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9 Power Anomalies That Every Facility Should Fear
Power issues will disrupt the flow of energy to your mission-critical equipment, crippling your facility and the equipment it supports. So what are the nine…
5 Ways UPS Preventative Maintenance Extends Your Equipment’s Life
Think your newly-installed equipment will last as long as the manufacturer says? Don’t always count on it. A variety of factors can significantly cut into…
Three Ways to Choose the Best UPS Service Provider
For some facilities, selecting the manufacturer’s service team as your UPS service provider might make sense, but for most facility managers, power solutions extend beyond…
Strategy from Top UPS Manufacturers Could Cost You
An expensive strategy among some of the industry’s UPS manufacturers regarding UPS maintenance could limit your servicing options. A closer look into the UPS systems…
5 Conditions When Building a Data Center Reigns Supreme
If your data center suffers from low-quality power, size restraints or inefficiencies, you have several options for improvement: Go to the cloud, host or build.…
12 Crucial Considerations When Installing a Critical Power System
Critical power systems like UPS systems, generators and power conditioners are highly complex. Simple installation does not always ensure your critical loads are protected. There…
Average Cost of Data Center Outages: $627,418 PER INCIDENT
Just how costly is an unplanned data center outage? A recent study puts the price tag at over $600,000 per incident. The top root cause…
Protecting the Most Vulnerable Part of Your UPS: The UPS Battery
The battery is the heart of any UPS system. Unfortunately, it’s also the most vulnerable component. That’s why it’s crucial to ensure that along with…
The Slow but Certain Threat: UPS Capacitor Failure
How to Detect and Avoid UPS Capacitor Failure When a UPS suffers a capacitor failure, you may not initially notice, but that doesn’t mean the…
How a Facility Assessment Reveals Four Key Points of Failure
Should any part of your mission-critical equipment fail, it could result in load loss, fires or worse. A facilities assessment will identify possible points of…
How You Could be the Leading Cause of UPS System Failure
Believe it or not, the biggest threat to your UPS system isn’t faulty equipment or your system’s internal components failing. It’s you, the operator. Take…
Why You Need an External Maintenance Bypass
Downtime Denied: How an External Maintenance Bypass Saves the Day Suppose your UPS experiences a catastrophic failure or needs to be removed for maintenance. In…
Birds and Squirrels Cause 11% of Power Outages
Did you know that squirrels and birds cause 11% of the power supply outages annually? It’s true, and they’re not the only looming threat. With…
Three Facility Monitoring Systems Essential for Uptime
You may not be aware of adverse conditions within your facility that threaten to take down your critical loads at any time. That’s why monitoring…
Four Ways to Lower Risk of Power Failure in High-Security Facilities
The recent headlines about power failures at prisons emphasized just how dependent high-security facilities are on emergency backup power. It’s why we follow these four…
When an Energy Efficient UPS Isn’t As Efficient as You Think
Did You Know a Highly E fficient UPS Can Help Cut Energy Costs? However, if you base a UPS’s efficiency solely on its energy efficiency…
Down the Drain: A Surgical Facility’s UPS Downtime Disaster
How Scheduling Maintenance Checks Can Prevent UPS Downtime and Avoid Catastrophic Power Failures for Medical Centers & Hospitals The facility manager at a surgery center…
Covering Your Bases: Three Reasons to Get UPS Maintenance
Why the Best Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems Prioritize Regular Maintenance Checks The verdict is in: the number one way to keep your uninterruptible power supply…