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About Black Box: Black Box: is a trusted IT solutions provider, delivering cutting-edge technology products and world-class consulting services to businesses across the globe in every industry. The breadth of our global reach and depth of our expertise accelerate customer success by bringing people, ideas, and technology together to solve real-world business problems.

Since 1976, we've been helping our customers accelerate their businesses by bringing people, ideas, and technology together. The technology has changed, but our commitment remains steadfast.

Here are just a few of the most popular categories for the Black Box brand;

Rack Equipment
Transceivers/Media Converters
KVM Consoles/Extenders
Cables
KVM Switch boxes
Connector Adapters
Cable Management
Patch Panels
Switch Modules
Video Consoles/Extenders
Signal Splitters/Amplifiers
Panels
Video Capturing Cards
Digital Signage Systems

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Learn more about PDUs

What is an Power Distribution Unit (PDU)?

What are Smart or Intelligent PDU's;
In the world of PDUS, there are essentially two types: Basic PDUS and Smart /Intelligent PDUS. The

The Smart/Intelligent label can sometimes generate confusion because it's not a term that corresponds to a singular qualifying product feature. There are a collection of advanced features that when available in a PDU model, make that model smart.

It's important to understand that it's not about having a smart PDU with all the advanced features currently available. It's about establishing what your power management needs are. And going from there. The industry has essentially scripted what are the most common power optimization scenarios, and thus have created a set of Smart PDU sub categories that each address an appropriate scenario.

Smart PDUS are broken down into 4 distinct sub categories:

Metered Inlet PDUS
Metered Outlet PDUS
Switched PDUS
Switched PDUS with Outlet Metering

Here are several manufacturers that carry PDU's;

CompSource Offers General Purpose UPS, Comercial UPS as well as PDU, and Power Strips and much, much more.
CompSource is here to help you decide. You can also Chat with us or give our professionals a quick phone call (800)-413-7361, we can assist
with the best solution for your needs and budget.