INTELLIGENT
DATACENTRES
Schneider Electric and AVEVA
extend partnership to deliver endto-end
solution for multi-site and
hyperscale data centre
S
chneider Electric, a leader in
Digital Transformation of energy
management and automation,
and AVEVA, a global leader in engineering
and industrial software, has announced their
expanded partnership to deliver innovative
solutions for the data centre market.
As hyperscale providers build data centres
with an expanding fleet to meet worldwide
demand, the complexities to operate and
maintain these facilities are creating an
unprecedented set of challenges. Operating
at this scale requires a different approach for
mission-critical facilities powering the globe’s
digital infrastructure. The combination of
AVEVA Unified Operations Centre, scalable
industrial software with Schneider Electric’s
EcoStruxure for Data Centres control and
monitoring capabilities enables both
deep and expansive visibility to day-today
operations.
The new joint solutions provide
a homogenous view of engineering,
operations and performance across a
heterogenous, legacy installed base.
Hyperscale data centre providers will
benefit from this partnership by connecting
platforms and data sets that previously
existed in disparate systems. They will also
be able to scale, regardless of the number
of sites or global location. Data centre staff
will be empowered to make faster, more
informed decisions and optimise asset and
operational efficiency throughout the data
centre lifecycle. As a result, data centre
providers can deliver a globally consistent
experience to address the expanding digital
infrastructure needs of their clients.
“At a time when the world’s digital
infrastructure is being pushed to its limits,
Schneider and AVEVA are delivering a
comprehensive solution for hyperscale
data centres to operate and maintain their
critical environments,” said Pankaj Sharma,
Executive Vice President of the Secure
Power Division at Schneider Electric. “The
solution can take data that has long been
managed at individual data centres, often
in siloed sub-systems, normalise it across
multiple sites and can ultimately inform
and provide enterprise level IT/OT/IoT
integration to deliver real time decision
making. The complete solution will deliver
operational efficiency and a more reliable
data centre fleet.”
The partnership delivers innovative
solutions for the pace and scale of the
rapidly evolving data centre market.
Together, the companies provide the most
comprehensive solution in the industry
for data centre operations by integrating
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure for Data
Centres power, building and IT management
systems with AVEVA Unified Operations
Centre. Improved workforce efficiency
will result from standardised systems and
processes across multiple sites and the
entire enterprise.
“AVEVA and Schneider Electric’s unique
partnership is already delivering tremendous
value for our industrial customers across
the board,” said Craig Hayman, CEO, AVEVA.
“It is a major strategic milestone for us to
extend the partnership into new markets
and reach more clients, combining AVEVA’s
strong heritage of delivering end-to-end
unified solutions with Schneider Electric’s
deep data centre expertise and global
execution capabilities. Our joint customers
are empowered by the standardised
systems and processes resulting in improved
workforce efficiency across multiple and the
entire enterprise.” •
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