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Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 18:18:57 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Previously published on CIO by IDG.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Guest Blogger<\/p>\n

Five years ago, the Schneider Electric Sydney conference opened with the phrase \u2018Digital Revolution\u2019.<\/p>\n

Since then it\u2019s moved more and more towards evolution. And like anything evolutionary, it\u2019s not about the strong surviving, it\u2019s really about those that are best able to adapt.<\/p>\n

\u2018Digital evolution\u2019 \u2013 the theme of Schneider\u2019s annual Innovation Day this year \u2013 is about companies adapting, and doing so fast.<\/p>\n

Schneider leaders, entrepreneurs and futurists called on the more than 500 industry professionals, solution experts and leading brands gathered at the event earlier this month to \u201cdare to disrupt\u201d and seize the opportunities of digital evolution.<\/p>\n

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The Sydney audience heard how Australian businesses across a range of sectors were working with Schneider to provide the best service to their customers and remain resilient.<\/p>\n

Schneider retail chain segment manager Laetitia Odini \u2013 who is working with one of Australia\u2019s largest supermarket chains \u2013 described the business disaster of a large store suffering a network outage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cost of downtime can be significant. Imagine you\u2019re there on a Saturday afternoon with your family, you\u2019ve got your trolley full of food and suddenly there\u2019s a power outage causing a network outage and all the cash registers and self-service checkouts are not working anymore,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to get frustrated and leave the store without your shopping. It impacts the brand, the revenue and the customer experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

In airports, Schneider\u2019s Vishal Nayak said that\u00a0data centre\u2019s were \u201csuch a critical part, if it goes down, it is going to be chaos\u201d.<\/p>\n

The reliability of systems was just as important in a hospital setting, explained Schneider health segment lead Val Jovevski.<\/p>\n

\u201cA hospital is a very complex beast, hundreds of IT applications, if any one of those systems is out \u2013 clinical systems like patient administration, pharmacy, robotic surgery. Imagine if that technology wasn\u2019t available. On the operational side \u2013 things like car parking, getting through doors, we take them for granted. There\u2019s an absolute heavy reliance on data centres being up and running,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In each case, Schneider is able to assist customers in ensuring service continuity, with its products, expertise and extensive partner, integrator and developer ecosystem.<\/p>\n

By applying simplification and innovation at every level, we will future proof and redefine data centres, and address the balance of speed without compromising availability or operational efficiency.<\/p>\n