Shopping For Uninterruptible Power Supplies for the Home Office
If you work from home, then you likely already know that it can be both incredibly stressful, and incredibly convenient in equal parts. You work at your own pace and make your own hours, but it is also your responsibility to cover the repairs if something goes wrong with your workstation computer. Here are a few UPS systems that can make the whole process a bit easier.
It can be a blessing and a curse working from home. Basically, nothing beats being able to set your own hours, having no dress code, and just being left alone to work at your own pace.
The tradeoff is that you do not, in fact, have a big corporate budget with which to outfit your home office. You may wind up almost missing the benefit of having all of that taken care of for you at your old office. Not only does it not come out of your own budget, you don’t even have to do the research for yourself to find out which products to outfit your office with.
To make things as simple as possible, we’ll just list three products that, if you’re running a home office, you should nver be without.
Eaton Powerware 3105
Eaton Power ware protection 3105 is the first item you should put on your home office shopping list. It’s simply a backup power unit that keeps your computer up and running for up to four minutes in the event of a power inconsistencies. It also protects against general inconsistencies in your power supply, for example, spikes, surges and sags.
Not only can a sudden blackout cost you hours of work, it can also do physical harm to your computer, so consider this an investment in your career.
Riello UPS Dialog
The Riello UPS Dialog system series is a line of products that protect your network as the Powerware 3105 protects your PC. Sudden sags, spikes and blackouts can harm your modem and router just as they can your computer, and if you work from home, you simply cannot afford to have your equipment damaged, because that comes straight out of your pocket.
Netman
Another product from Riello UPS, Netman allows you to operate your UPS system from afar via the internet, accessing your setup from a laptop at the local library or other wifi hotspot, or even from halfway around the world. Essentially, wherever there is internet access, you can operate your home UPS system through your web browser.
It may seem like a small thing, but imagine that you go to the grocery store to pick a few things up in the middle of a workday. Suddenly, a storm starts brewing overhead. Luckily, you can pull out your blackberry or iPhone and connect to your home system to activate your home UPS system and ensure that your network does not go down.
As long as you prepare yourself for the possibility of power inconsistencies, working from home can be one of the more rewarding career options available to you. So basically, preparation is the key.
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