When APC began selling power protection equipment, networking was in its infancy. Most computer users were still transferring data on the "sneaker net" using 512k floppy disks. Initially, the motivation for using APC's products was to protect the hardware itself. As more and more data was passed across networks, our customers began recognizing the importance and value of the data on their servers and PCs; they quickly began protecting this data as well. As the value of data grew exponentially, the importanc