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Dec 14 / By Helen Ding

Severe Weather Making an Uninterruptible Power Supply a “Must” for the Home Office

…workers weather power outages and avoid being disconnected from the outside world. Step 1: Understand how bad power shortens the life of sensitive devices Weather-driven power problems are commonly caused…

Mar 06 / By Pedro Pereira

Get Ahead of the Forecast: Preparing End Users for Power Outages Caused by Extreme Weather Events

…in losses, according to CNN. The United States suffered 15 weather disasters that each topped $1 billion in losses. As the winter shifts into spring in the U.S., tornado season…

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…

Dec 19 / By Sarah Jane Hannon

More Frequent and Severe Storms Mean that Homeowners Need UPS Power Protection

Weather forecasters use terms like snowstorms, derechos, hailstorms, rainstorms, blizzards, low-pressure systems, lightning storms, hurricanes, typhoons, nor‘easters, and twisters. Research meteorologists call them thunderstorms and cyclones. All are atmospheric disturbances…

Aug 10 / By Pankaj Sharma

Power Strips vs. Surge Protectors: What You Need to Know to Stay Protected

…Weather-related events, including hurricanes and blizzards that damage power lines Surges are more common than you might think. Consider weather-related surges alone. It’s estimated that 25 million lightning strikes occur…

Apr 11 / By Helen Ding

The One Home Office Tech Essential You Can’t Afford to Miss – Your Battery Backup

…connected. To accomplish that, you need to be able to weather the occasional utility brownout or blackout without losing valuable data or being left without Internet connectivity, leaving you unable…

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…

Sep 08 / By Greg Johnson

Remote Monitoring Enables Predictive Maintenance for Edge Computing

…weather or high temperatures, you need built-in protection to help you anticipate potential issues before they happen. Without this foundation in place, malfunctioning equipment could affect critical business applications and…

Jan 04 / By Sarah Jane Hannon

Why Power Disturbances Hit Homes and What to Do About It

…the following: Electrical storms – According to the Weather Channel, the US averages 25 million lightning strikes per year. Lightning can reach a temperature of 50,000 F°, and a high…

Aug 29 / By Pankaj Sharma

Add UPS Battery Backup to your Back-to-School Shopping List

…course, longer outages can be more troublesome, and they are not at all infrequent, no matter where you live. Outages can be caused by all sorts of factors, from weather…