{"id":17260,"date":"2019-12-19T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/12\/19\/news-10996\/"},"modified":"2019-12-19T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T19:00:17","slug":"news-10996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/12\/19\/news-10996\/","title":{"rendered":"Google, HPE, Equinix Share Accounts of Digitization Productivity Gains at Innovation Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Abby Gabriel| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:00:00 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this age of cell phones and communication via instant messaging, it\u2019s good to see how productive and insightful face-to-face interactions with knowledgeable people can be. This year\u2019s Innovation Summit held in Barcelona, Spain, presented technology end users, Schneider Electric business partners, industry analysts, and press with an open forum for sharing bold, new digitization ideas surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider-electric.com\/en\/work\/solutions\/for-business\/data-centers-and-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data center solutions<\/a>, energy management, and business operations. Audiences represented a healthy mix of both IT and facilities experts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62936\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.se.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/998_20734853_ISLV_PromoV1_THUMB_jpg_sxmRnU-m.jpg\" alt=\"scene from innovation summit barcelona were data center solutions was discussed\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.se.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/998_20734853_ISLV_PromoV1_THUMB_jpg_sxmRnU-m.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.se.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/998_20734853_ISLV_PromoV1_THUMB_jpg_sxmRnU-m-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.se.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/998_20734853_ISLV_PromoV1_THUMB_jpg_sxmRnU-m-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.se.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/998_20734853_ISLV_PromoV1_THUMB_jpg_sxmRnU-m-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>There was a strong interest surrounding digitization best practices and the possible productivity improvement \u2013 and for good reason. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www3.weforum.org\/docs\/DTI_Maximizing_Return_Digital_WP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Economic Forum<\/a>, for every $1 invested in combined new digital technologies, a 120% increase in revenue per employee results.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees also recognized the importance of partnership for optimal, digitized solutions. No one company can do it alone, no matter how big. One clear success factor is the right ecosystem of partners.<\/p>\n<p>End Users and Partners Share Their Digitization Stories<\/p>\n<p>During interactive learning sessions, participants discussed the latest energy trends and technological advancements which are helping to power our digital economy. Here are some of the advancements that garnered the most interest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e8kJaQzxH_M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HPE<\/strong><\/a><strong> stresses the importance of converged IT when deploying edge computing <\/strong>\u2013 For HPE, converging data center technologies into new, smaller form factors helps address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apc.com\/us\/en\/solutions\/business-solutions\/edge-computing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">edge computing<\/a>. I agree with them. When edge systems come equipped with integrated management tools, hardware, and software, remote support becomes much easier, especially when no on-site IT staff is available.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ribg3_g3_Qs&amp;t=411s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a><strong> explains how digitization impacts both their energy efficiency and maintenance <\/strong>\u2013 If anyone knows anything about data capture, it\u2019s Google. I was impressed by the extent to which they utilize data-fed machine learning models to cut costs and drive efficiencies. Their data center monitoring model has been trained to both perform predictive maintenance and to improve energy efficiency.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rxbr7dZxhco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sagrada Familia<\/strong><\/a><strong> highlights how prefabricated data center solutions can dramatically shorten delivery times<\/strong> \u2013 The Sagrada Familia data center supports a UNESCO world heritage site and Catholic church in Barcelona, Spain. Sagrada Familia had been running their IT\u00a0services from a server room with inadequate space for expansion. To accommodate their need for increased business process digitization and more security, they\u2019ve opted for a prefabricated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider-electric.com\/en\/product-category\/7550-prefabricated-data-center-modules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">modular data center<\/a> that greatly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider-electric.com\/en\/download\/document\/Case+study_Basilica+de+la+Sagrada+Familia_EN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shortened their deployment timing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ribg3_g3_Qs&amp;t=411s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Equinix<\/strong><\/a><strong> stresses the importance of standardization in driving data center operational efficiencies \u2013 <\/strong>I always like to hear what colocation providers have to say as they are often on the forefront of data center technology. For Equinix, critical success factors include scale, intensity and dispersion. I can see why the standardization of the technologies they deploy is critical for addressing their challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Secure Hardware, Software and Services Support Across Data Center Environments<\/h2>\n<p>The Innovation Summit also showcased Schneider Electric solutions which increase standardization, improve energy efficiency and enable faster speed of deployment. The way Equinix standardizes on Schneider Electric control systems and power distribution units, for example, helps them to both save money and improve performance through the traceability of data surrounding any piece of equipment in their installed base.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider-electric.com\/en\/work\/products\/master-ranges\/ecostruxure-data-center-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EcoStruxure<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/72x72\/2122.png\" alt=\"\u2122\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> Data Center Solutions<\/a>, which bring together power, cooling, racks, and management systems, was a featured announcement. These solutions are applicable across environments that range from small edge applications to large cloud data centers. The on-going monitoring and management of these data centers is also critical, as was highlighted by HPE in their presentation. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/ecostruxureit.com\/ecostruxure-it-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EcoStruxure IT Expert<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/72x72\/2122.png\" alt=\"\u2122\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> solution provides next-generation monitoring and management software for local edge, distributed IT, and large data center infrastructures. On the security front, we are also offering the newest version of this software to include access to a device security vulnerability assessment feature, which reduces the risk of a security breach. When threats are detected, the software helps users to engage in preventive measures sooner, so that data loss and business disruption are minimized.<\/p>\n<h2>Ready to Explore More?<\/h2>\n<p>Visit our website to learn more about how Schneider Electric\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider-electric.com\/en\/work\/products\/master-ranges\/ecostruxure-data-center-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EcoStruxure<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/72x72\/2122.png\" alt=\"\u2122\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> Data Center Solutions<\/a> can help you cut costs and boost productivity through digitization. Also, please share your questions or comments about our digitization stories, I\u2019m curious to hear how you believe it may impact your data center opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.se.com\/co-location\/2019\/12\/19\/google-hpe-equinix-share-accounts-of-digitization-productivity-gains-at-innovation-summit\/\">Google, HPE, Equinix Share Accounts of Digitization Productivity Gains at Innovation Summit<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.se.com\">Schneider Electric Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.se.com\/co-location\/2019\/12\/19\/google-hpe-equinix-share-accounts-of-digitization-productivity-gains-at-innovation-summit\/\" target=\"bwo\" >http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Abby Gabriel| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:00:00 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this age of cell phones and communication via instant messaging, it\u2019s good to see how productive and insightful face-to-face interactions with knowledgeable people can be. This year\u2019s Innovation Summit&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.se.com\/co-location\/2019\/12\/19\/google-hpe-equinix-share-accounts-of-digitization-productivity-gains-at-innovation-summit\/\" title=\"ReadGoogle, HPE, Equinix Share Accounts of Digitization Productivity Gains at Innovation Summit\">Read more &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.se.com\/co-location\/2019\/12\/19\/google-hpe-equinix-share-accounts-of-digitization-productivity-gains-at-innovation-summit\/\">Google, HPE, Equinix Share Accounts of Digitization Productivity Gains at Innovation Summit<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.se.com\">Schneider Electric Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[12389,12388],"tags":[12390,12391,21778,23329,1670,23011],"class_list":["post-17260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scadaics","category-schneider","tag-colocation","tag-data-center","tag-data-center-solutions","tag-equinix","tag-google","tag-innovation-summit-barcelona"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17260\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}