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Why remote device reboot through an uninterruptible power supply is a big deal

There’s a common saying in IT support: “If all else fails, reboot.” Your router or printer stopped working? Maybe your IP camera is acting up? Unplug the wayward device, wait a few seconds, and then… Read Article »

Nov 17 / By Mark Kaloudis

Keeping It Simple: Cloud-Enabled Uninterruptible Power Supply Simplifies Deployment and Management

Technology should be easy to use. You want to be able to install it without fuss and, once a device is running, you shouldn’t have to keep checking on it to make sure it’s working…. Read Article »

Mar 22 / By Rob McKernan

The IT Solution Provider’s Toolkit for Remote Monitoring of Power and Cooling

As IT environments get more dispersed and diverse, managing your customers’ critical power and cooling infrastructure becomes harder. Visibility into a distributed IT hybrid environment isn’t as simple as monitoring a centralized data center, which… Read Article »

Dec 20 / By Rob McKernan

CRN Awards Highlight Value of UPS and Data Center Management Services for IT Solution Providers

As customers continue to build edge computing data centers to support Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing access, and other distributed applications, they face challenges inherent in managing these facilities, many of which have few… Read Article »

Nov 15 / By Rob McKernan

How Cloud is Making Local IT Networks More Reliable with Connected UPSs

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their customers do not really need much convincing that the uninterruptible power supply – or UPS – is the cornerstone of network reliability and availability. For more than three decades,… Read Article »