Schneider Electric is a pioneer in green data centers

With the rapid development of information technology, the construction of data centers has gone through decades of history. However, the construction of green data centers is still in its infancy. With the century-long topic of energy conservation and emission reduction, it is gradually heating up. Green is the expectation of all walks of life because it is synonymous with environmental protection and the foundation of people's lives. The development of information technology cannot be separated from "green", but also must be constrained by "green" and conducive to the realization of "green". The concept of green data centers is proposed and improved, which is inseparable from the development and support of information technology.

In order to better promote data center energy conservation, showcase the innovative achievements of energy-saving technologies in the domestic data center industry, and exchange experience in data center energy-saving applications, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the "2015 5th China Data Center Infrastructure Technology Annual Conference" was jointly sponsored by the China Power Supply Society and the China Electronics Energy Conservation Association and hosted by the China Data Center Energy Conservation Technology Committee.

Supporting the development of green data centers throughout the entire life cycle

In fact, building a green data center requires a holistic approach, taking into account factors such as location, environment, overall building, IT infrastructure, staff, system construction, etc. Therefore, only by integrating the green concept into the entire life cycle service of the data center can the data center be maximized.

Mr. Zhang Ziyang, Chief Architect and Technical Director of System Architecture of Schneider Electric, shared his experience on how to achieve green energy conservation in data centers at this conference. It is understood that Schneider Electric, as a global expert in energy efficiency management, is helping the development of green data centers throughout the entire life cycle, from data center planning to data center design, implementation, and comprehensive operation and maintenance verification. To this end, Schneider Electric has launched an integrated solution covering the entire life cycle of data centers, including Mini Infracore Integrated System, Infracore Integrated System Solution, and prefabricated modular data centers.

Adhere to customer needs as the starting point

Moreover, in the face of the characteristics of different industries, Schneider Electric provides customized solutions. Zhang Ziyang said that in the Internet industry represented by BTA, JD.com and other enterprises, due to business needs, they are moving very fast on the road of developing data centers. Schneider Electric is more of a collaborator, using its own strengths to help Internet companies build data centers. In the face of small and medium-sized enterprises, due to their rapid growth and development, IT growth planning must be synchronized with their business development. Scalable and flexible IT architecture is more suitable for such enterprises, facilitating their rapid system deployment and operation. Zhang Ziyang introduced that the Mini Yingfei solution, which integrates hardware and software solutions, is designed and built for small and medium-sized enterprises and company branches. It is understood that the Mini Yingfei solution can integrate products from different manufacturers, support remote equipment and environmental management, and has achieved the purpose of shortening the construction period. During use, a combination of UPS systems, server racks, cable management systems, physical security systems, PDUs, cooling technologies, and management infrastructure and software can be tailored for enterprises, and has extremely high scalability.

It is not difficult to see that Schneider Electric, as always, insists on taking customer needs as the starting point, deeply interpreting user needs to tailor products for customers, and providing excellent products and comprehensive services.

Market transformation and cross-border layout

Faced with the market competition in which giants have invested in the data center industry, Schneider Electric has already predicted it and made effective arrangements. "When it comes to competition, we talk about cross-border. What we are facing now is not a traditional competition. Many companies compete based on their original strong platforms and some infrastructure." Zhang Ziyang said. In this regard, Schneider Electric is actually trying to present its own cross-border. Since the past few years, Schneider Electric has begun to transform from a strong player in the eyes of traditional people to overall management-such as starting to merge data center operation and maintenance companies. Lee Technology, the largest operation and maintenance company in the United States, which was acquired a few years ago, has done many famous cases, such as the operation and maintenance of the two defenses and the Pentagon. It has just begun to emerge in the domestic operation and maintenance market. "Therefore, we began to extend it backwards. Based on my power distribution advantages, can we do power distribution operation and maintenance and refrigeration operation and maintenance? This part of electromechanical is my own strength." Zhang Ziyang said. On a higher level, Schneider Electric spent 3.4 billion pounds to acquire Invensys last year. Invensys is a company that relies entirely on software control to gain benefits. Through the acquisition of Invensys, Schneider Electric has completed a deeper cross-border business - by providing users with control and management services. Based on its own advantages in power distribution, Schneider Electric acquired Invensys to complement Schneider Electric's products in the field of automation control. Zhang Ziyang said that Schneider Electric is learning more from each other in the market.

Data Center University spreads its message to the world

It is also worth mentioning that in order to more widely deliver Schneider Electric's products and knowledge, courses will continue to be opened to the public based on the Energy University and Data Center University, including operator training for data center operation and maintenance practices, data center planning training, and data center planner consulting services, to further enhance the development level of the data center industry.

In general, as a decision maker of data centers, efficient and integrated data center solutions are the best choice. Schneider Electric provides complete, standardized, modular, pre-engineered data center solutions, which can simplify the data center design, deployment and operation processes and realize a truly highly predictable, high-density and high-efficiency data center.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric, a global expert in energy efficiency management, provides integrated solutions for multiple markets in more than 100 countries, and is a leader in the building and residential markets, industrial and machinery manufacturing, public utilities and infrastructure construction, data centers and networks. Committed to providing customers with safe, reliable, efficient, economical and environmentally friendly energy efficiency, Schneider Electric's sales in 2014 were 25 billion euros, and the group has more than 170,000 employees. Schneider Electric helps you make good use of its efficiency and enjoy its energy!

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