Data centers are using more power than ever. That trend will likely continue for quite some time.
The need to support that extra power, both sustainably and efficiently, will summarily continue to increase. Solution providers need to consider what their data center racks will look like, how they'll be configured, and the best way to ensure their customers' sustainability, efficiency, and performance.
Schneider Electric offers an improved NetShelter Rack PDU Advanced for solution providers to consider. This should provide Schneider Electric partners an essential edge as they can offer solution providers these beefed-up systems.
In a recent report, the U.S. Department of Energy estimated that today’s data centers “consumed about 4.4 percent of total U.S. electricity in 2023 and are expected to consume approximately 6.7 to 12 percent of total U.S. electricity by 2028.”
A Mainstay Solution
Schneider Electric’s NetShelter has been a mainstay for solution providers in data centers of all sizes. More than just enclosure racks for servers, NetShelter solutions are designed for sustainability and efficiency, supporting airflow, cooling, and monitoring that work to keep performance at top levels and lengthen lifecycles.
The Rack PDU Advanced provides 50 percent more power, double the outlets, and a 4-in-1 combination outlet for quick and efficient deployment and power management. Notably, solution providers can deploy this rack solution knowing that it will support a range of plugs, cord sizes, and types and eliminate the time and concern of providing a specialized outlet for a particular need.
The flexibility of this PDU can help solution providers in discussions with customers - an area of focus Schneider Electric has maintained in this fast-paced era for the data center.
With customers needing to expand their data centers to accommodate more cybersecurity, more configurations, AI and - as a result - more power, the multiple concerns addressed through this new PDU design should draw the keen interest of solution providers.
