International. Schneider Electric identified five types of technology investments that stand out this year that will be critical for companies to achieve their strategic business objectives.
The company explains that to ensure safe, efficient and connected environments, checking this area is carefully essential for those responsible for technology companies. It is also important for the IT channel, as they generate many opportunities for the sale of solutions, products and services.
1 - Implement advanced security tools - Every year, increase the number and variety of threats. In 2016, ransomware and phishing have become prevalent and the trend is to continue this year. It is important to consider the adoption of advanced protection tools such as threat intelligence and malware behavior analysis with heuristics to quickly detect unknown threats. Protection tools are essential, plus attention: investing in new technology also requires investing in the training of its members, in endpoint security and management correction - programs to update or correct the software. These elements are essential.
2 - Investing in business continuity - Natural disasters and the "plague" of ransonwares underscore the need for well-defined business continuity plans. In addition to cloud-based backup and disaster recovery (BDR) solutions, you also need to work on business continuity planning.
3 - Use workflow technology - As companies move forward with digitization plans you should review and adjust workflow processes to optimize efficiency and productivity. The more the company automates repetitive processes, the more efficient it will be. Workflow management systems that automate processes and monitor Service Level Agreement (SLA) indicators to determine whether the KPI (key performance indicators) has been met needs to be better understood.
4 - Power management and cooling - No power, no grid. Power outages are seriously harmful, unless backup power is available. Most networks and data centers are supported by UPS – uninterruptible power supply – which keep the lights on and protect the organization's digital assets. Managed power and cooling enables remote management and solution of power infrastructure problems.
5 - Bet on Edge Computing - is a technology that will be increasingly important, as companies seek the balance between real-time data processing for insights and analysis of data standards for rapid planning and forecasting. Edge Computing creates digital stations between remote data centers in the cloud and the local network.
