ASSET Connect

The next level in Critical Environment

Operational Efficiency
10-30%
is the potential efficiency gain from
optimized Data Centers and Critical
Environments
Operational Efficiency of Your Critical Environment
Any critical environment is at the heart of an enterprise. In todays competitive market, it is important for the
critical environment to undergo constant upgrades to cater to the changes. And, while doing so, one needs
to increase its operational efficiency, maximize its availability and uptime, reduce CAPEX and OPEX and
create an energy-efficient infrastructure. To make this a reality, you need to be connected to your critical
environment at all times.
Todays critical environments, facilities and Data Centers, are both dynamic and constantly evolving. With
business needs placing greater demand on technology for a competitive edge, Data Centers are constantly
accommodating new, consolidated and virtualized servers, to meet both application and storage needs.
Like the business itself, the Data Center is constantly in a state of flux, and is dependent on support systems
and operational efficiencies to provide constant and consistent performance. With the success of the
business itself relying on the integrity of the Data Center, failure is not an option.
5 simple questions to gauge if your Critical Environment is headed towards
optimal performance:
>> Are you monitoring your environment effectively?
>> Can you predict asset performance in your facility?
>> Are you committed to operational efficiency and continual improvement in your facility?
>> Do you have the time and expertise to operate your critical facility?
>> Can you evaluate and optimize your infrastructure over its entire lifecycle?
Why Do you Need an Effective Operations and Management Program?
An effective and efficient critical environment Operations & Management (O&M)
ASSET Connect
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ASSET Connect offers 4 levels of services to enterprises
have created new opportunities for directly attributable to
enhancing reliability while reducing human error
costs, when the environment is - Uptime Institutes
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properly managed.

In cases of Data Centers, businesses today are often either wholly dependent on their Data Center or
the Data Center IS their business. Increasingly software-defined Data Centers (virtual machines, virtual
storage, and virtual networks) and workload movements combined with short IT refresh cycles make for a
challenging environment to manage. The potential impact on system availability and business continuity
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can be so severe that each operational task must be carefully evaluated in terms of its net effect on
availability. Connect
Mitigating these challenges requires careful coordination and planning. Most existing infrastructures will
not be able to handle the increasingly high technology and performance demands, and may demonstrate ASSET ASSET
inefficiency in the near future. Predict Operate
With continuous improvement, focused on 24/7 real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, automation
& control processes, and change management, a potential 10 to 30% efficiency gain in new Data Center or ASSET ASSET
critical environment can be realized.
Monitor Commit

Navigating the Path to improved Operational Efficiencies

You may have numerous plans for your business and critical environment to, some of which could be: ASSET Monitor
>> To configure and scale your environment to accommodate your business inevitable growth. An intelligent, real-time, remote monitoring and condition management solution
>> To improve energy efficiency to reduce operating costs. ASSET Predict
>> To optimize maintenance schedules and plans to handle system upkeep without causing Provides predictive failures and corrective actions by leveraging analytics. Provides incident resolution
downtime. management including engineer dispatch

Whatever your challenges are, Schneider Electric can help you make timely, critical, business and
operational decisions. Schneider Electric's ASSET Connect suite of services combines the expertise
and manufacturer level knowledge of Schneider Electric with detailed performance and condition data
from your equipment as well as insight into your business needs that is gained through consultations.
ASSET Commit
Benchmarks and baselines your current environment, provides data analytics specific to your environment,
and implements a Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)
ASSET Operate
Aligns facility operations and maintenance to optimize performance, reliability, and efficiency, leveraging
people, processes, and technology to minimize risks, reduce OPEX, and maximize uptime. Facilitates onsite
activities in conjunction with 24/7 onsite resources against mutually agreed upon KPIs and improvement
indices.
ASSET Monitor
Driving critical action to optimize asset
performance
ASSET Monitor is an intelligent, real-time condition
management solution that collects real-time information from
critical systems. Through 24/7 monitoring, ASSET Monitor
ensures early failure detection, increasing asset availability,
eliminating unnecessary maintenance, and reducing both
downtime and costs.
24/7 Event Monitoring and Alert Notification
Based on real-time data, ASSET Monitor identifies a fault
or alarm, and provides notifications based on a predefined
hierarchy. Critical equipment like UPS systems, batteries
connected to UPS systems, Precision Cooling systems etc. are
monitored, to check across different levels of severity.
Alarm Management and Event Reporting
Constant reporting ensures that you are always connected to
your Data Center and keenly aware of its status and health. The
comprehensive report provides critical data on:
Timing and sequence of incidents, along with the
notification protocols followed
Equipment performance, for a holistic view of the operating
conditions of the components of your critical infrastructure
In addition to reporting, a web portal provides you with real-
time access to ASSET Monitor data, showing health, usage
data, white papers, and more.
ASSET Predict
Event and incident predictionbecause
prevention is better than cure
ASSET Predict encompasses all the benefits of ASSET Monitor
along with providing real-time resolution of incidents, and
combines this with data analytics to predict future incidents.
Incident Management, Failure Prediction, and Resolution
Through a remote managed service based on the alarm
monitoring platform, ASSET Predict allows for swift and efficient
responses to events and incidents. For minimal impact, the
issue will be resolved remotely using both remote management
capabilities and designated on-site resources.
Schneider Electric's Services Bureau manages the complete
response system, covering third-party contractors, site
attendance, reporting and escalations, to ensure complete
operational functionality on-site.
All data gathered is used for predictive modeling, by
understanding the current health of the environment and using
the model to set thresholdsallowing incidents to be predicted
before they pose a threat to your critical infrastructure.
Customized Web Portal: Web-based Asset and Incident
Management
ASSET Predict allows web-based access to a comprehensive
asset list, incident status, resolution tracking, and report
summariesvia PC, and/or smart device. Information accessible
via the web portal includes the ability to view:
A detailed asset list, covering make, model, physical location
within the facility, geographical location, criticality, and
warranty condition
The status of incidents, and track incident resolution status
as well as the parties involved in handling the incident
Report summaries of different assets and incidents
ASSET Commit
Transitioning the operational model from
reactive to proactive
ASSET Commit offers dynamic management and control of
your critical infrastructure, allowing you to develop a proactive
maintenance environment by predicting and correcting critical
issues.
Critical Environment Assessment, Baselining and
Benchmarking
ASSET Commit baselining is the result of a comprehensive
assessment, audit, and survey of your critical environment,
providing insight into both physical and operational strengths
and weaknesses. Baselining allows a clear roadmap to be
defined based on the Data Center Maturity Model from The
Green Grid, supported by recommendations quantified by
accurate cost, savings, and ROI information.
Customized, Advanced Data Analytics
Data analytics involves the collection and analysis of asset
conditions to ensure that each asset provides optimum
performance across the value chain for the entirety of its
lifecycle. Condition information is drawn from devices, systems,
and processes, ensuring maximum performance without
compromising business continuity.
ASSET Commit provides critical input to help you manage
your inventory, optimize IT, increase usage effectiveness, plan
for both current and future capacity, and optimize energy
consumption.
Continuous Improvement
ASSET Commit's Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) is
designed to evaluate performance against organizational goals.
CIP ensures the implementation of an improvement plan, which
can be managed and/or executed by Schneider Electric. Among
the key focus areas of CIP are sustained performance, SLA and
KPI improvements, Data Center maturity planning, and change
management.
ASSET Operate
Ensuring alignment with IT best practices for
optimized facility performance, reliability, and
efficiency
ASSET Operate is a comprehensive operational approach,
designed to align the operation and maintenance of business-
critical environments with IT change management standards,
for optimum performance, reliability, and efficiency. From
maintenance scheduling, to on-site vendor management, to
full-time facility operations and management, our experienced
staff, proven methodology and ASSET Operate tools and
process consistently deliver both high system availability and a
reduction in your total cost of operations, saving you time and
keeping you focused on your core business.
Asset Operate combines the benefits of ASSET Monitor, ASSET
Predict and ASSET Commit along with:
24/7 onsite resources.
Root Cause analysis.
Energy Management.
Environmental Safety management.
Capacity Planning.
Audit compliance.
Carbon footprint reduction.
KPI Reporting.
CMMS (Computerized maintenance Management System)
Implementation.
SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) and MOP (Method of
Procedure) planning and management.
Vendor Management.
Upgrade & Retrofit
Schneider Electric Services Bureau
Delivers the edge you need to make timely, business critical and operational
decisions
The foundation of ASSET Connect is Schneider Electrics Services Bureau, established to deliver world-class
operational efficiency and legendary reliability in critical environments. Housed in Bangalore, India, it is a
dedicated, secure facility servicing the greater Asia Pacific Region.
The Services Bureau offers pioneering skills, tools, processes and services to ensure that your critical
infrastructure ecosystem achieves optimal performance. Our Certified Critical Environment Technical
Experts, ITIL-certified professionals, and Business Analysts have expertise in designing, installing, operating,
monitoring and supporting infrastructure solutions for enterprises globally.
The three building blocks of the Services Bureau are:
Expertise
Critical environment technical experts
ITIL certified professionals
Business analysts
Technology
Monitoring platforms, that enable 24/7 monitoring and alarm management, support multi-vendor
environments, and consolidate data in a customer web portal
Software tools, to enable incident management, environment performance management, and utilization
and capacity management
Data Science
Schneider Electric's data science turns Analytics
data into information, and assists in more
informed, effective, short- or long-term What best can happen? Optimization
action, offering a better understanding of
what is happening, what will happen, and What will happen next? Predective
what could happen. The Services Bureau Modeling

Competitive Advantage
delivers additional value through data
White space management ( Change, capacility, operations, What if trends continue?
analytics, encompassing: Forecasting
cost & Energy)
Data correlation and prediction Why is this happening? Statistical
Analysis
Data aggregation, disaggregation
Performance evaluation and
Notification
benchmarking Alerts What action is needed?
Resources and activities planning and Query
scheduling Drilldown What is the cause of the problem?

Condition monitoring, diagnostic, and Ad Hoc

Reports How many? How often? Where?
maintenance
Standard
Decision support through simulation Reports What Happened?
Context-dependent control
Degree of Intelligence
*Source - SAS
 Delivering Value through Schneider Electric Advantage

Data Services Bureau Customer Value

Power Management
Software Data
Virtualisation, Data Science,
Actionable
DataCenter Software Aggregation & Analytics
Intelligence
Disaggregation
Billing Management
Software Data Domain
Engineering Expertise
Security Systems Process &
Mathematics Advanced
Asset and
Computing
Advanced Energy
DC Assessment Computing Efficiency
Sophisticated
Analytics with
Preventive Mapping Predictive
Maintenance Data Modelling
Indexing
Trending etc Cost
Third Party Data Transformation Reduction
across the
Critical
Site Visits Normalization Infrastructure

Services Bureau
Mission:
To deliver world-class Operational Efficiency and Legendary Reliability in Critical
Environments

> EXPERTISE > TECHNOLOGY > DATA-SCIENCE

Make the most of your energy
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