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AWS Designs In-Rack Micro UPS Units For a More Efficient Cloud

By Rich Miller - December 11, 2020 2 Comments

Amazon Senior VP of Infrastructure Peter DeSantis shares an image of a Mac Mini server running within an AWS data center during this week's re;Invent 2020 conference. (Image: AWS)

Amazon Web Services has begun designing its own rack-level Micro UPS units for its data centers, eliminating a centralized UPS in a move that will dramatically improve the power efficiency of its cloud computing operations.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, UPS

Put your UPS to Work Generating New Revenue

By Voices of the Industry - August 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Ed Spears, Product Marketing Manager, Eaton Critical Power Solutions Division, explores how to make your uninterruptible power supply – or UPS system – to work creating new revenue for your data center.

Tagged With: Eaton, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, UPS

Vertiv Explores Path Toward Energy Efficiency Without Compromising Load Availability

By Sarah Rubenoff - February 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

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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 Leave a Comment

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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 3 Comments

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 Leave a Comment

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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 Leave a Comment

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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

Vertiv Expands Offerings for Lithium-Ion UPS Systems

By Rich Miller - January 11, 2018 2 Comments

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Vertiv is expanding its line of UPS systems that can use lithium-ion batteries rather than traditional lead-acid batteries, offering more options for data center operators interested in new options for their power infrastructure.

Tagged With: Lithium-ion, UPS, Vertiv

Cloud Builders: Data Center Supply Chain is Ripe for Disruption

By Rich Miller - November 3, 2016 Leave a Comment

The rapid growth of cloud computing is placing pressure on the supply chain for data centers, testing the ability of equipment manufacturers and developers to meet demand for faster and cheaper delivery of new capacity.

Tagged With: CyrusOne, Data Center Supply Chain, EdgeConneX, Generators, Google, UPS

Lithium-Ion UPS Systems Come to the Data Center

By Rich Miller - August 18, 2016 8 Comments

Thomas McKinney, Director of Data Center Development at Forsythe Data Centers, at the company's facility in Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Lithium-ion batteries, which power smartphones and laptops, are now being used to keep data centers online. Forsythe Data Center near Chicago is an early adopter of Lithium-ion UPS technology.

Tagged With: Lithium-ion, Microsoft, UPS

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Aligned Enhanced Soft Water and Water Management Saves Big at Phoenix Data Center

It takes a tremendous amount of energy and often copious amounts of water to power and cool any data center. In fact, data centers contribute to industry’s consumption of 45% of all available clean water. Get the new report from Aligned Energy that highlights how the  company ramped up soft water and water management to save a total of 24 million gallons of water annually at its Phoenix data center. 

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