Packet Power Blog

Packet Power Introduces Ethernet Gateway V2

We are pleased to announce Version 2 of our Ethernet Gateway. Available immediately, it performs the same functions as the Version 1 Gateway while making it much easier to use on networks requiring static IP address assignments. Read More

Packet Power-sponsored FIRST Robotics Teams Excel

Packet Power had the privilege to sponsor two teams in the FiRST Robotics 10,000 Lakes regional tournament. FIRST Robotics is a program that challenges high school students to design and build robots capable of performing a complex set of... Read More

Packet Power Teams with Geist on Wireless Smart PDU

We are delighted to announce the availability of 6 models of wireless smart PDUs. These devices feature our full, real-time wireless monitoring capabilities built directly into PDUs. The high-quality PDUs are built by Geist Manufacturing and come in... Read More

RT Systems Brings Packet Power to South Africa's Data Centers

We are pleased to announce RT Systems as our partners in South Africa. Data centers in South Africa face rapidly escalating power costs, and RT Systems has the expertise needed to help them use wireless monitoring to more effectively manage their... Read More

SecureData 365 Provides Real-Time Power Monitoring with Packet Power

Our customer SecureData 365 offers these comments on why they use Packet Power's monitoring solution: SecureData 365 (www.securedata365.com) operates a purpose-built facility designed to provide advanced services for clients. One key advantage we... Read More

Packet Technologies NZ to Offer Packet Power Solutions

Packet Technologies to bring Packet Power's advanced wireless data center monitoring solution to New Zealand data centres http://bit.ly/mvMeYc Read More

Lower Your Data Center Energy Costs by Raising the Temperature

Here's an excerpt from a brief article by Brian Renwick on how raising the ambient air temperature in your data center can significantly lower energy costs. Note that as the temperature increases, so does the need to closely monitor it. Do that... Read More

Know your Data Center Power, Part 3 - Single phase vs. three phase

Let’s use our water pipe analogy again: imagine an “AC water” system that delivers alternating pulses of water pressure and vacuum in a closed loop system, using two pipes. Water flows to the receiver (some sort of a hydraulic engine) through one... Read More

Know Your Power, Part 2 – AC/DC and the Power Factor

Most data centers today use AC (Alternating Current) power. The current within an AC system flows in one direction, reverses, flows backward and then forward again 50 or 60 times a second, depending on what country you’re in. That means that voltage... Read More