Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThere are several levels of testing to address when developing a UPS maintenance checklist. Be sure to conduct visual, thermal and load tests to verify UPS health. By Brien Posey Data center power infrastructure maintenance is essential for operational continuity. In addition to regular battery health evaluation, you should also develop a maintenance plan for backup power options such as
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesCritical infrastructure calls for redundancy in the form of N+1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. Here are some handy N+1 UPS design tips. By Robin Roy N+1 redundancy (or parallel redundancy) is a safeguard to ensure a UPS system’s availability in the event of component failure — especially in a tier 2 or a tier 3 datacenter. When considering an
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteN+1, also called parallel redundancy, is a safeguard to ensure that an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system is always available. N+1 stands for the number of UPS modules that are required to handle an adequate supply of power for essential connected systems, plus one more. Courtesy Post for Tekmart Enterprise Support If an enterprise data center uses a single large UPS, and that module fails,
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesUPSes can provide backup power scalability and efficiency. Admins should consider modular setups for extra redundancy, mixed capacity modules and cost savings. By Robert McFarlane Organizations traditionally deployed large, centralized power systems to provide battery backup to their infrastructure, but this approach was often inefficient if admins sized the backups to support future capacity. The emergence of modular uninterruptible power
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesBroadband and Wi-Fi are common technical terms often used interchangeably — although they shouldn’t be. Both provide connectivity, but they do so in different ways. By Andrew Froehlich It’s not uncommon for non-network professionals to use the terms broadband and Wi-Fi interchangeably. However, although both are networking technologies, the two words are quite different. Fortunately, it’s easy to grasp key differences with a clear
Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesExplore IT infrastructure and storage-related software, hardware and services that will likely be embraced in the coming year, and how the pandemic has influenced their use. By Alan R. Earls We approached experts, analysts and industry insiders and asked them to share their observations on enterprise technology trends for 2021 as well as COVID-19’s effect on the overall technology spectrum.
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteEnd of life (EOL), in the context of manufacturing and product lifecycles, is the final stages of a product’s existence. By Ivy Wigmore The particular concerns of end-of-life depend on the product in question and whether the perspective is that of the manufacturer or the user. For the manufacturer, EOL concerns involve not only discontinuing production but also continuing to address
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesMany businesses are jumping off the new-equipment merry-go-round and turning to the secondary market, keeping their infrastructure alive for up to a decade. Find out how resellers in the secondary market have emerged to meet end-user tech needs, growing their resale businesses and meeting a variety of challenges. By Stephen J. Bigelow The adage that a new car loses 20%
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteThe IT aftermarket (also called the tech secondary market) is an industry segment of tech resellers and active consumers that are buying and selling IT equipment outside of the channel endorsed by manufacturers. Tekmart Africa Enterprise Sales Team Secondary-market resellers are perhaps best known for providing used, refurbished tech equipment at a fraction of retail cost. Like traditional vendors, secondary-market resellers also deal
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs they seek to increase the efficiency and performance of data storage systems in 2021, administrators should keep these four emerging technologies in mind. By Marc Staimer There were significant changes within the data storage ecosystem throughout 2020. And, in 2021, that trend is set to continue. In 2020, storage admins saw advancements and updates related to storage class memory
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