May 15 / By Ron Catanzaro Four Reasons Why Configure-to-Order Rack PDUs are a Good Fit for Edge Computing Environments The edge computing marketplace is currently experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. MarketsandMarkets projects that edge market revenues will expand to $6.72 billion USD by 2022. IT solution providers looking to support that growth are… 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 »
Nov 20 / By Ron Catanzaro How the Server Rack in your Converged Infrastructure can Speed up your Edge Computing Deployment 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… 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 24 / By Ron Catanzaro 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… 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 19 / By Sarah Jane Hannon How to Pick Out the Right UPS for Your Home or Business The increase in frequency of lightning and thunderstorms means that power problems pose a growing threat to equipment and data within businesses and home offices. Many livelihoods depend on a constant supply of electrical power…. 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 »