It probably should go without saying that the planning phase is crucial to any data center project. But the specific planning process you use will go a long way toward how successful the data center will ultimately be in delivering on the requirements it was intended to meet. Schneider Electric has some sound advice on the topic, and lays it out in a new eBook, "A Practical Guide to Data Center Planning and Design".
Driven by technologies such as IoT, artificial intelligence, AR/VR, Industry 4.0, streaming services, and 5G, the global edge data center market, valued at $8.27B in 2022, is forecasted to grow at...
It is widely reported[1],[2] that the role of a Chief Information Officer (CIO) is experiencing a sea change. IT is now at the center of business strategy as digital technologies power and sustain...
The end of the year is a fitting time to consider future technology trends, and it’s a time for celebration. As we say goodbye to 2022 and welcome 2023, I thought it would be fun to pair wines...
This blog post is written in collaboration with PPA (PhillipsPage Associates) Consulting Engineers. Schneider Electric and PPA have worked closely on sustainable data center design and operation...
As consumers, we create data all day long, whether or not we’re aware of it. Our connected cars, doorbell cameras, and smartwatches all generate data that needs to be processed somewhere. At the...
As the old saying goes, “It’s not if, but when.” And for tracking and reporting data center Scope 3 carbon emissions, the “when” has accelerated to “now”. Environmental sustainability is a focus...
The convergence of OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology) in industrial environments has opened the operational side to cyber dangers that traditionally targeted IT. Yet,...
History has shown that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that were significant enough to affect the global climate started with the first industrial revolution that began in the late 1700s. Fossil...
Introduction: This past April, I had a chance to attend Data Cloud Monaco for the first time in many years, and it was great to connect with many industry professionals and have in-depth...
Sustainability is a hot topic of conversation for colocation data center providers, but how far along are they on their sustainability journeys? That is a question that we, along with Forrester,...
When governing agencies initially created the three emission scopes as part of the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) protocol for reporting guidance, I bet the initial Scope 3 was somewhat narrow and...
Executives responsible for IT infrastructure know that managing and monitoring it has become a far more complex and difficult job than it was even just a few years ago. The pandemic highlighted...
When cryptocurrency was conceived, I doubt anyone would have predicted it would scale in popularity to levels that cause environmental concern. The rapid rise in cryptocurrency prices triggered...
The data center market is under increasing pressure to meet growing consumer demands while maintaining uptime and optimizing efficiencies. In response, forward-looking colocation operators and...
The cost, complexity, and criticality of data center facility infrastructure systems makes the use of software management tools necessary. Building management systems (BMS), electrical power...
Just over two years ago during the height of the pandemic, I published one of my first blogs since taking my new role as the leader of the Secure Power Division and the Data Center business of...
The rapid proliferation of the internet of things (IOT) across the healthcare industry has brought along with it both unprecedented data access and analysis benefits, as well as new categories of...
Schneider Electric 3-phase Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) products are critical infrastructure equipment, essential for mission-critical applications such as data centers, healthcare,...
The mission-critical nature of hospitals and healthcare facilities requires stakeholders to build their businesses around a philosophy of highly efficient services. The ability to manage the data...
As the world grows more digitally reliant, businesses are no exception. As day-to-day operations increasingly move online, companies with slow or unreliable connections are at a rapidly growing...
