“Partnerships are paramount to Cisco ’ s overarching strategy and success ”
SIELEN NAMDAR GLOBAL HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR INDUSTRIES AT CISCO AND INDEPENDENT BOARD DIRECTOR
time and convergence of IT and Operations Technology ( OT ) networks designed with circularity in mind . As a result , power was saved and Enel ’ s renewable energy hosting capacity was increased by several gigawatts .
Scottish Power needed reliable and secure networking communications for offshore wind farm deployments . Cisco was able to create a simplified network deployment with standardised architecture designs or Cisco Validated Design ( CVDs ) that are modular and repeatable . Thanks to this collaboration , Scottish Power benefitted from enhanced security with end-to-end multilevel security capabilities and flexibility to scale for wind farm sizes , future services and applications .
Cisco has also deployed smart and sustainable buildings solutions for many customers as well as for Cisco ’ s own offices in New York City , Atlanta and Paris .
With sustainability a tall order , Sielen and the wider company of Cisco is firm in the belief that having a strong ecosystem is pivotal to success . Its host of alliance partners includes Intel , Schneider Electric , Rockwell Automation and Honeywell , among others .
“ They innovate with us to drive integrated sustainability solutions , making us stronger together ,” Sielen says . “ We do this by collectively embedding circularity into the design of our products and making them more energy efficient – and by developing joint solutions that can power smart buildings and more sustainable infrastructure such as for manufacturing plants , smart grids , renewable energy , data centres , stadiums and EV charging stations .
“ We have a strong partnership with Intel across a large portfolio of technologies and many industries including manufacturing , transportation , utilities and more . The collaboration makes us stronger together and allows us to offer integrated and innovative solutions to our customers .”
On sustainability , Intel is enabling Cisco ’ s product portfolio with energy controls in their processors and chipsets , including built-in accelerators , optimised power mode and telemetry features for monitoring and control of electrical consumption and carbon emissions .
Intel is also bringing AI assets running on Cisco ’ s edge portfolio to identify inefficiencies and recommend energy savings measures , predicting maintenance – meaning slashing unplanned downtime and extending life of assets – forecasting demand to adjust inventory levels minimising risk of over-production and improving and accelerating yield analysis , resulting in decrease in defects , less waste and improved factory output .
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