15-minute time limit. With the old system, Chan says he was also concerned with memory issues in the system that would prevent him from knowing the exact battery life.

"Even if we had full redundancy support in the server memory, switches, and storage area networks, if these are not paired with a stable power supply, this would be a wasted investment," said Chan. "All the servers and systems would come to a halt in the event of [a] power outage."

"Our attorneys are billed hourly for their work so we put a high value on finding the best possible ways to save both time and money," said Chan. "It's essential that we employ technology [which] ensures that communication with our clients is never interrupted." The law firm chose APC to deploy the requisite tech.

Limitations and implementations

The new facility's server room's ceiling was low, leaving very little space for raised floor cabling and ceiling coolant pipes after the 42U height server rack enclosures were installed. The fixed coolant pipes and raised floor cabling from the previous building could not be moved with the server relocation.