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Solutions such as Schneider Electric’s digital transformation tools and services can promote sustainable practices by optimizing energy use.
Sustainable business practices are vital as they foster long-term profitability, enhance brand reputation and promote environmental stewardship. They also attract conscious consumers and investors, driving competitive advantage and innovation.
Businesses such as Schneider Electric’s digital transformation tools and services can promote sustainable practices by optimizing energy use. This lowers operational costs and significantly reduces their carbon footprint, demonstrating a commitment to environmental responsibility.
The convergence of digital tools in promoting sustainable business practices is a natural evolution for solution providers, according to global business consultant McKinsey & Co.
“IT providers should continue refining their existing solutions to capture this market potential, especially by linking various functional (energy) levels,” McKinsey concluded, noting that “long-term success will only be possible by monitoring, visualizing and managing data cross all levels.”
As an industry leader in sustainability and energy management, Schneider Electric has provided a framework that can do that and for which solution providers can turn to play an increasingly valuable role. That framework, which it calls Electricity 4.0, pulls together digital tools, IoT and management solutions to optimize power generation and consumption.
Electricity 4.0 facilitates the evolution of "smart" IT infrastructure. IoT devices, for example, can benefit from the increased reliability and dynamic, real-time responsiveness of Electricity 4.0 systems. In addition, the decentralized energy production model, often referred to as "distributed generation," allows for devices and systems to be powered more locally, improving energy security and potentially even enabling off-grid operation.
This could have wide-reaching implications for IT systems, particularly those in remote or challenging environments where maintaining a reliable power supply can be difficult. The possibilities opened by Electricity 4.0 present a significant opportunity to create a more sustainable, efficient and resilient IT infrastructure.
Solution providers who are not yet partners of Schneider Electric can learn more or sign up for the company’s solution provider program at its website.
