Schneider Electric ideal partner for CIO summit

Schneider Electric ideal partner for CIO summit
Updated 25 September 2012
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Schneider Electric ideal partner for CIO summit

Schneider Electric ideal partner for CIO summit

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, will reiterate its market leadership in the datacenter infrastructure management (DCIM) space as part of its support to IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2012.
The two-day event, themed ‘Driving the Agenda for Business Success’, will be held today and tomorrow at the Hilton Hotel, Jeddah.
The event has the support of Communications and Information Technology Minister Mohamed Jamil Mulla.
In its capacity as the platinum sponsor, Schneider Electric will showcase solutions such as StruxureWare and its operations software platform that offer advanced analysis and smartphone support to enable improved data center management.
Schneider Electric executives will be on hand to discuss latest trends in enterprise management and software.
Soeren Schroeder, sales director — software, IT business — Schneider Electric, will address the gathering on the second day, highlighting the company’s latest hardware and software offerings including critical power and cooling services and its leadership in research and development investments. 
Speaking ahead of the summit, Abed Al Jawad Qasem, vice president, IT Business, Schneider Electric KSA, said: “Towards maintaining our lead, we remain committed to consistently offering groundbreaking solutions that support data center managers to streamline IT and facilities management.”
Schneider Electric’s recent achievements in the DCIM space include the iCMG IT Infrastructure Award for successfully deploying Tier IV* data center solution to the Saudi Telecom Company (STC).
It has also been recognized with the ‘Best Data Center Middle East’ distinction and the ‘Middle East Green Award for Sustainability’, which was collected during the Data Center Middle East Awards. 
Jyoti Lalchandani, vice-president and regional managing director, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, IDC, said: “We recognize Schneider Electric’s ability in working closely with industry leaders across multiple sectors, and providing advanced data center management solutions. Schneider Electric is an ideal partner for the IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit, and we are confident that their DCIM specialists will offer strategic insight into the DCIM space.”