Schneider Electric Launches EcoStruxure IT Advisor,™ New Solution for Cloud-Based Data Center Infrastructure Management

Schneider Electric today announced the expansion of its Cloud-Based Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution with EcoStruxure™ IT Advisor. EcoStruxure™ IT Advisor makes it easier than ever to do your due diligence and gather insights quickly. EcoStruxure™ IT Advisor, which provides cybersecurity and the most up-to-date applications anytime, anywhere and in any access, eliminates initial investment costs with its subscription model.

Schneider Electric, a worldwide expert in energy management and automation, introduced EcoStruxure™ IT Advisor. Leveraging the power of the cloud, EcoStruxure IT Advisor is an easy way to manage data center deployments anytime, anywhere.

Schneider Electric is expanding its solutions on the EcoStruxure IT platform every day. IT Advisor, the new step of the platform, focuses on making data center management and operations more efficient. IT Advisor provides cloud-based planning and modeling, capacity optimization, business impact analysis and automation of workflows. This helps large data center and colocation operators reduce operating costs and maximize uptime.

Kim Povlsen, Vice President and General Manager of Digital Services and Software at Schneider Electric, said the following about IT Advisor, the new member of the platform; "The hybrid data center architectures industry is challenging to rethink how to manage and operate data center infrastructure—EcoStruxure IT Advisor is meeting this need by providing powerful cloud-based and data center planning and modeling software that is accessible from anywhere and has flexible subscription models."

The main features and benefits of EcoStruxure IT Advisor are as follows:

• Accurate inventory with asset management: It displays data at the physical layer, providing instant access to accurate device information and asset attributes.
• Proactive incident management with risk planning: The Impact Analysis report shows how events might affect devices and infrastructure.
• Change management covers all asset movements, additions, and changes: Workflow automation reduces human error and enables best practices to be used.

In addition, EcoStruxure IT Advisor offers a floor view of white spaces and cabinets with detailed floor and cab usage reports for colocation operators.

New EcoStruxure IT Advisor available worldwide The EcoStrucure IT family has expanded with EcoStruxure IT Advisor software, which includes EcoStruxure Asset Advisor, which also offers 24x7 monitoring by Schneider Electric's global service unit or partners, and EcoStruxure IT Expert, a secure, vendor-agnostic, ubiquitous monitoring software that displays all IoT-enabled physical infrastructure assets.