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Server Technology’s (Recent) Award-Winning History Part 2
by Anna Paquette
Categories: Server TechnologyServer Technology, the Power Strategy Expert, was recently announced as the winner of the DCD Product Innovation Award. In this blog we talk about the last five years of company and workplace awards in the data center industry.
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Server Technology’s (Recent) Award-Winning History, Part 1
by Kayla Poole
Categories: Server TechnologyServer Technology, the Power Strategy Expert, was recently announced as current finalist of the DCD Product Innovation Award. In this blog we talk about the last five years of product awards in the data center industry.
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Servertech and You: Technical Support
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyLet’s face it – sometimes things don’t go as planned. While we pride ourselves on all of the work that goes into ensuring everything goes exactly right with our products, we also strive to provide the best support in case it doesn’t. Server Technology has extensive on-line and live technical support services designed to make it easy to reach out when either you or your rack PDU needs a little extra attention. We have a number of web-based tools and resources to guide you through the process, whether it is a technical question, an upgrade, or an all-out issue with the gear. You can go to our website for self-help and self-diagnosis. For the in rack PDU, that is.
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What it Means to Go the Extra Mile
by Kayla Poole
Categories: Server Technology“At Server Technology, we pride ourselves in going the extra mile for customers. Whether it's our expert customer support staff talking you through technical issues or our vast library of product documentation, our goal is to help you Stay Powered, Be Supported and Get Ahead.”
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The Dynamic Data Center: Driving Lower PUE
by Kayla Poole
Categories: Server TechnologyIn support of the new Marc Cram white paper, “Flexibility and Sustainability for the Dynamic Data Center,” we are going to be rolling out a three-part blog series that supports some of the key data center themes covered in the document. The paper itself, a copy of which can be found here, is a mission-critical state of the union address that calls attention to the challenges facing today’s dynamic data center operators.
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Need a Crystal Ball to Predict your Future Rack Power Requirements?
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyAre you faced with the challenge of selecting a rack PDU to meet not only your existing but also future power needs? Whether it’s for a refurbishment, new build, or retro-fit, when making such a purchase, you need to ensure you are maximizing your investment for the long-term - yes? But how does a data center manager feel secure in the knowledge that he has all potential future requirements covered? Short of gazing into a crystal ball and asking for some otherworldly guidance, there has been no simple answer to the question, ‘what will my future power needs be?’…until now
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Best of the Stay Powered Blog: 2018’s Top Posts
by Kayla Poole
Categories: Server TechnologySuffice it to say, 2018 has been a fun year for the Stay Powered Blog here at Server Technology. We’ve really run the gambit in terms of topics – from intelligent PDUs and IP Power Strips to Network PDU(s) and all points in between. We covered them all with, ahem, a mix of intelligence and humor. If you were to read the five most popular blogs from this year, what would they be?
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It’s Server Technology Here, Giving Thanks
by Sandi Renden
Categories: Server Technologynd here we are, another year under our belts. Almost. As we head into the last month of 2018, it is time once again to take a moment from our regular blog posts to reflect and give thanks. It has been a great year not only for Servertech, but for technology in general. It would be insincere to pretend otherwise: we just love technology. Not only are we a company of dyed-in-the wool, full-on electro-dorks, but we have a little love affair with the technology that we power, too. We spent some time this week musing about what our ServerTech PDU’s are doing out in the world, and it occurred to us that they may just be powering some of the most amazing technological advancements that took place in 2018.
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Halloween, Part 11?
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyIf you’re Laurie Strode, Halloween isn’t exactly happy with Michael Myers creeping around – it’s more like a day of reckoning. What’s worse, poor Ms. Strode has had to wait around 40 years for a chance at revenge - and a decent sequel. At Server Technology, we are committed to not having you wait that long to get what you want. If you’re sensitive to jump scares or gore, no need to worry about this blog. Server Technology doesn’t have a frightening number of franchise reboots or disemboweled corpses to present today. We don’t have to retool our mission because we’ve always been focused on delivering power efficiently and precisely. Over the years, we’ve been getting smarter about our PDUs and power strips, as our industry recognition shows. Not to worry that you’ll have to bear with a lesser replacement, muttering all the while that it’s not as good as the original.
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Critical Facilities Summit 2018
by Kayla Poole
Categories: Server TechnologyOn October 14th-16th, 2018, Server Technology will be attending the Critical Facilities Summit in Nashville, TN. The summit focuses on educating, networking and discovery for facility professionals. Server Technology’s Director of Engineering, Travis Irons, will be speaking about the new HDOT Cx technology. The award-winning innovative features from HDOT has evolved into the advanced HDOT Cx - one standard PDU to power your entire data center.
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SpiceWorld 2018
by Maria Martinez
Categories: Server TechnologyThis year Raritan and Server Technology will be exhibiting together at SpiceWorld 2018 in Austin, TX. Now that 2 of the leading brands in the datacenter space are under the brand of Legrand, customers have superior choices when it comes to power and control in the datacenter.
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HDOT Cx in the Realm of Great Ideas: Part 1
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyWhile the Server Technology engineers here in Reno are a little more on the ball than Frank and Earnest, the newly launched power distribution unit we’ve dubbed ‘HDOT Cx’ could arguably be a turning point in network PDU history.
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HDOT Success Part 2: Lessons Learned
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyIn our previous post HDOT Success Part 1: Staying True to our Vision, we discussed the success of our HDOT High Density Outlet rack PDU in relation to our mission statement to Stay Powered, Be Supported, and Get Ahead. In order to understand that success within the context of continuous improvement, we took a step back to look at the big picture. As a result of that process, we identified some factors that contributed to the popularity of the HDOT product family, and in doing so answered an important question: how do we improve the product and allow our customers to continue to get ahead? First, it is important to understand what HDOT is – and isn’t. The HDOT product is not a basic data center PDU, but rather a solution to the issues of density, planning, and power management. To tackle these basic issues, we offer the product in Switched, Smart, and POPS versions that allow you to control power and measure power at the rack. HDOT is also available with Alternating Phase Outlets to make power distribution and load balancing even easier.
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HDOT Success Part 1: Staying True to Our Vision
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologySometimes it is a good thing to take a step back and take a look at the big picture. For most of us, it offers opportunities: for reflection, to be reminded of what is important, and to refocus on the things that will make the biggest impact in our lives. For companies like Server Technology, the same holds true. We find that it is essential to take a step back and make sure that what we do day in and day out is focused on our core mission. For many of you, our mission statement is simple and familiar: Stay Powered. Be Supported. Get Ahead. But what do those words mean in light of our desire for continuous improvement in server power distribution? Here’s what we think.
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Should Labor Day be called Data Center Day?
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyWe wanted to take a moment to reflect on the Labor Day holiday in the US. Today’s holiday celebration looks more like an end-of-summer poolside blowout, complete with charcoal grills belching smoke, water splashing, and American flags waving. Kids are back in school and summertime is officially over. The origin of the holiday was a little less about chillin' by the water with a beer and a hotdog and had a more noble goal: to celebrate the American worker, and the product that resulted from his labor. In the late 1800’s, the head of a then-new labor union proposed a day of rest for those "…who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."
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Groundhog Day feat. Server Technology's PDUs
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyOn February 2, 2018, Server Technology will join, at least in spirit, the crowd gathered at Gobbler’s Knob outside Punxsutawney, PA. There, Groundhog Day celebrants will await the appearance of Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who will supposedly determine the length of winter by his ability to see his own shadow. We will also be joining countless others in their annual viewing of the Bill Murray classic, Groundhog Day. As movie fans know, Bill Murray plays a wretched reporter named Phil Connors, who finds himself stuck reliving the same day over and over again. Over the course of the film, which takes place over a ten-year period of real-time, Connors eventually redeems himself. Not only does he win the heart of Andie McDowell’s character Rita, but he also becomes a better person in the process. While much has been written about the spiritual and philosophical virtues of the classic comedy, the thing that strikes us is the idea that making improvements is a daily commitment.
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Managing the Challenges of Density
by Josh Schaap
Categories: Server TechnologyWhen considering implementing a power-dense data center, you face a number of challenges: cost, heat, load balancing, data center environmental monitoring and power monitoring, increased network traffic and system configuration management. With each of these challenges come serious, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, but with the proper planning and understanding, it can be done. As the Power Strategy Experts, Server Technology is here to help you successfully manage density and data center power.
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Don't Underestimate the Risk of Human Error in the Data Center
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyIn May and August of last year, British Airways was forced to cancel flights following a critical data center power outage. According to Network World, the trouble started when an engineer disconnected a critical power supply at a London-based data center. When the engineer tried to reconnect the system, it generated a large power surge that in turn caused the outage. Sources indicate that the power-up was handled “in an unplanned and uncontrolled fashion.” Altogether, 75,000 people were stranded at the airport following the incident. And the power surge also created a considerable amount of damage for the airline — to the tune of at least $112 million.
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Server Tech and You: Technical References
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyAt Server Technology, we are focused on making the process of identifying, selecting, and purchasing a rack PDU as simple as possible. (I mean, have you seen our Rack PDU Selection Wizard?) Our dedication to support does not stop when the rack PDU ships. In fact, that is when it begins. Our technical support and resources even exceed the level of support we provided when you were just thinking about buying the rack PDU.
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Servertech and You: Solutions Pages
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyServer Technology is focused on making the process of identifying, selecting, and purchasing a rack PDU as simple as possible. Our dedication to support does not stop when the rack PDU ships, and it begins when your new rack PDU is but a twinkle in your eye. We strive to provide the highest level of service throughout the entire lifecycle of the product starting with making sure you find the product that best suits the application you have. Sometimes the best way to figure out what you need is to take a look around and see what your peers are up to. Taking this basic concept, we created solutions pages to provide our prospective customers a glimpse into what we are seeing in the industry, and context that will help bring their decision making process into focus. We organized these solutions pages in a manner that makes sense to our customers. They are broken into three broad categories: what is going on from a technology standpoint, what is going on from an industry standpoint, and what is going on within a specific vertical.
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Server Technology and You: BYOPDU
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyAt Server Technology, we focus on what we can do to make the process of identifying, selecting, and purchasing a rack PDU as simple as possible. That dedication to support does not stop when the rack PDU ships. Our philosophy is to provide a high level of service throughout the entire lifecycle of the product. In our first blog on service and support, we discussed the Rack PDU Selection Wizard as a way to identify the right type of PDU for your application. In the next blog, we discussed using the Rack PDU Selector to dial in the features you need to specify your tailored PDU.
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Server Technology and You: the Rack PDU Selector
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyFor the second in a series about Servertech’s lifecycle approach to award-winning customer service and support, we would like to talk about the next steps in the process of selecting just the right PDU for you. In our previous post on this topic, we discussed our Rack PDU Selection Wizard and its uncanny, often magical ability to help you select the right PDU type for your application.
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Making Light Work of Configuring with Zero Touch Provisioning
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyIt has recently come to my attention that not all intelligent, cabinet-level power distribution units are smart. Now, don’t get me wrong – we’ve come a long way since the days of bulky, black, power bars that were available in black or, well, black. More modern power distribution units are chock full of features, colors, and options for voltage, monitoring, and controls that would rival the most sophisticated switchgear available. But when it comes time to plug these sophisticated cabinet-level units into your data center’s network, eyes glaze over and thoughts wander at the prospect of manually configuring those new units. Each. And. Every. One.
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Legrand, North and Central America Expands Data Power and Control Capabilities with the Acquisition of Server Technology, Inc.
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyLegrand is a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for use in commercial, industrial, and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. Innovation for a steady flow of new products with high added value is a prime vector for growth, including, in particular, connected devices stemming from Legrand’s globalEliot (Electricity and IoT) program. Legrand reported sales of $5.6 billion in 2016. Legrand has a strong presence in North and Central America, with a portfolio of well-known market brands and product lines that includes AFCO Systems, C2G, Cablofil, Chief, Da-Lite, Electrorack, Finelite, Luxul, Middle Atlantic Products, Nuvo, OCL, On-Q, Ortronics, Pass & Seymour, Pinnacle, QMotion, Quiktron, Raritan, Sanus, Server Technology, Solarfective, Vaddio, Vantage, Wattstopper, and Wiremold. Legrand is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of indexes including the CAC40, FTSE4Good, MSCI World, ASPI, Corporate Oekom Rating, and DJSI (ISIN code FR0010307819) www.legrand.us.
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10 Things You Need to Know Before Ramping Up to 415 VAC Power
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyYou and your team members have been thinking about switching your cabinets to 415/240 VAC. This will reduce the total number of transformers in your power path, which should in effect reduce power loss — and operating costs — in your facility.
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Data Center Power Management: The Key To Success in Silicon Valley
by Josh Schaap
Categories: Server TechnologySilicon Valley remains one of the largest and most competitive data center markets in America. Right now there is a data center vacancy rate of just 8.2 percent in the region. And according to a new report, the market is expected to continue to experience further growth in the near future.
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Customer-Focused Production At Server Technology
by Josh Schaap
Categories: Server TechnologyWhen Jeremy Foroszowsky surveys the production of the floor at Server Technology’s headquarters in northern Nevada, he doesn’t notice - as most people would - the amazing beehive of activity, with workers concentrating on assembling some of the world’s most powerful PDUs. Instead, he sees happy customers.
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Do You Really Understand Your Power Usage?
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyThere’s a memorable scene in “All the President’s Men” when the FBI informant famously whispers, “Follow the Money” to Robert Redford, setting him off on an investigation that will change the world. It’s a phrase that’s been repeated time and again over the years and, yes, it even applies to data center management.
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Exclusive Interview With Jack Cleveland, Design Patent
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyIf you wanted to tell the story of the American Dream personified, you couldn’t go wrong by talking about Jack Cleveland. An Eagle Scout who joined the Navy to fight for his country in the Korean War before coming home to raise a family while working and going to night school to better his lot in life, Cleveland reminds you of the old saying, “they just don’t make them like they used to.”
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Are You as Resourceful as Mark Watney in ‘The Martian’?
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyIn the Oscar-nominated film “The Martian,” astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, uses his wits and available resources to attempt survival on a hostile planet. With a limited supply of food, water and air to breath, he optimizes his immediate resources to mitigate risks posed by the dangerous forces surrounding his space station.
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5G Demand and Data Center Uptime: A Love Story
by Josh Schaap
Categories: Server TechnologyNetwork administrators are continuously caught up in many torrid technological romances. Just consider their love/hate relationship with bandwidth. That is, administrators love the data center uptime they get when bandwidth capacity is aligned with network loads but hate struggling to ensure uptime when systems are overloaded. So, imagine how their love will be tested as the bandwidth demands of 5G networks barrel toward them.
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What We Mean When We Say We're the Power Strategy Experts
by Josh Schaap
Categories: Server TechnologyWe recently sat down with two of our in-house power strategy pros to talk about what the Server Technology slogan “The Power Strategy Experts” really means. The conversation helped to underscore the importance of doing one thing and doing it well, an idea that’s at the core of the Server Technology philosophy.
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Putting Your Excess Data Center Heat to Use
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyYour servers generate a ton of heat over the course of a single day. So, why not take this excess heat and pump it back into your office building during cold winter months? It’s a great way to save money and reduce waste at the same time. Think about it: A typical server running at 400 watts will generate almost 1,400 British thermal unit (Btu) per hour. A standard 20-by-20 room with a 10-foot ceiling only needs about 35,000 Btu per hour to maintain a 72 degree temperature. Since a large enterprise will run several thousand servers at a given time, it will generate more than enough energy to keep an entire building heated for an extended duration.
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100 Percent Data Center Uptime from Day One
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyScaleMatrix seeks to set itself apart from the pack of cloud/colocation providers in the marketplace. The San Diego-based company provides a variety of hosting platforms and services to help companies connect workloads across development, production and disaster recovery environments. When ScaleMatrix set out to create a new type of multi-tenant data center, its team chose Server Technology to assist with its most pressing issues.
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What’s the Best PDU Solution?
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyThere are a lot of best PDUs, then, and that is the point. The goal of our product line and the design of our manufacturing process is to allow our customers the ability to find exactly the right set of power distribution features for their application. Why else would Server Technology provide so many options, from horizontal to vertical, 120V to 415V, low density to high, and from managed to not? It is because every data center rack is its own unique deployment, which demands the ultimate in flexibility from those devices that power the load.
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Five Major Costs of Data Center Downtime
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyData center downtime is one of the most expensive threats facing IT professionals today. The overall cost of downtime can range from thousands of dollars per minute to hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour, depending on the size and severity of the outage.
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Server Technology Wins First Place for 2015 Best Places to Work in Northern Nevada
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyServer Technology's power strategy experts have provided power solutions for labs, data centers, and telecommunications operations for 30 years. Over 60,000 customers around the world rely on our cabinet power distribution units and award winning power management solutions to reduce downtime, facilitate capacity planning, improve energy utilization, and drive efficiency. With the best quality, best technical support and most patents, Server Technology products provide uncompromising reliability, innovation, and value for the datacenter. Only with Server Technology will customers Stay Powered, Be Supported and Get Ahead.
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Watch our new video: Stay Powered
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyServer Technology’s power strategy experts have provided power solutions for labs, data centers, branch offices and telecommunications operations for 30 years. Over 60,000 customers around the world rely on our cabinet power distribution units and award winning power management solutions to reduce downtime, facilitate capacity planning, improve energy utilization, and drive efficiency. With the best quality, best technical support and most patents, Server Technology products provide uncompromising reliability, innovation, and value for the datacenter. Only with Server Technology will customers Stay Powered, Be Supported and Get Ahead.
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Only with Server Technology will you: Stay Powered. Be Supported. Get Ahead.
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyMy name is Sandi and I am the head of marketing for Server Technology. I am hopeful you noticed that we recently updated our corporate messaging. We determined our new messaging after a full year of conducting customer research answering some key questions like: Why do you buy from Server Technology? What differentiates us from our competition? What key challenges do we solve for you?
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Every Strong Customer Application Is Backed by a Healthy Server
by Josh Schaap
Categories: Server TechnologyYour customer has been trying to get your application to work for about 10 minutes. But the application just won’t load since your main server is experiencing power-related downtime. As a result, the customer can’t complete his or her order. What will your customer do as a result of your application downtime? Chances are likely that he or she will seek out a competitor that can provide a working application. This means your company will lose out on this business transaction, and potentially the customer’s trust in your company.
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Server Technology Brings Back the 80s
by RJ Tee
Categories: Server TechnologyOn Friday the Server Technology employees dressed up in 80’s gear and donated $2,100 for a local family in need. Server Technology has a small team of people who get together on a monthly basis to discuss our Northern Nevada community and determine the on-going fundraising activities we should conduct here at Server Technology. It is important to all of us to give back to this great community we live in. Wishing you a great day.
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Question of the Month: How Can I Ensure Uptime in My Unpredictable Data Center?
by Josh Schaap
Categories: Server TechnologyRecently, a lot of customers have been asking us here at Server Technology about maximizing uptime. Customers want to know: With the multitude of power-related challenges facing data centers today, like unplanned outages; increasing security threats; new, relatively untested technologies such as SDN; and the ongoing threat of natural disasters, is striving for constant uptime a realistic goal or a pipe dream? Many feel that they are fighting a losing battle against this slew of challenges.
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The Five Biggest Costs of Data Center Downtime
by Josh Schaap
Categories: Server TechnologyData center downtime is one of the most expensive—and deadly—threats facing IT professionals today. The overall cost of downtime can range from thousands of dollars per minute to hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour, depending on the size and severity of the outage.
