AI-infused software solutions optimise energy consumption
Basingstoke, UK, 5th November 2020: Value-add distributor Exertis Enterprise has added QiO Technologies to its portfolio in the UK, in a distribution deal which is the first of its kind for the vendor.
The deal enables Exertis Enterprise to sell QiO’s AI-infused software Europe-wide.
QiO’s products, QiO Foresight Maintenance® and QiO Foresight Energy®, allow each customer to optimise energy consumption and cut their carbon footprint, as well as improve safety and reduce operation costs, through the application of configuration-driven blueprints.
The depth and reach of Exertis’s knowledge and network was the reason for selecting the distributor to bring QiO’s AI software to market, says Baz Khuti, CEO and Co-Founder of QiO.
“We welcome the opportunity to partner with Exertis Enterprise as our distributor of Foresight Energy and Foresight Maintenance applications. Through our alliance, customers can now benefit from proven Augmented AI applications to reduce energy, carbon and improve operational costs without compromising safety and quality.”
QiO’s augmented applications provide out of the box, pre-built blueprints to accelerate customer digital initiatives. This allows customers to move from proofs of value and pilots to full scale production without large consultancy costs and custom data science models.
QiO Foresight Maintenance® and QiO Foresight Energy® are enabled by QiO’s unique Applied AI framework – a bridge between what is possible in a data science lab and practical in production. QiO’s Applied AI framework acts as a mentor to engineers providing customers with a practical, proven and secure approach to scale and ensure repeatable AI models across their plants, assets and operations.
QiO’s Foresight Applications deliver orchestration from three interrelated perspectives, enabling the plants of the future and remote operators to:
- Provide feedback loops to improve the accuracy of AI models.
- Fully automate the control of physical machinery.
- Automate the complete cycle from sensor to process automation of manual inspection, safety and service processes, thus dramatically improving customer service.
What’s more, QiO’s Foresight applications are conducive to allowing workers to operate plants remotely, save energy and ensure efficiency in today’s environmentally-aware society, and supporting current trends of remote working for many.
Angelo Apa, Global Head of Enterprise Vendor Management said: “At Exertis we are very keen to present solutions which improve sustainability and QiO is a fantastic addition to our portfolio. They have reference customers who are seeing up to 8% savings in the amount of energy used with the financial and carbon benefits this brings.”
Businesses which have high energy overheads are an ideal fit for QiO’s software, and verticals such as those with an industrial focus, hospitals, datacentres, and large MSPs, where a reduction in carbon emissions, and therefore significant cost savings, can be made.
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About Exertis Enterprise
Exertis Enterprise is an award-winning, specialist value-add distributor. It has dedicated its 30-year history to data storage, servers and end-to-end IT solutions, offering a world-class portfolio of vendors. Exertis Enterprise distributes throughout Europe, and ensures customers receive a technical, commercial and competitive business advantage.
Exertis Enterprise has a strong commitment to satisfying ever-changing business needs, driving innovation and customer growth, and facilitating unique ways of adding value.
Exertis Enterprise’s in-depth knowledge of the market, and ability to provide market-leading and cost-effective solutions, mean that its partners benefit from not only first-class service, but also a world-class, all-encompassing storage, server, security and software portfolio.
Originally founded in 1991, Hammer became a subsidiary of Exertis in 2016, subsequently changing its name to Exertis Hammer in 2018, and to Exertis Enterprise in 2020. Its headquarters are in Basingstoke, UK, with a staff of 180, and it has increasing European presence with offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden serving the Nordics, The Netherlands, and Spain serving Iberia.
About Exertis
Exertis is the leading technology distributor of consumer, business and enterprise products from pioneering technology brands. It plays an integral role in supplying the world with cutting-edge tech. For over 40 years, Exertis distributed the technology that transformed society and helped the world transition to digital. These days, Exertis distributes everything from AV solutions to AI-powered smart-tech.
Exertis is powered by the mantra ‘our people, our customers, our business’. In 2020 it won ‘Best Company to Work For’ at the CRN Sales & Marketing Awards and had a turnover of £3.913 billion. Exertis, a subsidiary of parent company DCC PLC, a FTSE 100 company, represents more than 700 brands in the UK alone and continues to grow. As technology evolves, so does Exertis.