Currents BUSINESS EDITION Editor’s Note
At last! Relief for overworked data center staff
Data centers are no longer bound to systems that work in isolation. New tools provide a broader set of capabilities. Data center professionals can address multiple areas within both the data center and the greater enterprise from a single point. The underlying open communications protocols included in Schneider Electric™ StruxureWare for Data Centers architecture allows this to happen. The architecture also easily integrates other vendors’ platforms, which minimizes costs and headaches. Today, data center operators worldwide use StruxureWare for Data Centers to meet business consolidation, cost-cutting, compliance, energy management, and environmental sustainability goals. Believe it or not, the world of IT just got simpler!
Dennis Bouley, editor
P.S.: Read about the practical applications of StruxureWare for Data Centers on page 16!
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