INTELLIGENT DATACENTRES
Schneider Electric combines
physical infrastructure with
Cisco’s HyperFlex Edge
Schneider Electric has announced new solutions
for micro data centres
chneider Electric, a leader in
Digital Transformation of energy
management and automation,
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 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.
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“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.”
Stephen Nolan, SVP, Endpoint Solutions,
Europe, at Tech Data added: “We are
delighted to collaborate with Schneider
Electric and Cisco to extend this innovative
edge computing offering to our channel
partner community.
“We are focused on strengthening
our portfolio with a compelling range of
hyperconverged pre-integrated solutions
to enable our partners to accelerate their
businesses in this ecosystem.
The offering comes on the heels of
APC NetShelter SX with Shock Packaging
achieving Cisco Unified Computing System
(UCS) Pre-rack and Ship Certification,
expanding certification from one standard
size to covering the entire product line
including 13 preconfigured SKUs and Micro
Data Center Xpress SX 24U and 42U. With
this certification, APC, a leading brand
of physical infrastructure for edge data
centres and integrated IT solutions, is
offering channel partners and customers
the assurance of pre-tested, proven system
compatibility, providing more options for
greater flexibility and faster deployment,
saving time and money.
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