When Is Your UPS Not A UPS, When Your Batteries Fail

We can all see the effects of Hurricanes on critical infrastructure this season.

Large 3250kW diesel standby generator installations, like this one in Oregon, have many critical project management milestones.

Forecasters predicted 2 to 4 major hurricanes this season and high probability of continued above average heat for this summer.

UPS batteries fail in less than half the time stipulated by the manufacturer when those ratings are determined under lab conditions. UPS system failure ranks as the No. 1 cause of unplanned data center outages, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute “Eighty percent of respondents know the root cause of the unplanned outage. […]

Severe and unexpected weather events persist into 2017. Here are just a few headlines from Google.

Five important factors to consider when ordering an ATS.

Standard lead times have nearly passed. There are seven steps in the purchase of a standby backup generator.

Power grid failures, blackouts, and brownouts can occur during extreme heat. Plan ahead.

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