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StruxureWare TM for Data Center Software Services

StruxureWare TM for Data Center Software Services. Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare for Data Center Software Service Offers were designed to support the implementation of the data center management software solution. . Our experience maximizes your data center solution;

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StruxureWare TM for Data Center Software Services

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  1. StruxureWareTM for Data Center Software Services • Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare for Data Center Software Service Offers were designed to support the implementation of the data center management software solution. • Our experience maximizes your data center solution; • thus providing you with the ability to plan, and optimize utilization of actual power, cooling and rack capacities quickly and efficiently.

  2. Objectives • Understand new trends and needs • Know your customer • Understand the market opportunity • Understand the service activities • Understand pricing • Know what sales tools are available

  3. Agenda • Overview • Review What’s New • Understanding the customer • Understanding the Service Offers • Configuration Options • Service Levels • Market Opportunity • Identifying the Opportunity • Building the value – Problem to Solution Mapping • Presenting the solution • Sales Tools Available

  4. Monitoring, Measuring and Alerting Centralized monitoring Alerting Decision Support and Information Management Asset management Inventory Planning Scenario Analysis, Master plans Change and Configuration management Execution of plans Capacity and Energy management Maximizing capacity and energy optimization Management and Control Automated management and control Fault-tolerant (fail-over) Software Services Installation, Configuration, Education, & Integration Project management and Customization StruxureWare Management Overview Our market is defined as Products and Services focused on data center management, including:

  5. What’s new with 7.2?

  6. Datacenter influencers and stakeholders Chris, CIO • Delivering his KPI’s • Uptime of 99.99 • Business response • Cost optimization • PUE of 1.5 Eric, Facility Manager • Energy cost • Carbon footprint • HVAC • Power distribution • Building security Jeff, IT Manager • Uptime • Scalability • Deployment speed • White Space Management • Server, router & switches

  7. Response to New Trends and Needs Our response Market trends Customer needs What is required • Regulatory/Compliance • Energy Efficiency/Green • Complexity • Virtualization • Tracking & Documentation • Co-location • Availability • Agility • TCO • Energy Efficiency • System, Services & Software • OS, Virtualization, Load Mgmt • IT Hardware • Power, Distribution & Cooling • Building & Building Management • Intelligent market expansion • New sales and service model • Innovative product offer • Hyper productive global R&D organization • Agile, Efficient and Available Data Centers with low TCO drive the need for real-time informed decision making, enabled by standardized integrated software solutions

  8. StruxureWare For Data Centers Software Service Offers Implementing the StruxureWare Solution Software Maintenance Make sure your investment says current. Our software support services provide in depth technical support and software updates making sure your products stay current. Software Installation Installation and registration of your newly purchased Schneider Electric Management product in accordance to manufacturer specification fulfilled by highly skilled field service engineers Software Education Get the most from your investment by learning operational skills and best practices. Our professional trainers will teach your staff on location. Software Enhancement Not all computing environments are the same. Customize our products by working directly with ours senior software engineers turning products into "solutions" within your new or existing computing environment. Software Configuration Ensuring most value for your new investment in a Schneider Electric Data Center Management product by quickly and precisely configuring the system to suit your specific business needs while utilizing the full capabilities of the product. Software Integration Provide planning, design and project management for the integration of an APC Management product into your existing software or system.

  9. Services Approach • Phase 2 – Project Execution • SXW Data Center Expert Installation • Basic administration • Advanced administration • Alarm threshold, action & profile • configuration • Remote monitoring configuration • Building Management & Surveillance configuration • Device identification • Gateway configuration • Knowledge transfer • SXW Operation Installation • Floor layout creation • Floor & rack mount catalog creation • Floor equipment identification • Rack PDU assessment • Power dependency configuration • IT device assessment & assignment • Mobile installation • Knowledge transfer • SXW Capacity • Power policy configuration • Advanced power configuration • Knowledge transfer • NetBotz Installation & Configuration • Knowledge transfer Typical Approach • Phase 1 – Project Initiation • Pre-Assessment Meeting • Identify & include key stakeholders • Plan project & coordinate timelines • Phase 3 – Project Close Out • Review project accomplishments with key stakeholders • Identify next steps (examples include) • Administrator training • Integration with existing systems • Video testimonial with SE Marketing • Case study with SE Marketing • Meet with Product Development • Transition to Technical Support • Ensure ongoing customer success

  10. Selecting the StruxureWare for Data Center Software Service Offer Service to Order • Configured in InfraStruxure Designer • Combines individual service activities selected based on mandatory and optional requirements unique to the customer solution • Price is an aggregation roll up the individual services Standard Service • Offers a Statement of Work representing the entire service activity • Fixed price Customized Service • Customized Statement of Work to identify the activity and time required to integrate or enhance our StruxureWare for Data Centers Management Software • Individually priced

  11. StruxureWare Management Software Service To Order Packages Implementing the StruxureWare for Data Centers Software Solution in InfraStruxure Designer • Price • Entry level software configuration functionality with minimal investment • Includes basic installation • Value • Fundamental software configuration functionality with minimal investment • Includes all service activities exceptPost Configuration Review • Premium • Advanced software configuration functionality at optimal price point • Includes all service activities includingPost Configuration Review • Customized * • Allowing customers to pick and choose the services activities they require • Customer should be working directly with a sales representative to validate configuration • *Customer assumes responsibility for accuracy of customized services

  12. StruxureWare Management Software Service Offers Selecting the StruxureWare Management Software Service • StruxureWare Management Installation and Configuration is conducted utilizing the Service To Order model withinInfraStruxure Designer • StruxureWare Data Center Expert Configuration - WNSC0101 • StruxureWare Data Center Expert: Basic Administration - WNSC010101 • StruxureWare Data Center Expert: Advanced Administration - WNSC010102 • StruxureWare Data Center Expert: Device Identification – WNSC010111 • StruxureWare Data Center Operation Configuration - WNSC0102 • StruxureWare Data Center Operation: IT Optimize Installation - WNSC010213 – New! • StruxureWare Operation Data Center Operation: IT Optimize Configuration - WNSC010214 - New! • StruxureWare Operation Data Center Operation: PUE DCIE Configuration- WNSC010215 - New! • StruxureWare Capacity Configuration - WNSC0103 • StruxureWare Capacity Policy Configuration - WNSC010301 • StruxureWare Post Configuration Review - WNSC0104 • StruxureWare Central Post Configuration Review - WNSC010404

  13. Pricing the StruxureWare for Data Center Software Configuration Suite Of Service Offer • The service suite is a pick to order model offering mandatory and optional service activities designed to configure the software management solution • InfraStruxure Designer is the configuration tool • There are rules within InfraStruxure Designer that will allow customers to customize the solution based on the need identified by the customer’s software management solution • The cost for the service is determined by the time required to complete the activity • StruxureWare for Data Center Software Configuration Base Service (WNSC010101) is a mandatory service that represents the travel, including air, pre-assessment meeting and associated activities • StruxureWare Follow On Preparation Service (WNSC0105) is a mandatory service that represents the follow on administrative service activities, food and lodging. It will automatically be added following the first day of service and will increment daily. • All other services are optional based on customer need • There are 4 service levels to select for pricing

  14. Problem to Solution Mapping

  15. Who is the Target Buyer/Stakeholder? Data Centers with up to 1,000 Racks Overlapping responsibilities Run the data center as a business

  16. What Differentiates Us?

  17. Uncover the need for service… Important things to ask: • Do you have a dedicated resource you can commit to configuring the software management solution? Schneider Electric has Certified Engineers that have completed a rigorous 4 level testing and hands on certification program. • Would you like to have an Schneider Electric manufacturer Certified Engineer with manufacturer best practices dedicated to configuring your solution? Our Certified Engineers have the ability to work with the Schneider Electric development staff to ensure best practices are adhered to. • Would you like to have key representatives from your staff participate in a Post Configuration Insight knowledge handoff? Schneider Electric offers a hands on knowledge transfer of the customers management solution. This post configuration knowledge transfer ensure your staff knows the details of your solution as oppose to the entire application.

  18. Configuring Correct Solutions It is critical to understand the customer data center to ensure the solution is correctly configured. When choosing Price, Value or Premium service the InfraStruxure Designer will configure the solution based on the input to the design. To ensure a correct configuration there are important things to ask: • How many racks are in the solution? • How many different rack mount devices do you have? • How many different floor mount devices do you have? • How would you like to be notified of an alarm? • How many different rack PDU’s are present? • How many different IT Devices are in the data center? These are sample questions. It is important to understand each service activity for proper configuration. The details are outlined in the individual Statement of Work.

  19. Why Schneider Electric Global Services? Advances in technology have created challenges for the IT manager. The need for greater visibility into data center operation is clear. As part of the Schneider Electric vision, the Schneider Electric Certified Engineers have a focus on what’s happening in the data center today, tomorrow, and in the past. We have deployed the latest technology to provide you with tools to monitor, manage operations, capacity, and energy efficiency. We come to you with deep technical skills and manufacturer best practices. With a Schneider Electric Certified Engineer your risks are minimized allowing you to leverage your software management solution as quickly as possible. • Schneider Electric Certified Engineers have gone through a rigorous 4 level training certification program. • There are extensive testing elements at each level of the program including both hands on and classroom components. • The widely respected Schneider Electric Certified Engineers have access to our software development staff ensuring manufacturer best practices optimize your management solution. • Using Schneider Electric Global Services ensure your internal IT resources are available to handle your day to day needs.

  20. Sales Tools • StruxureWare for Data Centers Software Configuration Suite Statements of Work for each service activity • Quick Sales Reference Sheet title StruxureWare for Data Center Software Configuration Suite At A Glance • How to Sell • A Guide to Software Services in InfraStruxure Designer

  21. Software Contacts Initial Contact – Your regional software service consultant: • NAM Software Service: Bryan Field • LAM Software Service: Hector Martinez • APJ Software Service: Brian Parkinson • GCN Software Service: Jason Cheng • EMEA Software Service: Carlos Garbagnati Software Service • Global VP Advanced Service: Luce Tiberghien • Global PM/Marketing: Susan Dejniak • Global Technical Service Jesper Bjerregaard Sales Management • NAM Sales Director : Greg Johnson • LAM Sales Director : Hector Martinez • APJ Sales Director : Chi Sen Gay • GCN Sales Director : Justin Zhuang • EMEA Sales Director : Peter Loengreen StruxureWare Data Center Expert • Global Product Manager: Ryan Harriman • Global Marketing: Ryan Harriman StruxureWare Data Center Operation, Capacity, Change & Energy Efficiency • Global Product Manager: Henrik Leerberg • NAM Product Manager Raymond Xie • APJ Supreeth Reddy

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