Frost & Sullivan: Cloud Computing and Modular Data Centers to Boost UPS Installations in the Asia-Pacific

Frost & Sullivan: Cloud Computing andFrost & Sullivan: Cloud Computing and Modular Data Centers to Boost UPS Installations in the Asia-Pacific PR Newswire KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 14, 2013 -- Stiff price competition compels industry participants to focus on the packaging of solutions Increasing concerns over greenhouse gas emissions have moved the uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) market's focus from product performance to product efficiency. This shift in priority has opened up significant opportunities for UPS dealers to offer efficient, end-to-end solutions. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.powersupplies.frost.com), Asia-Pacific UPS Market Update 2012, finds that the market earned revenues of US$1.42 billion in 2012 and estimates this to reach US$1.92 billion in 2018. Market growth will be fuelled by IT, finance and manufacturing sector applications. Over the next five to seven years, the main thrust for the Asia-Pacific UPS market will come from advances in mobile computing, data services, cloud and virtualization/IT. Market growth is already being encouraged by high demand for robust and smart electrical infrastructure from IT-enabled service providers, online portals, eCommerce companies, stock brokerages, and insurance firms. Most end users, particularly those in the data center segment, are looking for compact UPS systems with a small footprint due to space constraints.