Schneider Electric reiterates its market leadership in DCIM technology expertise at IDC Middle East CIO Summit 2013

This participation ensures their continued commitment to engage with the CIO community on the latest innovations and trends in the datacenter market.

Currently in its sixth year, IDC's CIO Summit Series is recognized as the foremost gathering for senior IT executives in the region.

This year's summit provided thought provoking and actionable industry intelligence through a mix of end-user presentations and case studies. The event ran from 18-19 February at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai.

Olivier Delepine , Vice President Gulf Countries, IT Business - Schneider Electric said, "We are happy that the event provided an ideal platform to engage attendees with our latest hardware and software solutions including StruxureWare, which provides IT managers with the confidence that all organizational policies and projects are easily and universally applied within the data centre. The solution additionally offers advanced analysis and smartphone support to enable improved data center operations."

"Schneider Electric remains committed to bringing robust and innovative solutions to the market, as part of our effort to further streamline IT and facilities management. Our platinum sponsorship and participation at the IDC CIO Summit emphasizes our commitment to developing the data center infrastructure management market," he added.

Schneider Electric's participation builds on its recent 'Power to the Cloud' event that saw the company reporting robust global growth in sales for 2012, recording a rise of 13.6% for IT business.

Datacenter infrastructure management (DCIM) software has also been earmarked as another area for robust growth over the next five years, with estimates of 60% market penetration by 2014 - a significant jump from 1% in 2012. The adoption of DCIM continues to prove effective in contributing to energy savings and streamlined operations.

Jyoti Lalchandani, Vice President and Managing Director of IDC Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, said, "The consistent performance of Schneider Electric clearly validates the vision of the company. At IDC, we laud their commitment to working across sectors to offer niche data center management solutions. This makes Schneider Electric a crucial partner for the sixth IDC CIO Summit."