According to research firm MarketsandMarkets™, from 2017 through to 2022, edge computing will experience a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 35.4% (from $1.47 Billion US to $6.72 Billion US). Those in the business of…
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Prep your Battery Backup Plan NOW to Protect Sales on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday
Thanksgiving is just around the corner which means businesses – including small businesses – are busy prepping for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, two of the biggest shopping days of the year. While there’s…
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Connecting a Building Management System (BMS) to a UPS through BACnet Makes Good Business Sense
Building management systems (BMS) are becoming increasingly common in modern buildings such as hotels, apartment and office buildings – and even individual homes. Also known as a building automation system, the BMS is a computer-based…
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Press Release: Schneider Electric Announces APC NetShelter Racks and Micro Data Centers Achieve Cisco Certification
Extends Cisco UCS Pre-rack and Ship Certification to the entire NetShelter SX product line with Shock Packaging including 13 preconfigured SKUs and Micro Data Center Xpress SX 24U and 42U Provides more options for greater…
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How IT Solution Providers Can Increase Recurring Revenue with Remote UPS Monitoring
Currently, services make up about 30 percent of IT solution providers’ revenue, a figure that will surely grow in coming years. One of these services includes monitoring uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) to mitigate unplanned downtime….
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Why Your Power Outage Survival Kit Should Include Battery Backups and More
Between hurricanes, blizzards, tsunamis and lightning storms, aging infrastructure and car accidents involving utility poles, there’s no shortage of threats that can cause power outages in homes around the world. Given how much we rely…
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Should You Get an Uninterruptible Power Supply for Every PC User at Your Company?
An IT manager recently posted a question on Spiceworks that generated robust discussion. The simple question was, “Do you purchase a UPS for every PC user?” The poster, “Jason8238,” went on to describe his environment….
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Services on the Edge – Making Peace of Mind a Piece of Cake
There has been a lot of communication in the market about the definition of edge computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and explaining how edge is where computing happens between here and there to reduce latency….
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Your Electronic Devices Are More Vulnerable Than You Thought – Four Things You Need to Know about Power Surges
Power surges in the electrical system in your home or office are more common than you think. These surges can cause severe damage to electronic devices if they are left unprotected. Where do power surges…
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OCP and Open19: Addressing the Open Compute Needs of both Edge and Hyperscale Data Centers
Over the last several years, the trend towards more open IT systems has accelerated. The drivers–lower costs and operational efficiency–have brought together industry stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to form new consortiums. These collaborative industry initiatives…
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