Jul 22 / By Sarah Jane Hannon What is the Best UPS Management Option for Your Business? Ensuring that businesses have power protection for critical applications is vital to prevent disruptions to day-to-day operations. For small-to-medium business (SMB) owners, it’s really a matter of when, not if, you’re going to encounter a… Read Article »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »