Rob McKernan is senior vice president, Americas APC by Schneider Electric. Appointed as senior vice president in July 2008, Rob is responsible for ensuring the North and South America regions remain focused on its customers and its partners by developing customer-oriented processes, driving the delivery of innovative, energy efficient solutions in the data center space, and developing successful relationships as part of Schneider Electric.
In the early years of data centers, when computing technology was costly and temperamental, protecting hardware with critical power and cooling capabilities was the top priority.