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2012·14.7 MB·English

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effort to improve performance and encourage Pivotal Labs is known for its Pivotal Tracker, standard was mandated by the Office of
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Oracle Posts Mixed Financial Results,
growth. Specifically, the Imaging and Printing a software application that allows developers Management and Budget, with a deadline for
Expects Growth In Q4
Group and the Personal Systems Group will to collaborate remotely to speed up software compliance set for Dec. 31, 2009; however,
Oracle released its third-quarter financial combine to form the Printing and Personal development. It also makes software for three years later, only about 60% of govern-
results, which showed growth in net income Systems Group, which will be headed by Todd mobile, enterprise, and Web businesses such ment Web sites were found to be in compli-
but a drop in hardware systems revenue. The Bradley, who has been the executive vice as Twitter, Groupon, and Best Buy. The acqui- ance in security tests conducted by DNS
company’s net income rose 18% during the president of the Personal Systems Group since sition is an effort on EMC’s part to strengthen vendor Secure64 and the National Institute
quarter, and revenues climbed 3%; however, 2005. As part of the reorganization, Vyomesh its software development abilities in order to of Standards and Technology. DNSSEC
its hardware systems revenues saw a 16% Joshi, executive vice president of the Imaging be better able to offer its hardware platforms provides an extra layer of authentication that
drop to $869 million. Oracle remains optimis- and Printing Group, will retire from his posi- as services and to successfully leverage cloud prevents hackers from redirecting Web traffic
tic about the next quarter, citing growth in new tion. HP’s Imaging and Printing Group brought computing, Big Data, and social and mobile to bogus sites.
software license revenues, which climbed 7% in $6.3 billion in the last quarter, while the platforms in the development of next-genera- ❙
Mobile Threats Surge
to $2.4 billion, and predicting fourth-quarter Personal Systems Group—responsible for lap- tion applications. The acquisition is an all-cash
To Record High
hardware revenue of $870 million to $980 tops and PCs—brought in $8.9 billion; the two transaction, though specific numbers have not
million. The company maintains that it is not divisions are responsible for about half of HP’s been released. According to Kaspersky, malicious threats target-
interested in competing in the commodity total sales. The company plans to make sev- ❙ ing mobile devices have significantly increased;
Groups Sued Over Mobile Apps
hardware market, choosing instead to focus eral other reorganizational changes in an effort specifically, 2011 saw six times the number
on specialized systems. to increase efficiency, drive innovation, and A number of big-name companies, including of threats than 2010. The popular Android
improve customer experience. Facebook, Apple, and Twitter, are the subjects platform is seemingly the most susceptible to
❙
Apple Sells 3 Million Third-Gen iPads
of a class-action suit concerning invasion of attack; according to Kaspersky, the Android
❙
In First Weekend October Launch Expected
privacy filed in the U.S. District Court for the OS had 4,139 modifications and 126 families of
For Windows 8
According to numbers from Apple, the company Western District of Texas. In all, 18 companies mobile threats as of Jan. 1, 2012, compared to
sold 3 million of its third-generation iPad tab- Though Microsoft has made no official announce- have been named in the suit, which alleges Symbian’s 435 modifications and 111 families of
lets in the first weekend following the devices’ ment yet, Bloomberg is reporting that the com- that the companies surreptitiously gathered threats. Kaspersky recorded a total of 5,255 new
release. The sales represent the strongest pany will release its new Windows operating data from the address books of millions
iPad launch yet, according system, Windows 8, in October. of smartphone users. The plaintiffs
to Philip Schiller, Apple’s Bloomberg says the tech giant will hope to earn a permanent injunction
senior vice president of wrap up production of the new OS against this type of data collection
worldwide marketing, who over the summer, and it’s likely the and seek the destruction of all such
cites the device’s Retina company will mimic the October personal data that’s already been col-
display, quad-core pro- release of Win8’s predecessor, lected by the defendants. The suit
cessor, and full HD video Windows 7, which was released on takes much of its inspiration from an
capabilities as big draws for Oct. 22, 2009. Win8’s release is a article that appeared in The New York
consumers. The first itera- big one for Microsoft, with the oper- Times, which highlighted the data col-
tion of the ubiquitous tablet ating system’s tablet version aimed lection practices.
was released in the spring at making a dent in Apple’s sizeable ❙
Study Highlights Benefits
of 2010, and iPads now domination of the tablet market; a
Of IT Trade Pact Expansion
account for the vast major- version for traditional PCs will also
ity of tablet sales. be available. A new study from the ITIF (Information
Technology and Information Founda-
❙ HP To Combine Printer & PC Divisions ❙ EMC Buys Pivotal Labs
tion) shows that expanding the ITA
HP has announced plans to combine its printer Storage company EMC announced that it (Information Technology Agreement), launched modifications and 178 new families in 2011, a
and PC divisions into one business unit in an has acquired software developer Pivotal Labs. in 1996, could be a major boon to the U.S. severe climb within the last six months of 2011,
economy—to the tune of 60,000 new jobs and which actually totals more than all attacks that
a $10 billion increase in U.S. IT firms’ revenues. occurred over the 2004 to 2010 period. SMS
WATCH THE
This information provides a quick glimpse of current and historical stock Currently, a number of significant types of Trojans pose the greatest threat, accounting for
STOCKS
prices and trends for 13 major companies in the technology market. products are not covered in the ITA, includ- 36.6% of threats in 2011, followed by backdoors
ing DRAM chips, DVD players, GPS devices, (24.2%) and spyware (20.6%).
and flat-panel displays, many of which were
% change from ❙
Amazon To Acquire Kiva Systems
Company Symbol Year Ago March 15 $ March 29 $ previous issue not available when the ITA was first drafted.
AMD AMD $8.60 $8.25 $8.12 ▼ 1.58% Expanding the trade pact to include these and Online retailer Amazon announced that it
Apple AAPL $348.51 $585.56 $609.86 ▲ 4.15% other products would benefit other countries is acquiring Kiva Systems for $775 million.
CA Technologies CA $24.18 $27.57 $27.67 ▲ 0.36% besides the United States, the ITIF says; more Based in North Reading, Mass., Kiva special-
Cisco Systems CSCO $17.15 $19.91 $21.03 ▲ 5.63% than 70 companies have signed the agreement, izes in automated materials handling, devel-
Dell DELL $14.51 $17.35 $16.60 ▼ 4.32% and developing countries account for more than oping software and robots used to speed up
Google GOOG $586.76 $621.13 $648.41 ▲ 4.39% 40% of ITA membership. workflows in warehouses; Amazon plans to
HP HPQ $40.97 $24.40 $23.51 ▼ 3.65% ❙ use Kiva’s products in its warehouses and
Security Test Finds
IBM IBM $163.07 $206 $208.27 ▲ 1.1% fulfillment centers to improve its ability to
DNSSEC Holes In 40%
Intel INTC $20.18 $27.75 $28.16 ▲ 1.48% process orders faster and more efficiently.
Of U.S. Government Web Sites
LinkedIn LNKD n/a $92.40 $102.67 ▲ 11.11% The acquisition will bolster Amazon’s order
Microsoft MSFT $25.39 $32.85 $32.12 ▼ 2.22% About 40% of federal government agen- fulfillment capabilities; however, whether the
Oracle ORCL $33.43 $30.06 $29.30 ▼ 2.53% cies, such as the Department of Defense increased automation will result in a reduction
Red Hat Software RHT $45.39 $50.73 $61.43 ▲ 21.09% and the CIA, are lagging in the deployment in employees remains to be seen. The deal
Symantec SYMC $18.54 $18.19 $18.40 ▲ 1.15% of DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) has been approved by shareholders at both
on their Web sites, a recent study found. companies and is expected to close in the
NOTE: This information is meant for reference only and should not be used as a basis for buy/sell decisions.
Implementation of the DNSSEC security second quarter of this year.
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wires. IBM expects the chip to be used in
❙
Apple Announces
Providing The Latest Insight & Information future supercomputers and data center
Dividend & Stock Buyback
From Leading Research Firms applications. All components used to make
Apple announced it will pay out dividends the chip are currently commercially avail-
starting in the fiscal fourth quarter and buy able, so the design could be widely used for
back $10 billion of the company’s shares. both corporate and consumer networks. The
The plan will happen over the course of the lower-cost, higher-speed chip is eight times
next three years; stockholders can expect faster than comparable optical components
to receive $2.65 per share starting in July. currently available, according to the compa-
Apple has not paid a dividend since 1995. ny. Additionally, the chip boasts a more eco-
The company currently holds nearly $100 friendly power efficiency with a transceiver
billion in cash after overwhelming success consuming less than 5 watts.
of its iPad, iPhone, iPod, and Mac devices. ❙
Big Data Needs Expected To Soar,
The dividend payout will cost about $2.5 bil-
Creating New Opportunities
lion each quarter, according to the company;
In The Market
Apple estimates it will spend $45 billion of its
cash holdings through 2015. Buzz surround- According to a report from IDC, the market
ing the announcement led to a record high for big data solutions will reach $16.9 billion
price per share of $601.10. by 2015, a steep climb from $3.2 billion in
2010. IDC estimates a CAGR (compound
More Smartphones ❙ IDC Report: Disk Storage Market
annual growth rate) of about 40% for this
Makes Q4 Gains
industry, a rate the research firm says is
vs. Feature Phones In U.S.
According to IDC’s quarterly report on disk seven times that of the overall information
storage systems, fourth-quarter revenues in and communications tech market. IT data is
According to research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, smartphones the market reached more than $8.5 billion—a growing so large that new ways to handle
are now more prevalent than feature phones among U.S. adults who own mobile 3.5% increase year over year. The disk stor- such large amounts of data are needed—
devices. The survey revealed that 88% of all American adults own a cell phone, with age system capacity (in terms of total devices including software, database management
46% owning a smartphone. The operating systems most used in the United States shipped) increased 22.4% from the same time tools, frameworks, hardware, and software—
include Android (20%), iOS (19%), and BlackBerry (6%). Here is a breakdown of the last year, reaching 6,279 petabytes. EMC is making this a profitable industry with oppor-
demographics most helping to strengthen smartphone ownership year over year: the No. 1 external disk storage maker with a tunities for startups and existing vendors,
29.4% share of market revenue, followed by IDC says.
Adults aged 18 to 24 18% increase IBM with 15.2%, NetApp with 11.2%, and HP ❙
Report Says Chip Market
with 10.3% of the market. Global factory reve-
Adults aged 45 to 54 16% increase Will Soon Recover
nues rose 10.6% year over year in the external
disk storage systems market, reaching $23.5 According to a recent Gartner forecast, the
Adults with a college education 14% increase
billion total in 2011. global semiconductor industry will increase
Adults aged 25 to 34 13% increase 4% to hit $316 billion in revenue this
❙
Personal Cloud
year. Gartner had previously
Women 13% increase To Overtake PCs,
forecasted a 2.2% growth
Gartner Says
for the year, but it has
Adults living in rural areas 13% increase
According to research raised its expectations
Households earning $30,000 or less per year 12% increase from Gartner, the now that inventories
personal cloud are back to normal
experience, which and the global eco-
Smartphone Data Demand Drives
will be accessible nomic outlook is
by multiple devices stabilizing. Other
Consumer Satisfaction Down
in a single user’s markets expected
arsenal, will super- to experience growth
According to iPass, due to the popularity of smartphones and the increased con- sede the personal include PC unit produc-
sumption of data, consumers are less and less satisfied with their cellular mobile net- computer by 2014. tion, with a predicted
works. About 62% of those surveyed in a recent iPass study said they are satisfied Gartner says consumer 4.7% increase; mobile
with their mobile carriers’ coverage—a 25% drop from the year before. Wireless data cloud services will be inte- phone production, with a
traffic increased 111% year over year, according to the CTIA, which largely contrib- grated into 90% of all consumer 6.7% increase; and tablet produc-
utes to the lower-than-expected quality of service. Below is a look at several factors devices by 2015. Such services will allow tion, with an outstanding 78% increase
affecting user satisfaction and the changes in ratings year over year: users to sync, store, stream, and share content expected year over year. The research firm
with others using several devices, such as also noted that it expects 2013 to experience
Year vs. percentage of satisfied consumers:
tablets, smartphones, PCs, and televisions. even greater growth rates.
Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix ❙
Cisco To Acquire NDS Group
Satisfaction with Satisfaction with are the current market leaders in this industry,
network speed: voice quality: which Gartner says will pull in $2.2 trillion in Cisco Systems announced it will purchase
sales of content, devices, and services. The NDS Group, a digital video software and
main contributors to the personal cloud trend, content security systems maker, for about
2012 34% 2012 62%
according to the research firm, include con- $5 billion. The acquisition, according to the
2011 46% 2011 77% sumerization, virtualization, apps, self-service- company, will boost Cisco’s own Videoscape
ability, and mobility. platform and help the company to expand into
emerging markets. The acquisition has been
❙
PC Shipments To See Weak Growth
Satisfaction with Satisfaction with approved by both companies’ boards but is
data coverage: voice coverage: Gartner is predicting weak growth for the subject to regulatory review before the merger
PC market throughout 2012, forecasting a can be completed. Cisco says the companies
small 4.4% increase over the course of the will continue to operate separately until the
2012 2012
year. The research firm is predicting about deal is finalized, which they expect to happen
2011 2011 368 million PCs to be sold this year and in the second half of 2012. Additionally, all
50% 66%
sees 2013 as a slightly more successful year NDS operations, and about 5,000 employees,
57% 73%
with an expected 400 million units to ship. will join the Cisco team.
Although the estimate is a small increase, ❙
iPad Can Help In Healthcare Field
the slow growth is welcomed compared to
the relatively flat growth in 2011. Gartner list- The new third-generation iPad may enable
ed the tablet market as the main inhibitor to better provider management of patient data in
PC sales, as it may be slowly changing com- a healthcare setting, thanks to its Bluetooth
puting habits among consumers; however, 4.0 connectivity. With the Bluetooth option,
the release of ultrabook PCs and Windows 8 the extremely popular tablet will now be able
later this year will likely help the market, the to offer physicians direct access to patient
company says. data without conducting complicated tests
on the patient. According to the Bluetooth
❙
IBM Optical Chip Boasts
Special Interest Group, Bluetooth-connected
Speed & Resourceful New Tech
devices will be able to use data collection
IBM has developed an optical chip capable sensor devices to find a patient’s heart rate
of transferring data at 1Tbps. The Holey and pulse, temperature, weight, and glucose
Optochip uses light pulses to speed up the levels—making the iPad a unique and valued
transfer of data vs. using electrons through support tool in this industry.
April 6, 2012 Processor.com Page 5
News
❙ ❙ ❙
IDC Releases Bandwidth Usage To Increase Offshoring Greatly
2011 Chip Market Figures Contributing To Declining
IDC released a report detailing worldwide
Number Of IT Jobs
Intel continued its domination of the global mobile data usage, saying that broadband
microprocessor market in 2011, accounting traffic will double every year through 2015 According to consulting firm
for more than 80% of microprocessor ship- because of the high global demand. IDC also The Hackett Group, IT jobs at
ments for the year, according to semiconductor says data traffic is disproportionately distrib- large enterprises are dwindling
researchers at IDC. Intel’s rival AMD saw a uted to users—a smaller group of users is in number as many of those
slight increase in chip shipments for the year, consuming the largest amount of bandwidth. jobs are moved to other coun-
climbing 0.7% to reach 19.7%. Overall, ship- The research firm says that data usage by tries. Offshoring has significantly
ments of processor units increased 3.6% from those users with faster broadband speeds affected the IT hiring market; the
2010 to 2011, IDC says; revenues rose 13.2%, available to them will increase based on firm estimates that the number of
with the average selling price for PC micropro- capacity increases alone. The popularity of jobs in the main fields affected
cessors increasing more than 9% during 2011. streaming HD video is upping the bandwidth by offshoring (human resources,
Intel’s best showing is in the server space, consumption. Overall, worldwide Internet finance, procurement, and IT)
where its share climbed to 94.5%. AMD’s share traffic will rise to about 966 exabytes per will fall from 8.2 million (reached
of that space is just 5.5%; however, its share of year in 2015, according to a separate report in 2002) to 4.5 million in 2016.
the mobile PC chip market grew to 16%. from Cisco released last year. Currently, Hackett estimates that
there are about 1.8 million U.S.
❙ ❙
T-Mobile To Start Layoffs Smartphone Data Hogs Revealed
and European IT jobs represented
At Call Centers
Recent tests using a Droid RAZR helped in its recent report, but 270,000 of
T-Mobile announced that it would cut 1,900 to unveil the amount of data bandwidth a those jobs will be moved offshore
jobs from now through July in order to offset smartphone activity or application uses. by 2016. The declining number of
customer losses and the massive sums the The results showed that movie streaming U.S.-based IT personnel is “com-
company has invested in boosting the brand. required the most data bandwidth by far, with pletely attributable to offshoring,”
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company, high-definition videos eating up about double according to the firm.
was unable to sell T-Mobile to AT&T after that the bandwidth of standard-definition videos. establish a framework for service providers to
❙
Cost Of Data Breaches
merger was opposed by both government Ten minutes of standard video viewing per set up roaming systems that will automatically
Down In 2011
regulators and mobile market competitors. The day adds up to at least 1GB per month. hand off devices between mobile networks
company will be slashing jobs in its call centers Music streaming can also consume a great According to the Ponemon Institute’s sev- and Wi-Fi hotspots. The aim of the groups
only, as it plans to reduce the total number of amount of data; for example, streaming a enth annual U.S. Cost of a Data Breach is to use Wi-Fi to seamlessly and automati-
call centers from 24 to 17 by July. Although Pandora station for one hour each day will report, the average cost of a data breach fell cally increase network speeds and provide
some call center locations will be hiring, several add up to about 1.76GB of data per month. 24% from 2010 to 2011—down from $7.2 extra capacity for mobile devices such as
centers across the United States are planned to Games, video chatting, and accessing social million to $5.5 million—marking the first time smartphones and tablets without requiring the
close completely, including locations in Texas, media sites are also within the list of top in seven years that the institute has seen a user to hunt for a Wi-Fi network on his own.
Kansas, Colorado, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. data consumers. decline in costs. A number of factors con- The cell-to-Wi-Fi roaming capability would
tributed to the decrease, researchers say: be especially helpful to international travel-
❙ ❙
Report: Majority Of Data Breaches Apple Likely To Take Top Spot
The average size of data breaches went ers grappling with different mobile networks;
In 2011 Were Preventable In Mobile Processor Market
down 16%, and “abnormal churn,” or cus- however, the groups don’t expect carriers to
According to a recent report by Verizon, the According to an In-Stat report, Apple could tomers who defect following a data breach, offer free international roaming through Wi-Fi
majority of data breaches last year could have soon be the largest mobile processor com- decreased 18% year over year; addition- partners, as it could be a big moneymaker for
been prevented; the company says that 97% pany worldwide by the end of the year. Intel ally, detection costs also decreased about the carriers.
of the cyber attacks that took place in 2011 topped the mobile processor market in 2011, 6% from 2010 to 2011. Ponemon found that ❙
X-Force Report Reveals
used simple methods. Verizon’s study found but Apple was No. 2, riding on the success negligent insiders were the top cause of
Several Positive Trends In Security
for the first time that large hacker groups, of the iPad and iPhone. In terms of the exact data breaches, while breaches caused by
such as Anonymous, accounted for more data percentage of the market, Apple took a 13.5% malicious attacks are 25% more expensive IBM’s X-Force Internet security team recently
breaches than all single breaches of personal share compared to Intel’s 13.9% share. With to organizations than any other type. The released its X-Force Trend and Risk Report
data and financial information combined. Out the increasing growth rates of both tablets institute gathered its data by examining the for 2011, which showed a 50% decline
of the 850 data breaches the company looked and smartphones, Apple is likely to catch up actual data breach experiences of 49 U.S.- in spam email from 2010 to 2011 and an
into, many occurred because the companies to Intel by the year’s end, especially because based companies in 14 different industries. increase in responsible patching habits
were not using a firewall, had ports open to Intel has virtually no presence in the smart- among enterprises, with only 36% of software
❙
HTML5 Interest Up
the Web, or used uncomplicated and easy- phone processor market. vulnerabilities going unpatched in 2011 com-
Among Mobile Developers
to-guess passwords—all of which could have pared to 43% in 2010. Other positive trends
❙
Google’s New Privacy Policy
been easily prevented, according to Verizon. A recent survey conducted by IDC shows that include a 30% decline in the availability of
Sparking Questions
Additionally, the report found that larger enter- mobile developers are increasingly interested exploit code and a 50% decline in cross-
prises, especially those in the finance and Following Google’s release of its new pri- in integrating HTML5 into their applications, site scripting vulnerabilities. The report also
insurance industries, were most likely to be the vacy policy, European Union regulators are with 79% of the developers surveyed indicat- highlighted new challenges, including growth
victims of a targeted attack. demanding that the company answer ques- ing that they would be using the technology. in social phishing and other social media-
tions about the new policy. In particular, the Despite the increased interest, IDC predicts based attacks, a jump in automated password
French National Commission on Computing that fragmentation will continue to be a prob- guessing, and an increase in attacks targeting
and Liberty is requesting that Google make lem for developers, as HTML5 has no set shell command injection vulnerabilities.
known which services it processes in terms standard, meaning that different browsers ❙
Study Highlights Vulnerabilities
of credit card data, device-specific informa- consume content in different ways and the
In Open-Source Code Libraries
tion, telephony logs, GPS or location informa- applications have to take those differences
tion, and any other unique device identifiers. into account. Platform-wise, According to data from Aspect
Although Google has no obligation to answer Apple’s devices are tops in Security and Sonatype, more
the many questions from the commission, all developer interest, with than a third of the 1,261
responses (if answered) would be confiden- 89% saying they want existing versions of 31
tial unless Google wanted the information to develop applica- popular open-source
released to the public. tions for the iPhone code libraries con-
and 88% show- tained known vul-
❙
DARPA In Search Of Monitoring
ing interest in nerabilities, and
Technologies To Use In The Arctic
developing for the 26% of the library
DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research iPad. Conversely, downloads in the
Projects Agency) is researching options for developer inter- past 12 months
monitoring conditions in the Arctic region est fell slightly were tainted.
as polar ice caps melt and shipping activ- for Android-based The vulnerabili-
ity increases in the region. The agency is devices, with 79% ties are a problem
looking into environmentally friendly sensor wanting to develop for because applications
technology that can monitor the area above Android smartphones are increasingly being
and below the ice while eliminating the need this year compared to 87% constructed out of code con-
for more expensive means, such as manned a year ago; IDC attributes the tained in the libraries, with no
ships or submarines, aircraft, or satellites. decline largely to fragmentation, as clear way to highlight problems within
DARPA is looking for two types of technol- Android devices are less standardized than the libraries or to identify remedies for vul-
ogy in particular: surface awareness, which Apple devices. nerabilities when a fix is made available. The
uses ice distribution and narrow passage- companies’ findings show that security code
❙
Groups Working To Establish
ways to keep the waters safe, and under-ice libraries are, ironically, more likely to have
Cell-To-Wi-Fi Roaming
awareness, which analyzes under-ice acous- known vulnerabilities than frameworks, and
tic propagation and noise to enable the use The GSM Association and the Wireless the types of vulnerabilities found in the open-
of unmanned autonomous systems. Broadband Alliance are working together to source code libraries can vary widely.
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S I X Q U I C K T I P S
Monitor Data Center Batteries
Ensure Backup Power Is Ready When You Need It
With so many critical components to Phillips notes that battery monitors pos- also measure the jar voltages and tem- once a month, looking for corrosion and
worry about in a data center, it can be easy sess various feature sets. “A simple mon- peratures,” he says. A full-featured moni- other abnormalities.
to put smaller systems on the back burner. itor will count the depth, duration, and tor will add impedance measurements and ✔
Test, Test, Test
One example is the data center’s batteries. frequency of the discharges on the bat- cell-level monitoring when possible, he
Even companies that have implemented bat- tery system. More evolved monitors will says. Daffron further advises managers to A properly designed battery monitoring
tery monitoring systems sometimes do not not only measure the discharge data but visually inspect battery systems at least system, Phillips says, combines a monitor-
take the proper precautions to ensure their ing appliance and software. The appliance
batteries are working as they should. Mike should collect data at the system, string,
Daffron, director of sales and marketing at and unit levels (cell or jar) and monitor
API (www.apibattery.com), says it’s not float and discharge current, unit voltage,
unusual to find companies with monitoring impedance, and temperature. Overall, he
Most Practical Tip:
systems that aren’t in working order, prop- says, “the appliance should be able to col-
erly wired, or even turned on. “We’ve found ✔Don’t Eliminate Service Contracts lect IEEE-compliant discharge data. The
battery systems that would not carry the load software should enable the user to analyze
if they were called upon,” Daffron says. “If data in both graphic and report formats.
Mike Daffron, director of sales and marketing at API (www.apibattery.
they had a working battery monitoring sys- Data collection should be automatic, and
com), says that although some managers reason that by installing a
tem or regimented battery maintenance in the data should be accessible on a LAN/
place, this would not happen.” Such negli- battery monitoring system, they can eliminate service contracts with WAN environment. Integration is key, and
gence can leave batteries unable to supply their preventive battery maintenance providers for hands-on inspections, some open protocols should be supported
backup power to mission-critical applica- companies should avoid discontinuing such a “check-and-balance” sys- (Modbus, SNMP, etc.).”
tions, resulting in downtime. To avoid such Critical battery status data, Hall says,
tem. “What’s important to note is the monitoring system can lower your
a costly occurrence, consider the following. enables managers to ensure that capac-
battery maintenance costs, but we certainly don’t want to say it elimi-
✔ ity conditions and permanent availabil-
Understand What’s At Stake nates them,” Daffron says.
ity of high-quality energy is continually
According to James Hall, marketing met. “Real-time status should be compared
manager at Staco Energy Products (www to battery configuration settings and net-
.stacoenergy.com), proactive battery moni- work parameter settings, with deviations
toring provides the necessary data to ensure recorded in an events log and used to trig-
that batteries will be ready when needed to ger email or dry-contact alarms,” he says.
Smartest Tip:
support critical operations. Among the top “With a proactive battery monitoring sys-
causes of UPS load losses, he says, batter- ✔ tem, you can schedule battery replacement
Don’t Neglect Preventive Maintenance
ies rank No. 1—responsible for more than at convenient times and ensure that the
one-third of power interruptions—both as system is fully charged and operational for
primary emergency power backup and as the peak or high-demand occasions.” Cherian
Despite the importance of battery systems, “battery monitoring is some-
source of cross-over power for starting back- notes that different testing parameters have
up generators. “This begs the question, why times put on the bottom of the list,” says Mike Daffron, director of sales and different ideal intervals for execution. For
do so many IT managers focus on primary marketing at API (www.apibattery.com) Although some managers have example, impedance testing is non-inva-
architectures and solutions and treat backup a holistic understanding of why preventive maintenance is necessary, he sive, quick, and should be done ideally
power sources as second citizens?” Hall says. every quarter, and discharge testing should
says, others enlist an “out of sight, out of mind” mentality where their battery
Mike Phillips, national sales manager at be performed during installation and again
monitoring systems are concerned and neglect maintenance. “The battery
BTECH (www.btechinc.com), cites the say- in two to three years, while temperatures
monitoring systems really help owners see their batteries’ general health
ing, “You can’t manage it if you don’t trend should be monitored daily, Cherian says.
and track it” to illustrate the importance of status in real time,” he says. ✔
Consider Going Wireless
battery monitoring, which eliminates the
guesswork if batteries will be operational With today’s IT budgets being chal-
when needed. “Many facilities still rely on lenged with a “show-me-why mentality,”
out-of-date battery data collected manu- Hall says, companies may be less willing
ally,” he says. “Many times, this data isn’t to support battery monitoring, as tradi-
BONUS TIPS:
even reviewed until there is a problem.” tional wired battery monitoring solutions
Anu Cherian, Frost & Sullivan senior indus- ✔ carry high initial and installation costs and
try analyst, says aggressive investments Enlist proper disposal. an inherent lack of flexibility. Conversely,
in monitoring each battery’s strength can he says, wireless solutions can offer an
James Hall, marketing manager at Staco Energy Products (www.stacoen
ensure downtime doesn’t prevent the UPS effective way to increase availability while
ergy.com), says it can’t be overstated that “batteries are considered haz-
from functioning optimally. Parameters to ensuring low TCO. Further, proactive bat-
ardous waste.” Federal law, he says, requires all used lead-acid batteries
check, Cherian says, include internal resis- tery monitoring no longer fits the wired
tance and DC test current to ensure that to be managed as universal waste. “For this reason alone, facilities with traditional model, he says. With wireless
measurements are accurate and can be lead-acid, valve-regulated, or wet cell/flooded batteries should consider monitoring, he explains, “initial costs are
repeated. “Preventive maintenance is the hiring approved firms to handle all battery installations, maintenance, and less than half of traditional wired systems.
key answer to these problems, and these are Installation and programming time and
disposal,” he says. “The potential for spills, improper disposal, and resulting
offered by many UPS OEMs in achieving costs are dramatically lower, and configu-
liability are just too great.”
high battery uptime and, therefore, optimal ration and flexible future use ensures the
UPS performance,” Cherian says. ✔ lowest TCO.” Above all, he says, IT can
Don’t skip reinstallation.
✔ use wireless systems with any battery type
What To Watch For
Installing replacement monitoring systems can be daunting, Hall says, as and systems are ideal for all needs.
To mitigate risks, Hall says, monitor and Beyond providing real-time feedback,
wired monitoring systems require removing and reinstalling hundreds of
control such conditions as bad cells, which Cherian says, wireless monitoring provides
similar-looking wires leading to termination points that are not always visi-
he says must be replaced before they affect an “ideal and aggressive approach to prob-
ble. Further, replacement batteries aren’t typically the same as those they’re
other cells, and temperatures. “The IEEE lem-solving with anticipatory measures to
recommends maintaining batteries at 77 replacing, complicating reinstallation and resulting in wiring errors that are keep battery life at its maximum.”
degrees Fahrenheit,” Hall says. “Changes difficult to troubleshoot and correct, he says. Still, he says, don’t pass on However, BTECH’s Phillips says, with
in temperature, especially extreme heat, reinstallation systems because “batteries have useful lives of three to five wireless systems you need to consider poten-
can affect batteries’ life span. For every tial security issues. For example, he says,
years, max, making battery monitoring a critical part of predicting battery
15-degree increase in temperature, battery high-security government and commercial
health and premature failure before it results in system downtime.”
life is cut in half.” You should also account facilities will not consider wireless technolo-
for voltage and resistance level balance in gies because of the risk involved in using
all redundant strings, he says. 802.1 and ZigBee-type technologies. P