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Schneider Electric's new EcoStruxure for data centers
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric's new EcoStruxure for data centers

With HyperPod, Schneider Electric aims at addressing the demand for greater compute capacity and flexible data center architectures...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Nov 2017

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How to justify data center modernization to an executive
DataCentre infrastructure

How to justify data center modernization to an executive

Improved data center operational efficiency and connectivity have to translate into cost reduction, faster turnover, and higher return on investment.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2018
Hydro66 takes home world's most eco-sustainable data centre award
DataCentre infrastructure

Hydro66 takes home world's most eco-sustainable data centre award

The company's data centre based in Sweden took out the Data Centre Eco-Sustainability Award for its extraordinary efforts in this space.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2017
How IoT technology can help optimize data center operations
DataCentre infrastructure

How IoT technology can help optimize data center operations

IoT advances like Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure can drastically optimise data centre operations, as showcased at their Innovation Summit in Hong Kong.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2017
Should you convert your 3 Phase UPS to Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries?
DataCentre infrastructure

Should you convert your 3 Phase UPS to Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries?

Li-ion batteries for UPS systems come standard with an integrated BMS that provides a clear picture of battery runtime and health.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Facing a hidden truth: Running data centers is not your core competency
DataCentre infrastructure

Facing a hidden truth: Running data centers is not your core competency

Many firms, even large ones, lack the core competency of running data centers efficiently, reveals Schneider Electric. Key services are often better outsourced.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
Schneider Electric takes out micro data centre honours at SVC Awards
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric takes out micro data centre honours at SVC Awards

Schneider Electric has announced the company took out the 'Hyperconverged Innovation of the Year' category which is decided by popular vote.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017
Plugging the digital drain on the campus data center
DataCentre infrastructure

Plugging the digital drain on the campus data center

Plugging the drain and creating a digital-ready higher education data center can start with simplifying all this complexity with a lifecycle approach.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Nov 2017
A new data center IoT architecture with useful analytics linked to digital services & automation
DataCentre infrastructure

A new data center IoT architecture with useful analytics linked to digital services & automation

These incidences demonstrate how the lines between IT and the IT-supported businesses are becoming blurred. All industries are being affected.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
New report suggests efficiency tech & programs impact selection of colocation providers
DataCentre infrastructure

New report suggests efficiency tech & programs impact selection of colocation providers

It only makes sense, then, for colo's to try to keep their own costs down, in part by using various data center efficiency technologies.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Nov 2017
Schneider Electric survey provides insights on the future of hybrid IT
Private Cloud

Schneider Electric survey provides insights on the future of hybrid IT

Schneider Electric survey reveals challenges of managing hybrid IT environments at large enterprises worldwide.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Nov 2017
Queensland: Schneider Electric & Optus help build cyclone resilient data center
Network Infrastructure

Queensland: Schneider Electric & Optus help build cyclone resilient data center

The collaboration will build a new, energy-efficient Tier 3 managed data center in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017
Edge computing isn't new and it's not what you think
DataCentre infrastructure

Edge computing isn't new and it's not what you think

At the DCD>Edge Summit, experts argued that edge computing isn't a novel concept, but its evolving applications and importance are reshaping how we define it.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Nov 2017
Research uncovers top reasons customers leave colo's for the cloud – and vice versa
DataCentre infrastructure

Research uncovers top reasons customers leave colo's for the cloud – and vice versa

More than 4 of 10 respondents in a recent survey said they moved applications from public cloud to colocation providers within the last 2 years.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Nov 2017
Hurricanes offer hard lessons but also prove value of disaster preparedness
Disaster Recovery

Hurricanes offer hard lessons but also prove value of disaster preparedness

With their homes uninhabitable, the employees brought their families to one of the few buildings that withstood the storm: the data center.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Nov 2017
Schneider Electric announces new 'HyperPod' at DCD Zettastructure​
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric announces new 'HyperPod' at DCD Zettastructure​

Schneider Electric has announced HyperPod, a rack-ready system for deploying IT in increments of 8 to 12 racks, at the DCD Zettastructure event in London.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Nov 2017
Microsoft, Vapor & former IBM CTO share insights at DCD Zettastructure
DataCentre infrastructure

Microsoft, Vapor & former IBM CTO share insights at DCD Zettastructure

​DCD Zettastructure 2017 has started with a bang with many heavyweights involved in the opening stages focusing on AI, IoT and edge computing.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Nov 2017
Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure for data centers explained
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure for data centers explained

It takes great advantage of IoT, cloud, and Big Data analytics technologies to bring unprecedented insight into data center operations.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Nov 2017