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 »
Dec 18 / By Pankaj Sharma 2018 Year in Review: Plenty of Reminders of the Need for Battery Backup It’s time to reflect on the year that was: 2018 brought plenty of reminders of a world in transition. Advancements in the areas of the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing… Read Article »
Nov 15 / By Helen Ding 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… Read Article »
Nov 05 / By Pankaj Sharma 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… Read Article »
Oct 22 / By Rob McKernan 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…. Read Article »
Oct 16 / By Helen Ding 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… Read Article »
Oct 03 / By Helen Ding 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…. Read Article »
Sep 14 / By Michael O'Brien 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…. Read Article »
Sep 07 / By Helen Ding 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… Read Article »
Aug 10 / By Pankaj Sharma Power Strips vs. Surge Protectors: What You Need to Know to Stay Protected With all the electronic devices we use in our homes and offices, we often don’t have enough electrical outlets to plug them all into. Power strips offer a solution, enabling a single outlet to handle… Read Article »