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The platform , part of Eaton ’ s Brightlayer Data Centres suite , is the first in the industry to unite asset management , IT and operational technology , OT device monitoring , power quality metrics and advanced electrical supervision in a single , native application .

“ Point solutions are no longer sufficient to provide datacentre operators the visibility they need into their increasingly complex ecosystem of IT and OT assets ,” said Ashraf Yehia , Managing Director , Eaton Middle East .

The new solutions in Brightlayer Data Centres suite leverage a single , native application to manage , monitor and control a wide range of infrastructure assets while providing seamless integration with other software and a simplified way to expand software capabilities as an operator ’ s needs grow . are using or plan to use digital technology to track performance relative to their sustainability goals .

Eaton ’ s Brightlayer Data Centres suite provides a single application to manage , monitor and control critical site power management assets . These include uninterruptible power supplies , UPSs , power distribution units , PDUs , switchgear , generators , cooling equipment , battery storage , solar equipment and more .

The platform offers three solutions that can be used alone or together based on customer needs .

Monitors assets ; provides trends , alerts and reports ; and manages power , space , connectivity and cooling resources to maximise IT application uptime , all while minimising capital and operating expenditures .

Ashraf Yehia , Managing Director , Eaton Middle East

Deliver real-time and historical visibility into a datacentre ’ s electrical power system to quickly resolve and identify the root cause of unexpected issues and understand a facility ’ s use of water , air , gas , electricity and steam to reduce operating costs and meet sustainability goals .

Manages and controls network-connected assets such as PDUs and UPSs , regardless of vendor or where they are located , and proactively identifies and automates actions to prevent IT equipment from going down . With cybersecurity protection built in , users can execute remote firmware upgrades and configuration changes to safeguard critical data from potential cyber threats .

As needs evolve after initial implementation , customers can add functionality , eliminating the need to migrate data or integrate multiple software platforms . p

Datacentre operators are realising new opportunities to use data to become more sustainable amid internal and external pressure to reduce carbon footprints . A full 40 % of datacentre operators are seeking to leverage digitalisation to lower their overall energy costs while more than a third see opportunities to reduce waste such as heat or materials , according to The intersection of digital transformation and the energy transition , a research report commissioned by Eaton and developed by S & P Global Market Intelligence .

Additionally , when it comes to reporting sustainability metrics , 46 % of operators

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