This partnership underscores Schneider’s and Cisco’s focus on sustainability by integrating technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Schneider Electric and Cisco have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver innovative business solutions for customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
The MoU targets four primary areas: energy infrastructure, smart buildings, data centres and industry solutions. Combining the expertise and experience of Schneider Electric and Cisco, this joint strategy aims to create a service practice between both companies to offer customers in EMEA a set of differentiated services, including technology planning, strategy and roadmap, information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) integration, and energy optimisation.
Adele Trombetta, Senior Vice President and general Manager of Cisco Customer Experience (CX) EMEA, said, “Our customers are prioritising sustainability as an environmental and business imperative to align with intensifying consumer calls for a lower-carbon future. We continue to invest in the power of AI/ML, automation, and the scale of our telemetry data to build solutions that can help identify, accelerate and measure the impact of our customers’ sustainability initiatives.
“Our collaboration with Schneider Electric marks another step in Cisco’s journey to empower businesses with cutting-edge technology that can redefine our customers’ user experience, boost cost optimisation and improve security. Together, we are poised to build impactful and meaningful digital solutions that cater to the needs of diverse industries, setting new standards in IT-OT convergence.”
Pankaj Sharma, Executive Vice President of the Secure Power Division at Schneider Electric, said, “This collaboration with Cisco is a testament to our commitment to keep the innovation cycle at full speed while addressing our customers’ business-critical needs and be the partner of choice for our customer’s digital transformation journey. By harnessing our collective expertise, Schneider and Cisco can deliver solutions that drive holistic digital transformation and support our customers’ sustainability and decarbonisation goals.”
This megatrend is shifting the requirements of all industries, and this Cisco and Schneider Electric partnership is now aligned to leverage the strengths of both companies to provide comprehensive solutions to meet the customer needs of the future.
This work underscores both companies’ focus on sustainability and leading the digital transformation of industries by integrating technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) under existing solution technology integrator arrangements.
