Enable Digital Transformation with Edge Networks from Schneider APC

IT is impacting higher education institutions more than ever before. In the US, for example, universities, both public and private, are spending an average of 4.2 percent of their budgets on Information Technology. Based on National Center for Education Statistics that cite overall higher ed spending at $536 Billion, that means a total of $22.5 Billion per year is being spent on IT alone.

The nature of how this technology investment is being deployed is changing. Computing is becoming less centralized and is now pushed closer to the source of where the data is being generated. Within IT departments, the processing which occurs in this outer perimeter of the campus network is often referred to as “edge computing.” Whereas IT used to only play a general information processing utility role, which relied mostly on the processing power of large centralized data centers, colleges and universities are now leveraging distributed IT technology to press their competitive advantage for both recruitment (of talented students, researchers and faculty) and for increased research project funding.

Three examples of how such changes are manifesting themselves across university environments:

• Academic departments now lean on local IT to drive research funding.
• Major college athletics grow the fan base through high quality “user” experience.
• Student Life departments responding to “wired” dorm life.

EDGE Networks

Edge computing is designed to put applications and data closer to devices — and their users. While cloud computing drove the creation of mega data centres, edge computing brings distributed IT with an exponential number of micro data centres.

Find everything you need to know about the edge and its role in the digital transformation.

• EcoStruxure IT: a cloud-based platform that provides secure visibility of all your edge data centres — anywhere, anytime, any device.
• Smart-UPS Lithium-Ion: What you've come to trust now made for Edge with 2x the battery life and up to 50% lower TCO.
• Physical Security Solutions: Micro data centres provide a physically and digitally secure solution — from basic to advanced — for IT at the edge.

Why APC?

In today’s connected world, you deserve integrated solutions for the transformation of IT. Our proven industry leadership, combined with the largest community of IT partners, has resulted in collaborative technology that delivers connectivity, reliability, and accessibility through simplified delivery and expert services.

See what Certainty in a Connected World means to us, and how it could have a positive impact on your educational institution or business.

Key Benefits

• Enabling IT trends and technology.
• Market leadership and innovation.
• Integrated solutions and capabilities.