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Bringing big data & IoT to data centers with EcoStruxure IT
DataCentre infrastructure

Bringing big data & IoT to data centers with EcoStruxure IT

When you couple the growing complexity & diversity of critical data center environments with reduced budget & less staff, it's a recipe for trouble.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Sep 2017
Insights from colocation buyers delivered in new 451 Research report
DataCentre infrastructure

Insights from colocation buyers delivered in new 451 Research report

Colocation providers face increasing threats and challenges, according to a survey by Schneider Electric and 451 Research.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Sep 2017
Schneider Electric adds two new IIoT solutions to EcoStruxure portfolio
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric adds two new IIoT solutions to EcoStruxure portfolio

Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Maintenance Advisor and EcoStruxure Condition Advisor for the industrial market.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Sep 2017
Schneider looks to accelerate digital economy with Hong Kong summit
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider looks to accelerate digital economy with Hong Kong summit

Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit has just closed in Hong Kong, with a number of world premieres and exclusives to power digital transformation.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Sep 2017
451 Research: Inside the (changing) colocation customer mind
DataCentre infrastructure

451 Research: Inside the (changing) colocation customer mind

A new study by 451 Research reveals the challenges faced by colocation providers and the strategies they can adopt to remain competitive.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
Schneider Electric: Why DCIM has succeeded and struggled?
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: Why DCIM has succeeded and struggled?

By the time you read this post, I'll be taking a seat at an Uptime Institute panel session to discuss the success of the technology and its travails.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Sep 2017
Schneider Electric's DCS now delivers 100% ROI in less than a year
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric's DCS now delivers 100% ROI in less than a year

Schneider Electric's updated EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS offers 100% return on investment in less than a year, says the energy management company.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Sep 2017
Why don't we know how much airflow IT equipment requires?
DataCentre infrastructure

Why don't we know how much airflow IT equipment requires?

What this industry needs are for IT equipment vendors to provide the typical and worst-case airflow or deltaT requirements on their spec sheets.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017
Schneider Electric: Whatcha got under the (data center cooling) hood?
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: Whatcha got under the (data center cooling) hood?

Not a typical question you ask in a data center but maybe you should ask it the next time you're in the market for a chiller.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017
Why prefabricated, modular solutions are a perfect fit for edge data centers
DataCentre infrastructure

Why prefabricated, modular solutions are a perfect fit for edge data centers

The use of prefabricated, modular data center components is becoming increasingly popular for building edge data centers.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Mon, 4th Sep 2017
It's time to consider other cooling options for Open Compute Project data centers
DataCentre infrastructure

It's time to consider other cooling options for Open Compute Project data centers

Indirect air economizer cooling, for example, greatly extends the geographies in which air economizer modes of cooling can be used.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
Schneider Electric make two new IT division appointments
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric make two new IT division appointments

The energy management and automation company says the appointments will be important for building stronger channel relationships.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
Schneider Electric launches PowerTag, an electrical asset monitor
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric launches PowerTag, an electrical asset monitor

The company says PowerTag can monitor measure current, voltage, power, power factor and energy for all building types.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Aug 2017
Traditional data centre vs micro data centre deployments - who wins?
DataCentre infrastructure

Traditional data centre vs micro data centre deployments - who wins?

The weigh-up of the cost effectiveness of a single traditional data centre of one MW capacity against a cluster of micro data centres each of 5kW.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Uptime Institutes launches TIER-Ready program for modular data centers
DataCentre infrastructure

Uptime Institutes launches TIER-Ready program for modular data centers

The Uptime Institute has launched a new design review program for manufacturers that want to validate specific designs of their pre-built solutions.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Sep 2017
Schneider Electric: Good decision making is crucial in data center planning
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: Good decision making is crucial in data center planning

In data center planning, meticulous decisions are pivotal—Schneider Electric's tools help forecast the impact of key choices.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
Schneider Electric: Becoming a modern financial services data center
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: Becoming a modern financial services data center

Schneider Electric leads the charge in transforming outdated financial services data centres to dynamic, automated powerhouses.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Sun, 13th Aug 2017
Animal Logic builds an Oscar-worthy prefabricated data center
DataCentre infrastructure

Animal Logic builds an Oscar-worthy prefabricated data center

Behind the glitz of blockbusters, Animal Logic's new speedy, prefab data center powers its Oscar-calibre visual feats.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Aug 2017