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 »
Aug 08 / By Helen Ding Record Heat Brings Power Problems: UPSs and Surge Protectors Offer Relief Countries throughout the northern hemisphere are experiencing record-breaking heat this summer, creating discomfort among residents that is exacerbated by a related fact: the heat is taxing electric grids to their breaking point, knocking out power… Read Article »
Jul 26 / By Pankaj Sharma If the Power Is Out, Can You Still Call Emergency Services? Even when the power is out, you should be able to call 911 or emergency services. That’s why the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States requires voice service providers to inform you about… Read Article »
Jun 13 / By Helen Ding Power Protection can help ensure the best viewing experience, so you don’t miss any of the Big Game! Preventing Match Interruptions The worst thing that could happen to fans as they watch their favorite teams vie for the cup is an outage that interrupts the TV or internet transmission of a match. No… Read Article »
Feb 19 / By Sarah Jane Hannon Don’t Let Confusing Power Terminology Cloud Home UPS Buying Decisions When buyers are trying to select the right Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for their home power protection needs, it can sometimes be confusing to sort through all the power-related terms that describe the “feeds and… Read Article »
Feb 05 / By Rob McKernan Top 6 Predictions for IT Solution Providers in 2018 As IT solution providers settle into the new year, they need to navigate the wave of change that is gripping the IT channel and the tech industry in general. As new technologies gain traction, a… 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 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 »
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 that redistribute heat and produce… Read Article »
Sep 21 / By Pankaj Sharma Practical Steps to Follow in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Irma – or any Disaster It’s been a challenging Atlantic hurricane season this year, to put it mildly, with the likes of Hurricane Harvey and Irma inflicting horrific damage in southern Texas, Florida and the Caribbean. Also, Mexico has experienced… Read Article »