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WikitipUPS vs Surge ProtectorA surge protector provides just that—surge protection. In addition to surge protection, a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) continually regulates incoming voltage and provides battery backup in the event of a power failure. You'll often see surge protectors plugged into a UPS for added surge protection and additional output receptacles (local electrical codes apply). Note that a UPS does not take the place of whole-house/facility surge protection devices often utilized for lightning protection. For more topics like this, see the UPS and Power Management Fundamentals Handbook from Eaton: http://www.switchon.eaton.com/Education/Resources/index.html
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Featured Case StudyFinancial giant goes greenThe corporate IT group of a very large, worldwide financial organization with 100,000 employees, has initiated an ongoing “greening” process. This is focused largely on reducing energy use both to decrease the corporation's carbon footprint while creating a net savings in operational costs over the lifetime of new, more energy-efficient equipment, including new storage systems. |
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Planning a Green Storage InitiativeFluctuating energy prices have heightened electricity and energy consumption as a major issue within the technology community. IT is a significant consumer of energy and IT energy costs have been rising disproportionately because of continued investment in denser IT equipment. Estimates from the EPA and others indicate that IT will account for 3% of energy consumption by 2012. |