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Volta Data Centres Nominated for DCS Awards

We are pleased to learn that Volta Data Centres, a London-based co-location services provider, has been nominated for two 2016 DCS awards. Read More

A Low-Cost Way to Monitor High-Value Circuits

There are many reasons to monitor power in data centers ranging from monitoring the state of critical equipment to calculating energy efficiency metrics such as PUE. So what do you do when the data you need isn't available because the switchgear,... Read More

Reader's Choice: Top 5 Blog Posts

Who can resist "top 5" lists? We can't. So we're sharing Packet Power's five most popular blog posts. Read More

An Exciting New Option for RPP, PDU, and Panel Retrofits

Do you have 42-pole panels in RPPs, PDUs or on the wall that you wish were monitored? Packet Power now offers a simple way to add full power monitoring at the branch circuit level to existing equipment. Read More

Study on Server Room Energy Efficiency with Packet Power

Energy is one of the highest costs in data centers -- even the small ones. Server rooms and data closets (known as "small embedded data centers") are one of the fastest growing end users of electrical energy in commercial buildings in the United... Read More

Who Knew End Feed Monitoring Could Be So Easy?

Do you have existing busways with no end feed visibility? Would you like to ensure you are making the most of your available power but can't take the busway offline to add monitoring? Packet Power lets you easily and safely add power monitoring to... Read More

Helping Involta Manage Power Across Eight Data Centers

Co-location companies need the ability to track power usage at the cabinet level to accurately bill customers, meet their SLAs, and plan for growth. Involta, a rapidly growing multi-tenant data center services provider, wanted one monitoring... Read More

Welcome to a wealth of Packet Power support resources

How do I install an environmental monitor? What's the process to configure IP addresses for the Ethernet Gateway? How do I access SNMP or Modbus data? How big is a Gateway? Great questions. The newly revamped Packet Power Support page provides... Read More

Grow Into Data Center Monitoring Without Breaking Your Budget

Data center power and environmental monitoring can be a daunting project, but it shouldn’t be! It should be a simple and low risk proposition, quickly providing tangible benefits. Many of our customers have done it. We distilled their experiences... Read More