Schneider Electric Defines Physical Infrastructure Solutions For Edge Computing
High-bandwidth content, Internet of Things aggregation, and latency-sensitive applications cited as drivers of edge computing growth.
Schneider Electric has announced its strategy and capabilities for supporting enterprises, cloud, and services providers looking to deploy compute resources at “the edge.” Defined as “IT resources placed close to the end user or data source,” edge deployments present unique challenges differing from those of traditional data centers in that they are often remote and without local IT staff support. This means they require a different strategy to that of a conventional data center, as their lifecycle is longer and they must be easy to manage, secure and deploy while also being resilient.
“To support the IT requirements of today and tomorrow, more computing power is being decentralized to the network edge,” said Kevin Brown, vice president, Data Center Strategy and Technology, Schneider Electric. “With forces such as the Internet of Things (IoT), high bandwidth content and latency-sensitive applications driving this move, Schneider Electric delivers solutions and services that meet the needs of these unique environments.”