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Lithium-ion Battery Solutions for UPS Applications in Remote Facilities & Edge Data Centers

By Sarah Rubenoff - March 23, 2020

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Lithium-ion batteries may have. been a common source of power for various consumer devices for years, but the they now being adopted, as well, for use with Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) applications, “as a means of ensuring uptime for mission-critical infrastructure in data centers.” A new white paper from Vertiv pointed out that for companies looking to deploy distributed computing and edge networks, lithium-ion batteries are well suited for use with IT deployments in remote locations.

Tagged With: Edge Data Centers, Lithium-Ion Batteries, remote data centers, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, UPS Energy Storage, Vertiv

Vertiv Highlights Opportunities & Challenges of Distributed, Centralized Backup

By Sarah Rubenoff - February 18, 2020

Backup Strategies

Power protection strategies. They are critical to the success of today’s critical facilities and to the daily routines of data centers, IT and facility managers. But a big question remains. Does a distributed or centralized backup strategy make more sense for your facility? Vertiv explores in a new report the ins and outs of distributed and centralized backup strategies, to help adapt to the growing demands of the market in terms of availability, capacity and performance requirements.

Tagged With: distributed network, energy storage, UPS Energy Storage, Vertiv

Vertiv Explores Path Toward Energy Efficiency Without Compromising Load Availability

By Sarah Rubenoff - February 3, 2020

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A new white paper from Vertiv offers a full-picture view of the potential challenges that come with Eco Mode types of operation, as well as what to consider if you choose to utilize those modes. The report also provides field results of related UPS technology. 

Tagged With: data center energy, UPS, UPS Energy Storage, UPS systems, Vertiv

UPS as a ‘Significant Investment’ in Power Protection for Data Centers

By Sarah Rubenoff - January 8, 2020

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A new report from Vertiv highlights the critical role of the battery within single-phase UPS systems and discusses the options for ensuring power and business continuity, especially as IT networks increase in size and complexity and/or become more dispersed.

Tagged With: Data Center Power, UPS, UPS Energy Storage, Vertiv

New NFPA Battery Standard Could Impact Data Center UPS Designs

By Rich Miller - April 1, 2019

A battery room inside a data center campus in Richmond, Va. These batteries provide temporary emergency power for UPS systems. (Photo: Rich Miller)

A new NFPA standard could have a big impact on the use of batteries in UPS systems, according to a group of  data center energy experts, who are seeking to mobilize the industry to seek revisions.

Tagged With: data center fire suppression, UPS, UPS Energy Storage

DCF Roundtable: Are Lithium-ion UPS Systems Ready for Prime Time?

By Rich Miller - September 26, 2018

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Lithium-ion batteries, which have powered mobile devices for years, are gaining traction in the market for data center UPS systems.

Tagged With: BASELAYER, Digital Realty, UPS, UPS Energy Storage, Vertiv

Lithium Iron Phosphate – The Ideal Chemistry for UPS Batteries?

By Robert Lindsay - September 12, 2018

In the last entry in the four-part Data Center Frontier Special Report Series that explores the future of lithium-ion batteries and their impact on energy storage, we discover why lithium iron phosphate acts as an ideal chemistry for UPS batteries. 

Tagged With: Liion, Lithium-ion, Lithium-Ion Batteries, UPS, UPS Energy Storage

Additional Data Center Applications for Lithium-Ion Batteries

By Robert Lindsay - August 28, 2018

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In the third entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier Special Report Series that covers the future of lithium-ion batteries and their impact on energy storage, we explore the variety of ways lithium-ion batteries are being used in data centers. 

Tagged With: energy storage, Liion, Lithium-ion, Lithium-Ion Batteries, special report, UPS Energy Storage

Lithium-Ion Batteries Offer Energy Storage TCO Savings

By Robert Lindsay - August 21, 2018

Our second entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier Special Report Series that explores the future of lithium-ion batteries and their impact on energy storage, moves on to explore how lithium-ion batteries can lead to TCO savings for energy storage. 

Tagged With: energy storage, Liion, Lithium-ion, Lithium-Ion Batteries, special report, UPS Energy Storage

Energy Storage: Lead Acid Versus Lithium-Ion Batteries

By Robert Lindsay - August 14, 2018

This is the first entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier Special Report Series, in partnership with Liion, that explores the future of lithium-ion batteries and their impact on energy storage. This entry offers a comparison of the capabilities and characteristics of lead acid versus lithium-ion batteries. 

Tagged With: energy storage, Liion, Lithium-Ion Batteries, special report, UPS Energy Storage

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Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center

Overcoming Supply Chain Roadblocks: How to Avoid Disruptions in Your Data Center The data center industry continues to experience significant global supply chain problems. Brett Williams of Service Express, explores the importance of leveraging the secondary hardware market to overcome supply chain roadblocks.

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Data Center Microgrids Changing Energy Delivery for a Digital Economy

Uptime and performance are critical for data centers, but they can not continue to rely on diesel generators for reliable backup power, especially as they respond to price pressure and environmental sensibilities. Download the new special report from Microgrid Knowledge and Data Center Frontier that explores why microgrid use is on the rise and how microgrids improve resiliency, uptime, and a data center’s environmental profile.

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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