·By combining services and hardware into a single “as a service” offer, distributors help IT Solution Providers extend their services capabilities to offer more value-add to customers and provide predictable recurring revenue
·Schneider Electric helps IT Solution Providers combine technology and services to meet the changing needs of modern business environments
·Service provides customer peace of mind with complete product protection for a predictable monthly fee avoiding surprise repairs, costs and business disruptions
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced support for IT Distribution partners combining industry-leading APC Smart-UPS solutions with Monitoring & Dispatch services to create their own “as a service” offer for their customers. This offer will enable IT Solution Providers to deliver better visibility and proactive maintenance across their customers’ dispersed UPS systems, lower that customer’s operational costs and increase their own recurring revenue streams.
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Eighty-two percent of companies have experienced unplanned downtime, an issue which costs the average business $260,000 per hour. IT professionals can’t afford any network downtime. However, the realities of the modern business environment make it challenging to maintain network health. As businesses rescale over the coming months, IT managers will have to maintain hybrid IT and edge environments that are both geographically dispersed and may have fewer on-site IT resources. This UPS as a Service offer provides a simple way to support back-up power needs, especially at the edge for network connectivity, compute, or storage, with predictable lower costs and relief for IT staff.
UPS as a Service will provide end users peace of mind, advanced monitoring tools, and complete product protection for a convenient monthly fee.
The solution may include:
· APC Smart-UPS single-phase UPS models ranging from 0.75 to 3kVA with preinstalled network management cards for secure, remote monitoring
·EcoStruxure IT monitoring software synthesizes performance and notification data from the UPS into proactive recommendations to enable secure, wherever-you-go visibility
· Monitoring & Dispatch services that offer 24/7 support to minimize business interruptions
· Flexible contract length options (3 and 5 years) and terms
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“When software and services come together to benefit customers, our partners are able to better meet changing business needs, while opening new opportunities and new revenues models to grow their businesses during this challenging time,” said Shannon Sbar, Vice President of Channels, North America, Schneider Electric. “By empowering our IT Distribution partners to develop a UPS as a Service solution, we’re helping them bring new value to IT Solution Providers with new recurring revenue streams and more touch points across the UPS lifecycle to build stronger relationships with their customers.”
Recurring revenue for Managed Service Providers
Developing a UPS as a Service offer also increases the predictability of an IT Solution Provider’s cash flow by expanding service capabilities and providing recurring revenue streams with supporting customer financing. The solution is based on a flexible, modular approach which allows IT Solution Providers to consider how much control the customer needs and helps them choose the level of Monitoring & Dispatch services that are right for their business.
Schneider Electric is proud to provide personalized assistance to IT Solution Providers to ensure they have the support they require to server their clients. Flexible customer financing options are available through distributors, including Tech Data, D&H, Ingram Micro and SYNNEX.
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