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Operator Training Maximizes the Value of your Data Center Solution
My father-in-law recently took me for a drive in his brand new, top-of-the-line Buick. He is a “car guy” and clearly enjoyed showing off his newest prize. He pointed to the GPS that was built into the...
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Internet of Things: The Next Step in the Smart Grid Evolution?
There’s been a lot of news regarding how the Internet of Things will change everything. From products like connected thermostats to connected cars and refrigerators, it seems that the Internet of...
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The Role of Energy Managers Is Changing: Are You Prepared?
The changing energy management landscape has created the opportunity to use less and save more, but it’s also made energy management a much more complex job than even a few years ago. Energy and...
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A few takeaways from performing data center power & cooling assessments
Several times throughout the course of a year, I have the fortunate opportunity to participate in conducting Power & Cooling Assessments at customer data centers. Schneider Electric’s Mission...
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What your switchgear needs and deserves
The question on spending a significant portion of finances in maintenance and services of one’s installation has baffled many of us. There are no second thoughts on the fact that with appropriate and...
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Study shows service plans reduce incidents of unexpected electrical failure...
To meet the competitive and performance demands of modern digital enterprises, data centers are expected to run 24/7 – always accessible, always operational, always ready to receive, store and transmit...
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Multi-site Facility Management: The Challenges
In a perfect world, facility management would be seamless. And, multi-site facility management would be a piece of cake. Buildings would have optimized operations, energy would be consumed...
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Upgrade or replace? Discover the most suitable option to modernise an ageing...
Ageing switchgear can hamper continuity of services in industrial facilities, and thus impact customers in terms of reliability, affect employee safety, and cause financial losses. In addition to...
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Top 5 Issues to Check for in Your Annual UPS Maintenance
Now that we’re well into November we have to come to grips with a fact that many of us, at least in northern climates, hate to admit: winter is coming. With the winter cold comes snow and ice and...
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Sustainability Embedded in Electrical Equipment
Our planet’s population growth is accelerating. Its inhabitants are hungry for resources—and electricity is high on the list. Sustainability will be one of the major challenges of our future, and...
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6 Benefits of a Cloud-Based Building Management System
The cloud is an ideal platform for multi-site facilities management. Why? In a nutshell: it is easy to deploy because the technology is outsourced, able to collect and process data from anywhere at any...
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Analytics: A Window into Your Cloud-Based Building Management System
Running with the metaphor from my last blog post in this series, a Cloud-based building management system (BMS) is like a sundae. You can derive many benefits from enjoying it (six to be precise) and...
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3 Steps to Kick Off Your Cloud-Based Building Management System
So. You’ve decided you need a Cloud-based building management system (BMS) to manage multiple facilities across your enterprise. You’re well aware of the challenges you face on a daily basis and,...
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How To Leverage Cloud-Based Building Management Systems
Historically, enterprises with multiple facilities have been challenged to manage their buildings effectively – especially at the corporate level. Even where building controls are in place locally,...
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For healthcare providers, disaster recovery is a matter of life or death
Prolonged power outages can be costly to any business. But when healthcare providers fail to recover quickly from disaster, it literally can cost lives. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities rely...
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5 Arguments That Make the Business Case for Building Commissioning
We’ve all heard the statistic: Buildings gobble up 40 percent of the world’s energy — Yikes. But buildings themselves aren’t the villains; after all, they’re our schools, our offices, our favourite...
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If Building Commissioning Is So Great, Why Doesn’t Every Facility Manager Do It?
In the first post in this series, I discussed the five business arguments for building commissioning. These arguments present a compelling case for commissioning, (also known as Cx), but they beg the...
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9 Reasons You Should GOOSE Your IED Network Protection Schemes
Traditionally, electrical network protection schemes rely on hardwired connections between Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs). The problem with that approach is it makes it difficult to correct,...
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The 5-Step Process to Get Building Commissioning Done Right
We’ve already talked about the five biggest benefits of commissioning (Cx), and we’ve also explored why Cx is still an emerging strategy with the potential to be a competitive differentiator. By now...
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How Does Commissioning Help You Earn an Energy-Efficient Building Certification?
We’ve already learned the financial case for commissioning (Cx), but that’s only part of what Cx can do for your bottom line. As you probably know, demand for energy-efficient building certifications...
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