Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 11 Oct 1998 20:36:12 +0200 | From | Brian Schau <> | Subject | Re: APC, Your company is making a mistake! |
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Don't give up on Apc-upses ... See:
http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/apcupsd
Mike A. Harris wrote: > > On Sat, 10 Oct 1998, Micah Yoder wrote: > > >Regarding this letter which was recently sent to APC and the RedHat > >mailing list, > > > >I too will soon be buying a UPS for a server. One of my top concerns is > >open source drivers. Unless APC changes its policy on this soon I will > >almost certainly go with Best. > > Just yesterday afternoon, I was at a colleague's workplace > afterhours working on some computers, and mentioned my UPS > problem. They have a Best Fortress UPS, I'm not sure what the > exact model is but can certainly find out if anyone is > interested. This thing is a very nice beast! It is quite a huge > UPS, larger than my current needs require, but nonetheless it was > a nice piece of equipment. > > At any rate, he told me some stories of power outages, etc that > they had had in the past with an APC unit, and when their server > was NT, it worked fine most of the time. They did lose data on a > couple occasions, and it was difficult to point fingers at either > the APC software, or at NT. Due to other problems with NT, > they've switched to using a Linux server, and their UPS did not > work with Linux properly due to lack of support. Since they > cannot afford to fiddle around, they investigated the market, and > discovered Best. > > Since then, they've put the Best UPS into place, and have > software running flawlessly under Linux, with source code, etc... > Full specifications, and helpful support on the phone as well, > from Best. > > He give me a demonstration of the Best Ferrups UPS by yanking the > plug, etc... and showing me the software for Linux. I must say > that I was impressed with what I saw, and moreso that Best > directly supports Linux like they do. > > I'm awaiting a reply from APC currently about info on their > products, as well as Tripp Lite, but so far from what everyone is > saying, "Best" seems to be the better product technically, as > well as for support. I need to have support across platforms for > the equipment that I buy, and when a company is flexible like > Best is, that catches my eye. When I see people raving about how > great their products are, and see it for myself, then my eyes > open wider - and so does my wallet. > > When I started out, I was leaning towards APC, however now after > some investigation, I'm leaning more heavily towards Best for > deployment with my customers. I mean, if I can easily support > many platforms with one product, why mix and match different > vendors for different customers? I personally like to stick with > well known companies, ones that support their product as much as > possible. Open sourcing specs and code, is surely one way to > catch my eye, and my money. > > Linux is a growing field of endeavour. Open source is a good > thing. Companies that support open source, and support Linux, > will certainly be cashing in as Linux usage explodes over the > next few years. > > Anyone interested in checking out the wonderful Best Power > products, please visit: > > http://www.bestpower.com > > And more specifically: > > http://www.bestpower.com/productlist/pricing/communications_and_connectivity.htm > > This page shows the multiplatform support they offer. It is > quite extensive. All UNIX software comes with source code. > > Damned good way of doing business IMHO. I'll see what my > customers think about the various options that are available, and > post back. > > So far, I'm practically sold on Best, unless some miracle happens > or some salesman convinces me otherwise. > > What are other people's experiences with Best? > > -- > Mike A. Harris - Computer Consultant - Linux advocate > > Linux software galore: http://freshmeat.net > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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