Playing Offense: How IT Solution Providers Can Drive Growth with Sustainable Solutions

Playing Offense: How IT Solution Providers Can Drive Growth with Sustainable Solutions IT solution providers have always sought out innovative strategies to gain an edge in the competitive market. “Despite the economic uncertainty, there are opportunities for companies to play offense and accelerate value creation in the net-zero transition. Building a set of strategic moves now could set up early movers for cost and carbon reductions, green premiums, strong market positions, and new capabilities. Players that choose to slow down could find themselves lagging behind.” -McKinsey & Co The good news: there are significant opportunities for solution providers to ensure their customers don’t slow down - or take their eye off the ball when it comes to sustainability. Solution providers can find an approach that works in all of these areas through a strategy that includes technology and offerings from Schneider Electric. In one area, for example, EcoStruxure-based approaches give solution providers an opportunity to lead in long-term Data Center Infrastructure Management. By its nature, EcoStruxure provides a platform where solution providers can play offense on sustainability even as assets move into and out of a data center - and provide real-time information that supports decision-making. Another example, Trade-UPS for Edge Computing, is a program from APC by Schneider Electric that gives solution providers and their customers a continuing strategy for recycling old IT hardware as new hardware replaces it. Both Schneider Electric programs give their partners the ability to maintain forward-thinking strategies that are proactive and put solution providers on “offense” in guiding customers to long-term sustainability.