Bangalore, India – March 21, 2013 – Global Energy Management specialists, Schneider Electric, have crafted in India – with small Indian businesses in mind – a portfolio of solutions that cater to the physical infrastructure of in house data centres.
‘InfraStruxure’™ for IT in Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) is sensitive to the cost, space and energy constraints of small enterprises and provides innovative enclosures which help replace the traditional clutter of small 1-4 enclosure server networks, with environmentally friendly , smart enclosures that blend into the office décor and could be mistaken for a seat or a small cabinet.
Explained Shrinivas Chebbi, Vice President, Schneider Electric, India & SAARC: “With the ever evolving IT infrastructure in the SMB space, end users are looking at solution mixes that can be easily installed, configured and integrated into either the existing IT infrastructure or new build outs. ISX for SMB IT meets the critical IT needs of small businesses allowing customers more time to focus on their core business. Schneider Electric has taken a truly ‘glocal’ approach with ISX for SMB IT solution and is delivering industry-leading solutions through our extensive and innovative research and development. This is a customized India-for-India solution backed by extensive study of the Indian SMB IT user’s requirements. We believe it will be a compelling solution as it
understands real-world customer challenges and offers a comprehensive, problem-solving and affordable approach. We are rolling out this product in 24 cities in India currently and see significant market potential.”
Schneider Electric’s ISX for SMB IT solution is Simple, Affordable and Adaptable. It reduces Total Cost of Ownership by up to 20% by elevating efficiency, leveraging virtualization and consolidation opportunities. It reduces downtime and extends the life of equipment while slashing extraneous energy consumption by up to 20% and reducing waste and emergency shut downs. It is also designed to optimize space up to 30% as compared to a traditional set up especially with unique offerings like the Unisplit A/C that is ceiling-mounted.
Choosing the best option for an SMB’s requirement is easy, as channel partners can simply select from a wide range of preconfigured solutions for various scenarios common to Indian SMBs, or design a tailored combination of UPS systems, server racks, Power Distribution Units (PDUs), cooling technologies, and software through the “ISX for India Configurator Tool”.
Besides physical IT infrastructure components, the ISX for SMB IT solution also includes a unique management layer called NetBotz® Security and Environmental Monitoring solution. The product consists of CCTV camera, cabling support, Power over Ethernet support and improved industrial design. NetBotz helps detect and alarm on human activity which may threaten the availability of the network-critical physical infrastructure. www.schneider‑electric.com/us