One of the drawbacks to maintenance in ICT systems in South Africa is the distance involved in providing energy, information and communication to a large country with diverse urban and rural needs. Added to this is the necessity of skilled operators being available to meet these needs timeously, before emergencies develop. Augmented reality (AR) may be able to close these gaps and provide the needed expertise by bringing a new level of productivity to a wide range of tasks. AR has powerful potential for colocation data centre service providers by joining the dots connecting data centre infrastructure management to maintenance and service operations. Today, Schneider Electric is incorporating AR technology into its EcoStruxure for Data Centres architecture and has been showcasing this capability at recent industry events. The use of AR in data centre service and maintenance fills two urgent needs: ensuring uptime, and dealing with complex architectures and availability of qualified staff. With AR, you can train people before sending them to site.
Contact Sli Dumakude, Schneider Electric, Tel 011 254-6400, sli.dumakude@se.com
