Now more than ever: Addressing the NHS’s critical need for protected power

Posted on 17th April 2020

One topic of universal concern created by the Covid-19 crisis is the pressure being felt by NHS staff of all disciplines. While risking their own safety and working in demanding...

Digitalisation World interview with Tim Wilkes of KUP

Posted on 21st May 2019

In this video, Tim Wilkes, Marketing Director for Kohler Uninterruptible Power, is interviewed by Phil Alsop, the Editor of Digitalisation World at Data Centre World London 2019. Tim discusses the...

How operating in Xtra VFI mode improves UPS energy efficiency

Posted on 3rd May 2019

The advent of transformerless technology not only improved double-conversion UPS energy efficiency; it also maintained this high efficiency over a much wider load range. Nevertheless, if the load drops to...

The importance of the right UPS service contract

Posted on 25th April 2019

Any organisation that invests in an uninterruptible power supply system demands clean, uninterrupted power with 24/7/365 availability for their mission-critical ICT resource. This demand is driven by data centre downtime...

The UPS as an IoT node

Posted on 5th April 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a collection of technologies that continues to grow rapidly because it gives us so much insight into, and control of, the world around us....

Decentralised parallel architecture – what it is, and why it’s essential for ‘True Modularity’

Posted on 28th January 2019

Transformerless UPS technology, once established, rapidly became dominant because it enabled much smaller, lighter power solutions. These allowed uninterruptible power supplies to be built from several relatively small UPS modules...

Choosing the right UPS battery technology

Posted on 16th November 2018

There is no single ‘best’ UPS battery technology; each approach has its own strengths and weaknesses, and it is up to each data centre operator to choose the one that...

Ensuring UPS Installation Success

Posted on 29th May 2018

If you’re seeking to procure a new UPS power supply for your data centre operations, it’s natural to focus on its functional attributes, including UPS capacity, battery autonomy, availability, efficiency,...

Emergency Lighting UPS Power Supply – ‘The Right Tool for the Job’

Posted on 28th November 2016

How many times did your Dad tell you ‘always use the right tool for the job’. It’s an old adage, but it applies equally to recommendations for emergency lighting UPS...

Choosing a UPS supplier that delivers for your data centre

Posted on 21st March 2016

UPS systems have by now become critical within large data centres that must protect their sensitive ICT equipment from incoming power supply problems. The loss of data and possible damage...

Director’s Blog: The four main components of a modern online UPS system

Posted on 13th August 2015

OK, so we’ve looked at what an uninterruptible power supply is, what it does, and some of the different forms an uninterruptible power supply system can take. Before we move...

Director’s Blog: 10 Ways to eliminate the causes of unplanned downtime in your data centre operations

Posted on 21st July 2015

Downtime during data centre operations is a nightmare. But I don’t have to tell you that… We’ve all seen it first-hand. And the costs are exorbitant. Not only are there...

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