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according to you, what are the steps required to We provide on-site and
reduce carbon footprint of IT industry in India with
reference to data centers? remote resources to
Let us look at the numbers. Data centers of today are maintain and optimize your
major energy guzzlers. To put things in perspective, a
typical data center consumes 3% of the global electricity data center infrastructure
supply and account for 2% of total greenhouse gas for every component in the
emission – which is almost equal to the carbon footprint
of the entire airline industry put together. Inspite of several rack, row and room
innovations in hardware that enormously increase storage
data capacity, the amount of energy consumed by data
centres is doubling every four years. It is projected that What are the government-related initiatives in which
data centres will consume roughly triple the amount of Schneider is heavily focusing, especially in the context
electricity in the next decade. of digital India?
Since the highest percentage of energy guzzler in a Digitization is something we are focussing on bullishly.
DC is the HVAC, proper monitoring, management with a Digital transformation is at the core of our strategy,
lifecycle approach is the best strategy to not just reduce and we are committed to catapult this journey through
carbon footprint but also increase the functionality, our customers and partners. Internet and Digitisation
operational efficiency and uptime of the Data Center. are changing the way we work and play and are also
Data center life cycle – Data centers are dynamic and creating opportunities for new services. Businesses
constantly evolving and hence, it requires complete serv- are increasingly digitizing their operations and expect a
ice solution to optimize its functionality from planning to complete digital experience from their suppliers, from
operations, regardless of where it is in the life cycle. Un- ordering to customer service.
derstanding the bigger picture – what occurs in each of There are multiple factors that are prompting the growth
the phases, what the key management tasks are, what of the Indian IT segment and vis-a vis the data centers
pitfalls exist, and how one phase impacts the next – can in the country. The avalanche of data with technological
help organizations achieve their data center cost, speed advancements, government initiatives like Digital India,
of deployment, availability and efficiency goals. Startup India, Stand Up India, adoption of JAM (Janard-
Our expertise is gained from commissioning thousands han, AADHAR, Mobile), and the roll out of the national
of data centers across the globe. We provide on-site and optic fiber network are providing a fertile ground for data
remote resources to maintain and optimize your data center business in the country. Also, new technologies
center infrastructure for every component in the rack, such as Big Data, Analytics, Software-Defined Everything
row and room. Schneider Electric provides more main- and Internet of Things (IoT) have led to accelerating de-
tenance, operation, monitoring and optimization services mand of data center consolidation and virtualization.
than any other company. In the wake of burgeoning interest in the Internet of Things
Maintain: A comprehensive services portfolio is availa- (IoT) and digital business transformation, new opportuni-
ble to ensure your critical applications receive proper care ties are set to emerge and associated risks will need to be
and maintenance, to operate at optimal levels at all times. dealt with. Doing so will involve high levels of cooperation
Operate: Schneider Electric provides multiple offerings between IT and the groups managing the operational tech-
based upon our proven methodologies and comprehen- nology (OT) monitoring or controlling the physical devices
sive procedures. and processes in the enterprise. With IT/OT convergence,
Monitor: A continuous on-site or remote data center products will now be connected and can be remotely con-
enables you to anticipate, identify and resolve issues trolled to optimize operations. This will result in the feasibil-
faster, and with greater accuracy, while retaining visibility ity of implementing active energy efficiency which in turn
and control. will create new business models and new opportunities in
Optimize: Ensure your data center is optimized for the the domain of smart products, systems and services such
highest-possible performance. as smart grids and smart factories.

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