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Growth without limits: Digital Realty’s journey to becoming a global leader in colocation

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Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
  • America
  • Asia
  • Europe
Country
  • United States
Product
  • EcoStruxure
  • EcoStruxure Building Operation
  • EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert
  • EcoStruxure Pod Data Center
Tech Stack
  • IoT
  • Cloud
  • Analytics
  • Cybersecurity
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Productivity Improvements
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Cost Savings
Technology Category
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
  • Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries
  • Telecommunications
  • Finance & Insurance
  • Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
  • Discrete Manufacturing
  • Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Supply Chain Visibility
  • Inventory Management
Services
  • Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
  • Data Science Services
  • System Integration
About The Customer
Digital Realty is a global data center partner that provides colocation services to a diverse base of US and international companies of all sizes in various industries including financial services, cloud and information technology, manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences, and consumer products. The company has crafted the global standard for technical real estate by developing a unique capability to acquire, manage, and scale data center campuses. They are building a unique ecosystem of open solutions that power customer growth through exceptional service. Built on a foundation of unrivaled data center expertise, their vision is to build a network of connected campuses and internet gateways powering growth and prosperity for customers, employees, and shareholders alike. Its 170 data centers serve more than 2,300 customers in 33 metro markets, across 4 continents.
The Challenge
Digital Realty, a global data center partner, is trusted with the mission-critical architectures of some of the top companies in social media, financial services, and health care. As the company continues to increase its footprint, it is of critical importance that everything from system architecture to end-user reporting be consistent across all sites. Employing non-standard solutions from site to site leads to operational inefficiencies and inflated costs. With such a diverse portfolio of customers, standardizing operations globally is a must. They currently provide colocation data center services to a diverse base of US and international companies of all sizes in financial services, cloud and information technology, manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences, and consumer products. Its 170 data centers serve more than 2,300 customers in 33 metro markets, across 4 continents. They are poised for quick expansion across Europe and Asia-Pacific, and building a consistent infrastructure will be the key to success.
The Solution
Digital Realty and Schneider worked together to develop standard solutions and configurations to ensure consistency for both existing and new customers. By combining EcoStruxure Building Operation and EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert, Digital Realty is leveraging the specialized and powerful tools within each platform for a more unified and efficient approach to monitoring and controlling the facilities, and it’s all accessible through a single pane of glass. To support its growing global facility base, Digital Realty leverages Schneider Electric comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure solutions including the EcoStruxure Pod Data Center. With EcoStruxure Pod Data Center, Digital Realty has the flexibility to scale to fit customer’s varied configurations with reduced time for installation and faster deployment.
Operational Impact
  • Site operators now have the right tools to efficiently run their data centers consistently across the globe.
  • Digital Realty has improved operational visibility, enhanced reporting, and optimized facility control.
  • Through the partnership with Schneider Electric, Digital Realty has all the tools they need to successfully execute their vision of the future.
  • The system shows transfers and loads, and if power is out and generators are fired, the operator is alerted and can see it all in real-time — from one screen.
  • Alarms from the mechanical and electrical infrastructure are integrated with internal alarm notification and security systems to ensure that data from the mechanical and electrical systems is aligned with internal asset management systems, and is available to internal DCIM.
Quantitative Benefit
  • EcoStruxure has been deployed in 450,000+ installations, with the support of 9,000 system integrators, connecting over 1 billion devices.

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