New southern Africa head for Schneider

Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Bruce Grobler as director for its southern African IT business unit, reporting directly to country president Eric Léger. Grobler joined Schneider Electric five years ago as automation and drives sales manager in the...

Schneider offers new data centre courses

All too many data centre operators are unable to answer simple questions about their data centres, such as where best to deploy a new server from a power and cooling perspective, and when they will reach the limits of their power and cooling infrastructure. This is...

Schneider launches new Smart-UPS models

APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling services, has launched its new Smart-UPS uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units to the South African market, the SMC series models 1000I, 1000I-2U, 1500I and 1500I-2U. According to Gina Santos,...

Schneider launches innovative DCIM solution

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced the first data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software solution that provides server access without the need for additional hardware. This new product module for StruxureWare Data...

Schneider’s Ecofit solution saves energy

It can be time-consuming and expensive to replace obsolescent switchgear. A more effective solution, according to Schneider Electric – a specialist in energy management – is to simply upgrade the circuit breaker. Called Ecofit, the organisation’s solution...