AS THE NEEDS FOR
EDGE COMPUTE
CONTINUE TO
EVOLVE AND THE
MARKETPLACE
DEMANDS PLUG-
AND-PLAY
SOLUTIONS THAT
PUT THE SPECIFIC
NEEDS OF THE
CUSTOMER FRONT
AND CENTRE, NEW
SOLUTIONS LIKE
THIS MICRO DATA
CENTRE SOLUTION
WITH CISCO
HYPERFLEX EDGE
WILL BE KEY
FOR SUCCESS.
EcoStruxure IT Advisor’s key
features and benefits include:
For colocation providers, EcoStruxure IT
Advisor offers a floor view with areas,
cages and racks and IT assets, along with
detailed floor and rack utilisation reports.
EcoStruxure IT Advisor is available globally
and expands the EcoStruxure IT platform,
www.intelligentdatacentres.com
which includes EcoStruxure IT Expert, a
secure, vendor agnostic, wherever-you-
go monitoring software with visibility of
all IoT-enabled physical infrastructure
assets, and EcoStruxure Asset Advisor
which provides 24×7 monitoring by the
Schneider Electric global service bureau or
through the company’s partner network.
Schneider Electric combines
physical infrastructure with
Cisco’s HyperFlex Edge
Meanwhile, Schneider Electric has
announced new solutions for micro data
centres that couple APC by Schneider
Electric physical infrastructure with
Cisco’s HyperFlex Edge, hyperconverged
infrastructure (HCI) solutions for quick and
efficient deployment in edge environments.
Together, Schneider Electric and Cisco
can now offer IT global channel partners
and system integrators access to several
new reference designs for HyperFlex
deployments that can be used as-is or be
customised to meet specific micro data
centre needs.
These solutions have been pre-engineered
to seamlessly join APC and Cisco equipment
for solutions that are pre-integrated,
remotely monitorable and physically secure.
“For IT channel partners and system
integrators, a fully integrated micro
data centre solution from Schneider
Electric and Cisco saves valuable rack-
and-stack floor space and time, and
these reference designs provide peace
of mind that they will be getting a fully
optimised solution,” said John Knorr,
VP, Global IT Channel Alliances,
Schneider Electric.
“We’re fully dedicated to the relationship
with Cisco and offering the latest
innovative solutions to our customers.”
This new offer is part of Schneider Electric
and Cisco’s commitment to delivering
world-class edge and IoT solutions
that offer the highest level of flexibility,
resiliency and speedy deployment.
“Cisco looks forward to more collaboration
with Schneider Electric,” added Vijay
Venugopal, Director, HyperFlex Product
Management, Cisco.
“As the needs for edge compute continue
to evolve and the marketplace demands
plug-and-play solutions that put the
specific needs of the customer front and
centre, new solutions like this micro data
centre solution with Cisco HyperFlex Edge
will be key for success.” ◊
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• • Asset management for
accurate inventory: Data is shown
within the physical layout for instant
access to accurate device details and
asset attributes.
• • Risk planning for proactive
incident management: The Impact
Analysis report indicates how incidents
may impact devices and infrastructure.
• • Change management for all asset
moves, adds and changes: Workflow
automation ensures human error is
reduced and best practices are deployed.
EcoStruxure IT Advisor delivers a simplified way to deploy data centre management that
is accessible anywhere and at any-time