DATA CENTER INSIGHT
Edition 4 - 2022
NEWS:
Legrand strengthens its data center solutions offering with the acquisition of Usystems
Legrand has acquired UK-based data center infrastructure technology specialist USystems. The acquisition adds USystems’ world-leading ColdLogik cooling technology to Legrand’s
solutions portfolio, alongside a range of micro data centers.
" USystems allows us to strengthen our position in the fastest growing segments of the data center sector – HPC and MDC"
Pascal Stutz | CEO, Legrand UK & Ireland
Product Highlight:
Rediscovering the value of remote management & monitoring
The COVID-19 lockdown forced organizations to rethink the way in which they conduct business and education, as they embraced remote work tools. This near-instantaneous shift in the working environment created new data center challenges for IT and data center managers as many were prevented from doing hands-on troubleshooting.
Because of their limited access to the physical IT infrastructure, network managers—more than ever—turned to remote network management and monitoring tools to
help with rebooting servers and other devices, switching off unused outlets so that new devices could not be installed
without their knowledge as well as gathering general data.
" Because data centers are critical infrastructures, it is essential
that the most reliable and
durable racks are provide"
Alain Janssens | Data Center Manager at Infrabel
Customer Case: Infrabel
Every day, thousands of trains travel on the Belgian railroad network. The railroad infrastructure and safety systems are managed by Infrabel. In order to steer train traffic efficiently and reliably in the right direction, a flawlessly functioning data infrastructure is crucial.
Legrand and distributor Kannegieter joined forces to supply racks for Infrabel’s various data centers. The goal? To offer a total package of future-proof, robust and sustainable data center racks and related services, while respecting the agreed deadlines and taking into account the specific needs and wishes of the railroad manager.