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Don’t Get Burned by the Global Heat Wave: Protect Your Technology Now

Infographic stating that the planet is heating up

The world is getting hotter! It’s not just a seasonal trend, it’s a measurable and accelerating reality. Global temperatures have been steadily rising for decades, with the past decade containing the warmest years on record. This growing threat has a direct and tangible impact on your business, your critical infrastructure and your bottom line.

Take control of your environment and safeguard your assets. Protect your people, property and productivity from extreme heat with Room Alert. Request a personalized quote today.

The Alarming Rise of Global Heat

Scientific data from organizations like NOAA and NASA confirms a clear and alarming trend: our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate! The year 2024 was the warmest year on record, surpassing the previous record set just in 2023. This is not a one-off event either. The ten warmest years on record have all occurred in the last decade, from 2015 to 2024.

This rising heat manifests not just as scorching summers but as more frequent, intense and prolonged heat waves. Heat waves are periods of abnormally hot weather lasting for multiple days. For example, heat waves are occurring more than three times as frequently as they did in the 1960s. These events are now reaching new regions and occurring at unseasonable times of the year, posing a significant threat to everything from public health to power grids.

The Real-World Impact of Heat on Your Business

While we often think of heat waves in terms of their effect on human health, their impact on a business is far-reaching and potentially catastrophic.

  • Infrastructure Stress: The energy grid is under immense strain during heat waves. As air conditioning and refrigeration units work overtime, demand for electricity skyrockets. At the same time, the efficiency of power generation and transmission decreases, increasing the risk of rolling blackouts and power outages.
  • Electronics and Equipment Failure: Your critical technology including servers, network switches and other electronics, is built with a specific operating temperature range in mind. Exceeding this range can lead to performance degradation, system failures, data loss and permanent hardware damage. Overheated components can swell, warp or simply burn out, leading to costly replacements and unplanned costly outages.
  • Operational Disruption: A single equipment failure can halt operations for hours or even days. A power outage can bring an entire business to a standstill. The economic costs of these disruptions can be staggering, leading to lost revenue, decreased productivity and a damaged reputation.

Proactive Protection is Your Best Defense

Your HVAC system isn’t enough. Critical equipment failures from heat, humidity and power issues cost thousands or even millions in hardware replacement, data loss and lost productivity.

Proactive environment monitoring with Room Alert delivers the real-time insight you need to minimize disasters or prevent them entirely, not just respond to them.

The Room Alert ecosystem of our MAX and PRO hardware and software continuously tracks temperature, humidity, heat index, power and more across facilities of all types and sizes. When conditions threaten your people, equipment or operations, you and your team will receive prompt alert notification before irreversible damage occurs.

Don’t Gamble With Your Critical Assets

The next heat wave, power surge or HVAC failure could be catastrophic! Protect what matters most. Request a personalized quote today.

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