Power management products are used to protect various business equipment and devices from power surges and other power-related issues. With power management equipment you can ensure safe, efficient power distribution to all of your computing, telecommuting and other business devices.

With the recent worldwide push to go green and conserve more energy, power management systems are essential business products. According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPAs) Energy Star program, consumers and businesses spend approximately $2.5 billion each year to power office equipment such as computers, printers and fax machines. The EPA is actively encouraging businesses to conserve more energy by using power management tools. Below are several benefits of power management systems:

1. Conserve more energy with power management equipment.

2. Maximize product efficiency with power management tools.

3. Save money with power management supplies.

Action Steps
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Consult with power management equipment designers

Because power management systems are designed to monitor and efficiently distribute power supply, they are great tools to help your business employ sustainability practices and conserve more energy. You can purchase standard or remote power management tools to meet your business mobility needs.

I recommend: Avocent provides businesses with remote power management products enabling business owners to control and manage servers and network devices from afar. Raritan offers a variety of power supply management solutions to help you easily maintain and access your power products.

Distribute power efficiently with power management integrated circuits

Power management integrated circuits help to maximize the life of the powered device between charges, decrease charge time and enhances the overall life of the product. Power management integrated circuits also detect and monitor product power levels to ensure distribution efficiency.

I recommend: Texas Instruments offers various solutions for power management integrated circuits including standard integrated circuit power management tools, high performance power management supplies and digital power management systems. Linear Technology offers high performance power integrated circuits that provide efficient power supply management solutions to businesses.

Extend product lifespan with power management equipment

Energy conservation is on the minds of everyone including technology manufacturers who are producing a range of affordable, energy and power management products designed to help businesses and consumers save money with energy costs. Today, nearly all office technology devices are designed with built-in power management tools.

I recommend: Chatsworth Products (CPI) designs power supply cable management systems and other power management tools to help businesses properly store and secure IT devices. MRV Power Management offers a range of power management products including out-of-band networking allowing businesses to control power with remote power management equipment.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  There are several low-cost and no-cost power supply management systems you can put in place such as setting computers to go into sleep mode after long periods of inactivity, using power save modes for printers and other business devices and encouraging staff to turn off lights when they leave the office.