PV systems need lightning, surge protection
In recent years, photovoltaic (PV) systems have become a significant sector within the energy market, with the International Energy Agency in 2011 saying that "the development of affordable, inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies will have huge longer-term...
Schneider launches innovative DCIM solution
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced the first data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software solution that provides server access without the need for additional hardware. This new product module for StruxureWare Data...
Schneider’s Ecofit solution saves energy
It can be time-consuming and expensive to replace obsolescent switchgear. A more effective solution, according to Schneider Electric - a specialist in energy management - is to simply upgrade the circuit breaker. Called Ecofit, the organisation’s solution to...
Westcon Comztek offers Eaton 9PX UPS
Customers looking for a UPS solution to secure mission-critical applications while at the same time reducing energy usage and costs can now take advantage of the Eaton 9PX UPS. Available for resale by Westcon Comztek resellers with immediate effect, the Eaton 9PX UPS...
Switch off remotely with Netshield solution
With the NviromonLite from Netshield South Africa, available through Westcon Comztek Communication Solutions, home users, small businesses or remote offices can now switch lights, geysers, generators or any device on or off remotely as well as monitor issues, using...
Cooling modern data centres
Virtually all IT equipment is air-cooled, that is, each piece of IT equipment takes in ambient air and ejects waste heat into its exhaust air, says Kevin Dunlap, general manager of cooling solutions, and Neil Rasmussen, senior VP of innovation for Schneider Electric....
Alexander Forbes rolls out green data centre
Alexander Forbes, an established financial services company specialising in short-term and long-term insurance, health, retirement and multi-manager investment solutions internationally, has demonstrated its commitment to green technologies, with the rollout of a...
UPSes important for SOHO, SME market
Unstable power, power cuts and voltage fluctuations are an unfortunate reality of doing business in South Africa and aside from causing lost productivity, these power issues can also damage sensitive IT equipment such as – PCs and servers, costing the SOHO and SME...
Preparing for winter power outages
Seasonal increases in the use of heaters, lighting and air conditioning systems, combined with uncertainty over the continuity of the municipal power supply this winter, are again placing the spotlight firmly on the efficiency of emergency, standby power supply...
Data centre power and cooling challenges
There’s no doubt that the challenges of cooling a data centre are tricky. Global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric, advises focussing on the following four core challenges to get a head start in keeping a company’s data centre power and cooling...
APC meets SOHO backup requirements
Unstable power, power outages and voltage fluctuations are an unfortunate reality of doing business in South Africa, and aside from causing lost productivity these power issues can also damage sensitive equipment such as PCs and servers, costing businesses even more...
Addressing the data centre in the cloud
Many organisations are acknowledging the benefits of migrating to the cloud and are seeing their competitors either considering this option or having already made the move, says Roelof Louw, Cloud Expert at T-Systems in South Africa. For small medium enterprises...