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Not Your Father’s UPS: Latest Models Offer Improved Efficiency, Management, Batteries and More

Credit to Author: Gael Souchet| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:55:09 +0000

Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) technology has changed quite a bit over the past several years, with newer devices offering far more intelligence and energy efficiency than previous generations. Electrical contractors… Read more »

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12 Essential Elements of Data Center Facility Operations

November 15, 2017 admin Data Center, Data Center Operations, data center outage, Human Error, IT Management, LifeIsOn, mission critical data centers, operations and maintenance, total cost of ownership

Credit to Author: Anthony DeSpirito| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:00:09 +0000

Perhaps you’ve heard this stat before, or something like it: 70% of data center outages are directly attributable to human error. It’s a scary stat to be sure, especially when… Read more »

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Digitalization in Oil & Gas: Where is the Business Value?

November 13, 2017 admin CapEx, cloud, digital remote monitoring, digitalization, digitized pumps, IIoT, LifeIsOn, monitoring, network edge, Oil and Gas, OpEx, Power Management, sensor data, Variable speed drives

Credit to Author: Philippe Carle| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:21:07 +0000

In this era of low oil & gas commodity prices, improvements to process and technology efficiencies begin to emerge as a critical success factor. Aging assets across application areas that… Read more »

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3 Steps for Countering Oil & Gas Cybersecurity-related Business Continuity Threats

November 9, 2017 admin Business Continuity, Critical Power, cyber attacks, Cyber Security, cybersecurity, digitalization, Firewall, IIoT, LifeIsOn, Oil and Gas, Power Management, SDL, Secure Development Lifecycle

Credit to Author: Philippe Carle| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:26:09 +0000

Cyber-attacks cost companies worldwide an estimated $300-400 billion each year in unanticipated downtime and that number is projected to increase sharply. Some large industrial organizations estimate their cost of downtime… Read more »

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How Colocation Providers Can Free up 30% More IT Capacity While Saving on Opex

November 9, 2017 admin Colocation, colocation provider, Cooling, Data Center, data center capacity, data center cooling, Ecoflair Air Economizer, Energy Efficiency, LifeIsOn, OpEx, power and cooling, Refrigerant technology

Credit to Author: John Niemann| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:18:51 +0000

If you’re a colocation provider and could find a way to get 30% more IT capacity out of your existing data center power infrastructure while reducing operating costs by 60%,… Read more »

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Hurricanes Offer Hard Lessons but Also Prove Value of Disaster Preparedness

November 8, 2017 admin backup generators, backup power, Business Continuity, Data Center, data center emergency, Data Center Operations, disaster preparedness plan, Disaster Recovery, Hurricane, LifeIsOn, Safety

Credit to Author: Anthony DeSpirito| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:00:57 +0000

As the cleanup continues in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and elsewhere from some of the most devastating storms these areas have seen in decades, companies would do well… Read more »

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Invisible Home Dangers: The Risk of Electrical Fire from Arc Faults

November 7, 2017 admin AFDD, arc fault, arc fault detection devices, circuit breaker, EFA, electrical fires, fire protection, home safety, IEC, LifeIsOn, Residential

Credit to Author: Dominique Socquet Clerc| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 17:25:04 +0000

Many electrical fire risks are in plain sight. Old appliances, faulty outlets, and frayed electrical cords are easy enough to eliminate once you know to look for them. But there’s… Read more »

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Research Uncovers Top Reasons Customers Leave Colo’s for the Cloud – and Vice Versa

November 6, 2017 admin 451 Research, capacity requirements, cloud, cloud and service providers, cloud-based software, Colocation, Edge Computing, latency, LifeIsOn, Security

Credit to Author: Mark Bidinger| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:30:35 +0000

More than four of 10 respondents in a recent survey said they moved applications from public cloud services to colocation providers within the last 2 years. That may be good… Read more »

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