'“PCZero.Net! is a Web hosting company located in Richmond, Virginia.  Over the past couple of years, my business has grown to more than 50 websites for 25 clients.  In my home office, my main PC, printer, scanner, and a handful of peripherals are protected by APC.

“I provide 24x7x365 support to my customers, so I need to be able to use my systems at any time, whether the utility power is on or not.  If I can’t respond to my clients’ calls, I can’t compete in this business.

History of Reliability and Support
“I used a Back-UPS® 350 CS to protect my computer for many years.  It worked great, and during past outages, it always gave me time to finish the work I was doing and then shut down safely.  As an owner of a small business, I appreciate APC’s technical support.  My questions are answered quickly, and I am made to feel like I am the most important person to APC.

“Eventually, my power needs increased so I decided to upgrade my UPS.  I compared the different APC UPS models and chose the one that best suited both my needs and my budget.  I purchased the Back-UPS® 1500 XS, brought it home, and installed it in a matter of minutes.

Outage and Hurricane Provide One/Two Punch
“The day after I bought the Back-UPS 1500 XS, the power died while I was migrating all of my clients’ Web sites from an old colocation box to a new dedicated server.  Most of the migration was complete, but I was still unable to stop working without placing my clients’ sites at risk.  The Back-UPS 1500 XS enabled me to complete the migration and safely shut down my system.  In fact, when I was done with my work, the UPS still had 10 minutes worth of power left in the batteries.

“If I had lost power or connectivity, my customers would not have been happy campers.  The power was out for another 6 hours, but my clients never knew that anything had happened.  Thanks to APC and my Back-UPS 1500 XS, none of my clients’ Web sites missed a beat. 

“Just when I thought it was safe to resume normal operations, the eye of hurricane Isabel passed directly over my house.  We were without power for two days and two 100' trees fell in my yard.  Once again, my APC UPS came through and kept my systems running until we were able to start up our new generator.  I’m planning to install another APC UPS on our secondary system.  For me, APC is the only brand of UPS to buy.  I wouldn’t recommend anything else.”