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In an exclusive interaction with Dataquest,Venkatraman Swaminathan, Vice President &
Country General Manager, IT Division, Schneider Electric India, talks about how data centers
and Networks are a high potential market for Schneider in India and how can it play a major
role in supporting the IT industry and what are the government-related initiatives in which
Schneider is heavily focusing on. Excerpts:

SCHnEIDER ELECTRIC’S SOLUTIOn FOR

DATA CEnTER AnD nETwORkS EnSURES

THAT IT SYSTEMS ARE EFFICIEnT

hat is so special about your offerings and to help customers thrive. Customers have asked for im-
how does it help your clients? proved productivity, precision and efficiency. We are an-
Our core philosophy is to innovate in a swering those needs.
Wsustainable manner. More than 20 mn peo- 3. digital transformation of customers: We innovate
ple have benefited from our Access to Energy offers/ Our at the convergence of operational technology (OT) and
Planet & Society barometer reached 8.48/10, outpacing information technology (IT) to deliver ‘Innovation At
the year-end 2016 target (7.5/10). Every Level’. We create new opportunities that create
For the first time since inception in 2001, we joined the customer’s lives easier, increase productivity and create
FTSE4Good Global and Europe indices. We support and new business models.
challenge partners to reduce their own energy consump- 4. Expanded presence in new economies: We are ex-
tion by 30% through active energy efficiency solutions. panding ourseleves in new econoies to leverage opportu-
Schneider Electric aims to change lives of people at the nities, to respond to ever-growing energy, infrastructure
base of the pyramid by providing access to clean energy and industrialization needs through dedicated efforts.
or by helping to alleviate fuel poverty. We do so by deliv- 5. Two complementary business models: We continue
ering connected energy and efficiency solutions in more to advance both product and solution business models to
than 100 countries. As the global specialist in energy create new opportunities for customers, distributors, and
management and automation, Schneider electric is at direct partners as we work together to improve efficiency
the forefront to leverage opportunities from today’s meg- everywhere.
atrends of industrialisation, ubranisation, and digitisation. 6. responsible, sustainable growth: We care about
Our Six strategy pillars guide our efforts: profit but only within the hand-in-hand context of
1. Energy Efficiency everywhere: We strive to answer responsible sustainable growth that nurtures concrete
the world’s new energy challenges by boosting energy ef- efficiency improvements based on our trusted research
ficiency everywhere, in our homes, buildings and cities, and development.
industries, the grid and throughout remote communities Coming back to our digital architecture EcoStruxure.
2. Improved, productivity, precision and efficiency: We It is an open, interoperable, IoT-enabled system platform
serve the increasing need for automation as a proven way that delivers enhanced value around safety, reliability,

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