CIO OPINION
This trend towards resiliency at the Edge creates a new level of complexity and managing it all is a challenge for CIOs .
Kevin Brown , SVP , EcoStruxure Solutions , Secure Power Division ,
Schneider Electric
Ensuring a resilient , secure and sustainable hybrid IT environment
The hybrid IT environment is a heavily talked about subject as businesses adapt to this modern way of working . Kevin Brown , SVP , EcoStruxure Solutions , Secure Power Division , Schneider Electric , discusses how it helps its customers to successfully build a scalable resiliency strategy and get ahead of potential sustainability challenges .
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What are some of the challenges enterprises face when it comes to increasing resiliency ?
It is clear that many applications are moving ( or have moved ) to the cloud . At the same time , the contactless , automated world we ’ re living in is driving the deployment of Edge data centres . IDC has put numbers around it – 39,000 core data centres globally and it could be 7-million-plus Edge locations , probably not counting all the little wiring closets and server rooms . In our view , these wiring closets and server rooms must now be thought of as mission critical . This trend towards resiliency at the Edge creates a new level of complexity and managing it all is a challenge for CIOs .
CIOs now need to deal with what ’ s left of their data centres , the equipment they have deployed in colocation facilities , and all the Edge sites – the so-called ‘ hybrid IT environment ’. Furthermore , it ’ s not only about resiliency . All these sites present cybersecurity risks as well as sustainability challenges . We are committed to helping the industry get ahead of these challenges , and management tools are a key part of that strategy .
How does remote monitoring strengthen uptime and minimise risk ?
I believe visibility is the first step in managing your data centre , and many operators have limited-to-no visibility .
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