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Schneider Electric advances management of hybrid IT infrastructure with new EcoStruxure IT innovation

Schneider Electric ’ s UPS battery health assessment enables predictive capability
Customers couldn ’ t know exactly when their UPS battery would fail – until now . EcoStruxure IT Expert UPS battery health assessment provides insight into the UPS with a score card that predicts the end of life for batteries based on the specific conditions of that UPS . This breakthrough into predictive capability also generates recommended actions to improve the health score and the lifetime of the batteries , enabling OPEX savings and avoiding unplanned downtime .

Schneider Electric , a leader in Digital Transformation of energy management and automation , has announced it is advancing the remote management and monitoring of data centres and Edge Computing deployments with a trifecta of innovations for more efficient and secure operations . Schneider Electric has enhanced its management platform , EcoStruxure IT Expert , with AI-supported UPS battery health assessment , an industry breakthrough of predictive capability .

In addition , to make remote management and monitoring even more accessible to all customers , Schneider Electric is announcing its APC by Schneider Electric Smart-UPS is now available with a pre-installed Network Management Card 3 ( NMC3 ) for advanced cybersecurity . Due to the increased need for remote management in distributed Edge Computing or hyper-converged IT environments , Schneider Electric is also announcing the NetShelter 9000 Series Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit ( PDU ), which offers increased remote management reliability in a
wider temperature range . Schneider Electric ’ s three latest introductions make remote monitoring and management more robust and secure for IT operators across the globe .
“ Schneider Electric has always been at the forefront of innovation and , since launching our EcoStruxure IT platform , we ’ ve been simplifying remote operations in the cloud and at the edge ,” said Jonathan Healey , VP and General Manager , Software and Management Systems , Schneider Electric .
“ With these enhancements , we are driving forward the latest technology to help data centre and IT customers be more predictive and provide Business Continuity from anywhere , anytime .”
EcoStruxure IT is Schneider Electric ’ s next-generation data centre management solution featuring remote management from virtually any device – phone , tablet or home PC – at any time . It enables data centres to maintain operations and availability when minimal or no qualified staff are available on-site .
When deriving insights from data , simply pouring data into an AI system doesn ’ t yield results because it is essential to clarify what data to analyse to solve specific problems . What makes EcoStruxure IT Expert UPS battery health assessment ’ s predictive capability and recommended actions possible is Schneider Electric ’ s data lake , which collects data from millions of connected devices . With Schneider Electric ’ s expertise , the data is normalised and leveraged to uncover valuable , actionable insights .
APC Smart-UPS now with enhanced cybersecurity
All APC Smart-UPS are EcoStruxureready , enabling customers to remotely monitor and manage their physical IT infrastructure at any time and from anywhere . The latest APC Smart-UPS SMX , which will be available first in North America , can be ordered with the new NMC3 enhancement pre-installed , which provides advanced cybersecurity and improved performance featuring a new processor with a 1GB Ethernet connection . Advanced security features like increased password security with stricter credentials and force password policy configurations keep sensitive data secure . ◊
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