The Benefits of NetLink Managed Power for Data Centers

A New Category of Proactive System Management

Historically, the management of power solutions has been reactive after a failure has occurred. Networking has moved power solutions into a new category of proactive system management. Being able to network power solutions connected to access control, surveillance, locks, and other solutions brings new ways to manage, monitor, control, and program these critical system components.

For customers with multiple sites including a regional or national footprint, networking helps ensure all powered systems are healthy. It also can be used to perform a variety of services including remote management and monitoring, giving integrators the opportunity to provide remote service without the need to send a technician to the site. This ensures integrators and end users will always have real-time visibility into the status of the system and ongoing battery performance.

Examples of remote service include cycling power to connected devices such as access control door controllers or locks in addition to being able to perform battery load testing from another location. Additionally, proactive management of connected devices includes monitoring lock behavior prior to failure or providing low-battery warnings. Managed power also provides specific data on system battery standby time. Systems can be proactively scheduled and tested to ensure uptime and reliability.

In a business where uptime matters most, intelligent access power solutions give data centers complete control. Managed power solutions provide data centers the ability to monitor system health and address maintenance needs before they become an issue.

Key Benefits of Managed Power Supplies

Managed power supplies provide several key benefits, including general awareness of the condition of powered systems and quicker response times to issues. Labor-intensive tasks that formerly required an onsite service call can now be automated, including remote cycling of connected devices. With remote monitoring, these proactive solutions can predict lock and battery failure before it occurs – in real-time and from anywhere with an internet connection.

Managed power goes a step further, integrating directly into leading access control software platforms. With this networking capability, power supply status is indicated on the centralized interface so system performance is all in one place. Managed power supplies and software integrations enhance overall security with a single pane to view connected devices and power status. Any alerts are generated directly to the software platform for quick response, avoiding downtime.

In the data center environment, managed power solutions offer customization and flexibility in selection, allowing operators to choose their power supplies to match their preferred software provider for integration.

Managed power has moved power solutions into intelligent, information-gathering devices that create deep visibility into connected systems and devices to greatly reduce downtime. They can be remotely monitored and managed from any location, saving truck rolls and field visits.

To head off problems before they cause disruption, data centers need solutions that maintain uptime and provide insights. Rackmount configurations integrate into data center server cabinets with slide out components for easy servicing. For higher levels of security required in data centers, new solutions offer dual path failover redundancy, switching to secondary power source in milliseconds. Power supplies help reduce costs and integrate into current security systems, enhancing the overall security posture.

Wesco is your resource for NetLink managed power solutions from LifeSafety Power that bolsters the integrity of data centers and increases the reliability of this critical security infrastructure.