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Coming Soon to a Single Phase Near You!
Big changes are coming soon for a single-phase UPS products by APC. APC has upgraded multiple features in their UPS products for years, but now, they will soon be offering an upgrade for… drum roll please… Lithium Ion Batteries! Specifically, APC will soon offer Lithium Ion batteries in their Smart-UPS On-Line product line. What does this […]
How We Protect Our Small Business
If you’ve looked at our social media platform in the past few days, you would have seen that our office complex was hit from the EF-1 that hit Franklin on Wednesday, March 1st of this year. Thankfully, we did not fall victim to the old adage, “The plumber’s house always leaks.” Aside from the […]
UPS Topologies and Application Event
Please join Johnston Technologies at the Music City Power Quality meeting on November 1st, 2016 to discuss UPS Topologies and Applications. The presenter of this event will be Kameel Andrawos, Director of UPS Power Systems, at Schneider Electric. This seminar will explain modern UPS topologies and how they apply to the data center. It will […]
Critical Equipment Cleaning Schedule
When most people think of a scheduled cleaning, the first thing that pops into their head is going to the dentist. But guess what, for your business’ data center, a regular scheduled cleaning is just as important. According to Johnston Technologies, Middle Tennessee’s specialists in data center infrastructure for over 26 years, just as having […]
Hey State of TN, Need Uninterruptible Power Supplies?
Do you work for the State of Tennessee, state agency, hospital, school, or emergency operations center and are in the market for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)? Have you been putting off ordering because according to government regulations, which are VERY time-consuming, you have to get quotes, you have to get approvals, you have to fill […]
Interesting Facts About Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
A UPS protects your computers, mission critical equipment, and whatever other devices you have plugged into it, from four different power problems… voltage surges and spikes (voltage is greater than it should be), voltage sags (voltage is less than it should be), total power failure, and frequency differences (when the power is flowing at something other […]
Johnston Technologies Turns 25!
Background: It all began in October 1979. Allen flew reconnaissance flights in the US Coast Guard for the Ixtoc oil spill in Campeche, Mexico with his (now) brother-in-law. Allen met Sharon shortly thereafter, were engaged in December and married in June 1980… and so it began… In May of 1989, Allen and Sharon Johnston […]
Johnston Technologies, A Part of UPS History
How many people or companies can claim they have been in their line of business for half of their business’ history? Probably not many. I know I can’t make that claim; heck, I’m a writer and that art has been around since 3200 BC in Mesopotamia. There are always exceptions, however, and Johnston Technologies is […]
Money Saving Battery Monitoring
We’ve all had this problem; you look down at your watch, only to discover the battery is dead. Big deal; you change the battery and go on. But what if there is a power outage at your business and the UPS doesn’t kick on to keep your critical equipment running because it’s batteries are dead. […]
Don’t Despair, Have a Spare
Have you ever been driving along and all of a sudden you hear a “Pop! Flump. Flump. Flump.”?
1. Of course you have; everyone has.
2. I know it’s not a word, but that’s what a flat sounds like to me.
Anyway, what do you do? You pull over and get the spare tire […]
Man, That’s Pretty Fly
Hey, I don’t mean to get all crazy and talk about fly stuff, but Yo, this stuff is rockin’. Okay, I’m too old to be talking like that (And truth be told, you are too old to be reading it.) What I can tell you, in good old fashioned English, is that Johnston Technologies in […]
Are You Single?
Okay, seriously, it’s not what you think. This is a respectable blog for a data center design and mission-critical power company, not a dating site. I am referring to your business’ UPS. What!? You are a small business and you don’t have an Uninterruptible Power Supply? You’re kidding, right? Oh, you’re not. Okay then, lets […]
Powervar’s Security Plus UPS
A Partnership Made in Heaven
The pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. A match made in heaven. Being dealt the perfect hand. You’re my ping to my pong, my ding to my dong. Whatever you want to call it, Johnston Technologies has found an outstanding UPS partner they are proud to be […]
Local Strategic Solutions Provider (SSP) Highly Praised
Q. Whether you are searching for a babysitter for your toddler, a math tutor for your high schooler, a dentist for the family, or even a plumber to fix a clogged toilet, what do you do? A. You ask around for references. So doesn’t it make sense that if you were planning on hiring a […]
New Year’s Resolution Racks?
Well, it’s that time of year again when people start thinking about what their New Year’s resolution will be. For many individuals, the list includes the same things every year: better health choices, organization. But have you ever given any thought to organizing your business too? Johnston Technologies has you Business New Year’s Resolution Solution. […]
UPS, Not Just a Brown Truck
Well, it’s that time of year again; the time when thousands of people are anxiously awaiting the arrival of a brown truck at their front door in hopes of receiving presents to set under their tree. But what if you are a business, not an individual? You too, love UPS, but we’re not talking about […]
Home Office Power Protection
With unpredictable weather patterns leaving their mark all over 2012, the spring storms this year have many more people paying attention to the weather and its potential hazards. Many different variables can be responsible for power outages in your home office, but the usual suspect is indeed Mother Nature. […]