May 23 / By Pankaj Sharma Lithium-ion Battery Technology Addresses the Two Biggest UPS Concerns: Battery Life and Weight Historically, the most frequent issues customers have with uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) have to do with two criteria: battery life and weight. But lithium-ion battery technology promises to bring welcome relief, because they last more… Read Article »
May 08 / By Pankaj Sharma How an APC Smart-UPS Lithium-Ion UPS Battery Can Significantly Cut Your TCO When you’re making a technology purchase decision, thinking about Return on Investment (ROI) can help you and others consider whether the solution is worthy of budget. But that’s not the only time when ROI is… Read Article »
Mar 14 / By Pankaj Sharma 3 Questions to Ask Regarding the Security of your UPS Management Software Across small and medium businesses, millions of small (5 kVA and below) uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) are hooked up directly to key servers that help to run and operate the business. These UPSs provide valuable… Read Article »
Feb 07 / By Pankaj Sharma Safety First: Today’s Li-ion Batteries in UPSs Are Safe, Long-Lasting, and Less Costly Perhaps you’ve heard that Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are now being used in uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and it’s sparking (pardon the pun) memories of smartphones catching on fire due to Li-ion battery issues. Let me… Read Article »
Jan 31 / By Pankaj Sharma Amid CES Innovations, a Reminder of the Importance of Power Backup Amid all the excitement created by new technology innovations at the recent CES 2018 show in Las Vegas came a sobering reminder – electrical power is at the center of everything. A power outage lasting… Read Article »
Jan 25 / By Pankaj Sharma Bad Weather a Concern? See How this Simple Award-Winning Power Protection Device Can Help No. It’s not just your imagination. The weather is getting worse and extreme weather conditions are becoming more common. Consider data from Kerry Emanuel, a hurricane expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who developed… Read Article »
Jan 16 / By Pankaj Sharma IoT to Drive Unprecedented Banking Innovation The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to transform banking in ways we haven’t seen since the ATM was first introduced. Thanks to mobile devices, wearables, voice activation and artificial intelligence (AI), the pace… Read Article »
Jan 12 / By Pankaj Sharma Lesson Learned from the CES 2018 Power Outage? You Need Certainty in a Connected World CES, the world’s largest consumer technology show, set new records again this year with more than 4,000 companies exhibiting tens of thousands of products to more than 180,000 industry professionals. What a shock it was… Read Article »
Jan 05 / By Pankaj Sharma The One Common Enabler of All the New CES Gadgetry: Reliable Power and Surge Protection This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas will play heavily to consumer gadgets that can be used from home. Today’s homeowners want a smart home that creates an ambiance, one that changes and… Read Article »
Jan 05 / By Pankaj Sharma How UPSs have Transformed from Simple Power Devices to Predictors of Operational Efficiency Most small and medium-sized businesses over the years have protected their small data centers, server rooms and wiring closets with traditional rack-based or under-the-desk “tower” Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS). These systems ensure that a power backup… Read Article »