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SCHNEIDER RECOGNISES ARROW AS ELECTRIC ELITE IT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER FOR EUROPE
Schneider Electric , the provider in digital transformation of energy management and automation , has announced that Arrow Electronics , a global provider of technology products specialising in electronic components , enterprise computing and intelligent solutions for industrial and commercial businesses , has become a new Schneider Electric Elite IT Solutions Provider Partner in Europe .
The unique collaboration will future-proof channel partners ’ ability to meet new and cutting-edge , emerging technologies , empowering the channel ecosystem with a full-stack , specialist European distribution model that delivers sustainable end-to-end solutions for on-premises data centres and high-density physical infrastructure systems , artificial intelligence , AI , high-performance computing , HPC and hybrid-cloud applications .
Further , the collaboration will provide a new generation of channel partners , including MSPs , ISVs , systems integrators , cloud , telco and enterprise organisations , with complete access to Schneider Electric ’ s industry EcoStruxure for Data Centers portfolio , thereby enabling customers to meet imminent regulatory requirements such as the European Energy Efficiency Directive , EED , by utilising the latest in sustainable , energy efficient and intelligent data centre solutions .
“ It is essential that we provide our channel partners with solutions that help address the increasing sustainability requirements of their end customers ”, said Mike Worby , Head of Strategic Alliances for
James Mealor , Strategic IT Channel Director , Schneider Electric , Europe
Arrow ’ s Enterprise Computing Solutions business in EMEA .
“ As more organisations begin to embrace emerging technologies such as highdensity data centres and GPU-powered computing environments , it ’ s essential that we diversify our distribution models and empower a new generation of partners with sustainable ,
Mike Worby , Head of Strategic Alliances , Enterprise Computing Solutions EMEA , Arrow
energy efficient and turnkey infrastructure solutions ,” said James Mealor , Strategic IT Channel Director , Schneider Electric , Europe .
“ Our new collaboration with Arrow marks an important next step in our journey to help ensure specialist applications are met with a full-stack approach that has sustainability front of mind , and we are delighted to name them our newest Elite IT Solutions Provider Partner in Europe .”
With the European Energy Efficiency Directive , EED coming into effect in May 2024 , partners , and end-users with an installed data centre capacity of 500kW and above must begin to disclose their energy performance data , including power-usage effectiveness , PUE ratings , temperature settings , waste heat , water , and renewable energy consumption .
Software , data analytics and machine learning are integral to ensure more simplified and accurate reporting against the new regulations , and for businesses to meet long-term corporate sustainability requirements .
As part of the new collaboration , Arrow will provide channel partners with improved access to Schneider Electric ’ s EcoStruxure IT software portfolio , including the latest evolution , which includes new model-based , automated sustainability metric reporting features that allow organisations to track , measure and report on specific regulatory reporting requirements at just the click of a button .
By doing so , channel partners can quickly harness the power of data to meet forthcoming regulatory requirements and share the insights with a complete ecosystem of expert partners , leveraging Schneider Electric Sustainability Services to help reduce their carbon footprint , lower energy consumption , and minimise their environmental impact . •
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