5 Ways Your Data Center Benefits from Connected Infrastructure
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5 Ways Your Data Center Can Benefit From Legrand’s Connected Infrastructure Framework
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Connected Infrastructure combines our solutions, industry leading customer advocacy, design and support teams, for a comprehensive approach to your network. Through Connected Infrastructure, we deliver maximum performance, time savings, space optimization, superior customer experience and sustainability by design, to address your challenges, today and tomorrow.
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Connected Infrastructure Supports Key IT Initiatives
• Improving density and overall data center throughput providing a better environment for highly virtualized or cloud computing projects
• Optimizing data center space and rack unit availability providing the space necessary to support rapidly expanding infrastructure to support new mobile and “consumerized” applications
• Optimizing staff resources in the data center• Reducing operating costs/expenses for staff, energy, and data
center components• Minimizing downtime with better cable infrastructure• Delivery of fully integrated solutions, that are co-engineered to
work seamlessly, providing faster deployment
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Connected InfrastructureLegrand’s framework for the next generation of data center effectiveness and efficiency focusing on: Performance, Time, Space, Experience, and Sustainability
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Augmenting the Existing Data Center Focus on Power & Cooling
The gains from power and cooling have been the focal point for efficiency. Expanding the focus to become more holistic and deliver new benefits for your data center is the genesis of Connected Infrastructure
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New areas for saving operating costs
Reducing staff time necessary for common activities and tasks
Reducing the capex costs with highly scalable and flexible infrastructure
Removing performance bottlenecks while increasing reliability
Simplifying the customer/vendor relationship
The Connected Infrastructure Framework Delivers:
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The Tangible Benefits of Connected Infrastructure
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Performance Benefits
Eliminate Downtime with Better Cable Management
Improved ChannelPerformance withCo-EngineeredCable & Connectivity
Lower Insertion Loss to Meet Fiber Application Budget
Racks with Integrated CableManagement toProtect Performance
Increased PortDensity for MaximumRack Utilization
Seamless Integration of Pathways and Physical Infrastructure for Optimum Cable Performance
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Time Saving BenefitsReduce Time for Installation and Moves/Adds/Changes
Cable Pathways Integrated with Physical InfrastructureSaves DeploymentTime
Faster Deployment with Pre-Terminated Copper and Fiber Solutions
Unique Features for Faster Installation of Physical Infrastructure
Reduce Technician Timewith the Flexibility to MixCopper and Fiber on theSame Rack Unit
Speed Up the Termination Processfor Copper and Fiber
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Space Availability Benefits
Increased Port DensityFrees up RUs
Smaller OutsideDiameter Cables and Mixed MediaSupport IncreasedDensity and Flexibility
Support for MultipleTopologies, Top of RackMiddle of Row, Endof Row
Taller Racks Support Up to 38% More RU Space in the Same Square Footage
Advanced Cooling and Air Flow Solutions for Maximum Capacity
Integrated Overhead Patching to Free up Real Estate for Active Equipment
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Customer Experience Benefits
A Single Point ofContact for the Entire Project from DesignThrough Deployment
Solution Guides andPlans Based on Field Expertise with Proven Deployments
Seamless Integrationof Co-designed Products toSimplify Installation andDeployment
National & Global Coordination of Logisticsand Contractors
Interactive Tools to Enhance Project and Customer Experience
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Sustainability Benefits
90%Legrand Productsare RoHS Compliant
nCompass™, the Joint Legrand and Superior Essex Structured Cabling Solution ContributesTowards LEED certification
Increased Recycled Material and ReducedPackaging
Integrated Air Flow Management Enhances Cooling Efficiency Without Additional Energy Use
Reduce Energy Use by 95% with Integrated Closed Coupled Cooling
Legrand has a StrongCommitment to SustainabilityPractices
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Connected Infrastructure from Legrand provides the next level of efficiency and effectiveness for data centers and the staff who run them.
The five aspects of Connected Infrastructure work synergistically and have a more holistic view of the data center than power and cooling solutions alone.
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