Interpreting the whole solution of Schneider Electric data Center

With a huge amount of data, the data center has become increasingly important, but also faces many challenges, the global Energy efficiency management expert Schneider Electric in Beijing held the third "2014 Schneider Electric Data Center Innovation Summit." The summit, "on the cloud, wisdom, energy efficiency, value" as the theme, in-depth exploration of the cloud era of IT development and data center operations in the Innovation of wisdom, energy efficiency optimization and value promotion and so on.

At the meeting, vice president of Schneider Electric Information Technology (China) Co., Chol, said 2014 data Center faced the following 6 challenges:

Electricity rationing

Front Store Factory

Excess capacity

Network Giants

Security issues

Talent shortage

Chol shares the Schneider Electric's integrated solutions for the current problems, from early consultation, planning and design, solutions, energy efficiency management, implementation of the total package, to later operations maintenance, system optimization, etc., thereby systematically improve cloud energy efficiency. He says the cloud continues to be a constant profit in the data center value chain, which he concludes with three points:

Sustainable energy optimization

Continuous optimization of the process

Continuous optimization of security

Data Center Solution Flowchart

In the morning after the Lord's meeting was over, reporter also with Schneider Electric Information Technology (China) Co., Ltd. Vice President Chol, Schneider Electric it division of Greater China Strategic Marketing director Shevigang, Schneider Electric It division vice President Zhang Zhang and senior account manager Zhang and other people did a depth interview. The standardization, modular architecture and current Schneider's data center overall solution are discussed in depth.

Combination of it and technology

CSDN: From the technical aspect, the server, the network, the storage and so on product line new technology One after one, the high density becomes the normal, OpenStack, Hadoop and so on open source architecture gradually becomes the mainstream. How do you see the new pressures that these new technologies bring to the data center?

Shevigang: The application of a new technology needs this kind of market cognition and the whole market test. And in the whole process of exploration, it is certainly inseparable from such as Schneider Electric, such as the participation of manufacturers, including the Scorpio program we have just cited the example. There must be some challenges. From the system as a whole, we have simplified some systems to simplify the architecture of the datacenter. But from the user's needs, the logic is simple, is to deliver the cloud services, the provision of cloud services, the entire data center is only in the form of a facility, which involves the IT system, it facilities, including our expertise in the physical infrastructure of the data center. You just talked about the open source more focused on the field of IT operations, facilities in this area I think will gradually integration, data architecture will gradually integration, but also need a process.

Chol: I add, the enterprise's data center is a lot of integration, that is, the server computing, storage, network is to synthesize a piece of the whole thing to pay to operators. From the point of view of the server itself, the world may be less than 5% or 6%, by 2017 this number will increase to about 20%. You mentioned the open source architecture is open computer platform, in the application software, cloud services software level of open source, more through the database or software open source, so that it can more and more applications of vendors, can develop a variety of cloud services. It means the integration of our entire physical structure, physical facilities and it, the integration of the whole is also here to develop. The first impact point, how to manage the physical device while managing it facilities, in load balancing, or a load balancing aspect, not only from the network management system, the data center to manage the system, the physical infrastructure to make a provision, and can connect to the server, Can see the state of the server, from the overall grasp load balancing. such as this row cabinet, this time period is not used, or this paragraph is less, two lines can be moved to a place, a line can be empty out, can power, and so on, many of this integration, this is a trend of development. This piece of work we are working with Intel to integrate it with technical facilities in the management of our physical technology facilities and it in a 6-month period of technical integration with other vendors.

Build industry certification and improve service level

CSDN: Shei, just read your introduction of this energy efficiency resource pass this piece, data center certification There are many, such as Poe, ask Schneider Electric energy Efficiency Data Center certification and other certification what is the difference? What are the guidelines for users?

Shevigang: Schneider Electric Energy Efficiency Data Center Certification The biggest difference is that we are more concerned about the data center of Green, save energy, go to market, that is to say, get this attestation can let the user and the whole industry know this kind of energy efficiency index of data center, the action that is done in energy conservation and emission reduction, and the effect that the energy-saving reduces. Other Third-party certifications such as Poe's Test, if the enterprise does not have better monitoring at this level, or if there is no complete, or consistent, definition of Poe before it is measured, Poe is actually a value at a point in time. But we do not want to use one thing as a mode of operation, but as a continuation, including continuous improvement and promotion of energy efficiency. At the same time, security and reliability can not be reduced. To sum up, the biggest difference is that first, we do not provide any standards, but we will measure the customer finally because of the adoption of our program brought about by the results, including the reduction of energy efficiency, electricity savings, reduction of carbon emissions and so on, more we want the community, including our certified enterprises, This recognition of this market. We hope that we can share this understanding and encourage the implementation of energy saving and emission reduction in the data center area, and realize green and energy efficiency.

CSDN: So is there a clear indicator of certification?

Shevigang: This project is a global project, it is difficult to establish a unified standard to adapt to different countries, more is to be with Schneider Electric's customers, or the use of Schneider Electric service users to explore together.

First, customers adopt the Schneider Electric scheme, or a subsystem that uses the overall program of Schneider Electric, which emphasizes systematic integration.

Second, in the entire adoption of the program, for the overall energy efficiency of the enterprise, such as data center output, the reduction of energy consumption.

Schneider Electric in the data center infrastructure is not only a hardware platform, but also a corresponding software management system. So it's actually a framework, and it's more of a framework of agreements based on that kind of strategic alliances and cooperation.

Innovation from traditional modularization to prefabricated modularization

CSDN: Please explain what is the difference between the prefabrication of Schneider Electric and the traditional modularity?

Chol: Traditional modularity is conceptually the concept of modularity, formerly known as modularity, which means that the pot of the IT space refers to the majority of the plant being prefabricated, but not entirely prefabricated. We are now talking about the prefabrication is the factory fully prefabricated, that is, after the scene, installation, testing this link is very small, and the former concept is modular, the original pot kind, or need some testing and installation, but a lot less than the traditional. These two common features are truly on-demand deployment, according to a module, a module for specific deployment.

Shevigang: Traditional modularity What do we start to think? Now more and more modular ups in the market are defined as modular data centers, which is completely wrong. The traditional modularity is more of a device-level modularity. I am from the device level, I just put a few and together, and then can be distributed implementation, is called modularity. In fact they have difficulty improving overall usability and overall energy efficiency. Now the prefabricated data centers we are talking about are actually a systematic modular architecture of the whole. If, according to a standard definition, it is integrated with this solution, at the same time, the entire integration solution to the scene of the implementation of the project product of a process, solution plus engineering products. I deliver is in accordance with customer demand, is a molded product. In this way, the prior configuration, design and production, prediction are completed in the factory. Will eventually bring a effect that Kim has just mentioned.

CSDN: When it comes to container data centers, including prefabricated modules, it can be said to be a brand new attempt, and what are the difficulties in this process?

Chol: The average person for a new thing in two or three years of high expectations, but often ignore eight or nine years or even 10 years after the effect. So the container data center also needs some time to nurture the market. But from our current and market communication, customer communication, we feel that in China has its built-in market, and a number of major application environment. For example, the company's data centers to expand, but there is no office space, may have some room outside, or in remote areas have the need to build data centers. In the mobile may also have new requirements, some plant environment around the radiation is relatively strong, if it is an open form, the entire data center of the impact is quite large, hope to be able to close up.

On the whole, although this is just the beginning, I believe we will find a bigger market.

Exhibition of Scorpio Cabinets