Jul 10 / By Helen Ding Assessing Home Power Protection Options: Generators vs. Uninterruptible Power Supplies As we enter the summer season (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), the likelihood of weather events such as thunderstorms or even hurricanes increases significantly, along with the chance of power failures that often accompany… Read Article »
Apr 26 / By Pankaj Sharma Smart Surge Protectors Offer Smart Home Features – at a Fraction of the Cost Probably you’ve seen ads or web sites for all kinds of smart home and office features, such as light bulbs you can turn on and off from afar, voice-controlled TVs and the like. It all… Read Article »
Apr 11 / By Helen Ding The One Home Office Tech Essential You Can’t Afford to Miss – Your Battery Backup Millions of people around the globe now work from a home office at least part of the time, as the gig economy and freelancing workforce keep growing, plus more companies are recognizing the benefits for… Read Article »
Mar 29 / By Pankaj Sharma How to Minimize Unplanned Downtime for Micro Data Centers Outfitted with Hyperconverged Infrastructure Edge computing is ushering in an era of new business opportunities that tackle the need to place applications and data as close as possible to the users or “things” that require them. With this also… Read Article »
Mar 20 / By Rob McKernan How Edge and Cloud Trends are Driving the Need for Cloud-based DCIM One of the principal outcomes of the trend toward outsourcing to the cloud is the elevated importance of the applications, data processing, and data storage being retained on-premise. However, these services are often located in… Read Article »
Mar 14 / By Jason Covitz 5 Reasons to Sell Power and Cooling Managed Services The managed services provider’s (MSP) primary mission is to prevent downtime for the customer. With that in mind, you’ll want to monitor and manage as many of your customers’ systems as possible. APC by Schneider… Read Article »
Jan 30 / By Rob McKernan Four Major Trends for IT Solution Providers to Watch in 2019 Including Emerging Technologies and the Growth of Edge Computing As 2019 gets under way, IT solution providers should keep an eye on technology and business trends that are shaping the future of IT. The channel is undergoing major changes as the vast majority of… Read Article »
Jan 16 / By Pankaj Sharma Micro Data Centers Evolve to Fit New Business Requirements of Edge Computing Recent breakthroughs in technology have expanded the possibilities for where data is gathered, processed, stored and analyzed. IT staffs and their business counterparts now have the flexibility of deciding whether their applications are more efficient… Read Article »
Jan 09 / By Pankaj Sharma Consumer Electronics Show to Feature Smart Home Technology – But Don’t Forget the Surge Protectors and Battery Backups This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas will highlight some of the latest smart home technology, allowing homeowners to tell Alexa to make some coffee and turn on the TV, and ask Google… Read Article »
Dec 20 / By Rob McKernan CRN Awards Highlight Value of UPS and Data Center Management Services for IT Solution Providers As customers continue to build edge computing data centers to support Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing access, and other distributed applications, they face challenges inherent in managing these facilities, many of which have few… Read Article »