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…
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Tag: power protection
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…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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No Skimping on Safety: Lithium-ion UPS Batteries Must Meet Stringent Safety Standards
Lithium-ion batteries have been used in uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) for several years now, providing benefits including a longer battery life, smaller size and weight, and lower total cost of ownership vs. traditional UPS lead…
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Lithium-ion Battery Technology Addresses the Two Biggest UPS Concerns: Battery Life and Weight
Historically, the most frequent issues customers have with uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) have to do with two criteria: battery life and weight. But lithium-ion battery technology promises to bring welcome relief, because they last more…
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How an APC Smart-UPS Lithium-Ion UPS Battery Can Significantly Cut Your TCO
When you’re making a technology purchase decision, thinking about Return on Investment (ROI) can help you and others consider whether the solution is worthy of budget. But that’s not the only time when ROI is…
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