The document discusses overcoming data center outages. It summarizes that according to a Ponemon Institute survey, unplanned power supply (UPS) failures remain the leading cause of unexpected data center outages. The survey also found that companies lose on average $8851 per minute during an outage. Common causes of outages included exceeding UPS capacity, human error, and UPS equipment failures. The document recommends implementing standardized operational procedures, using data center infrastructure management tools, and having robust maintenance and lifecycle programs to help prevent unplanned outages.