System Integration & Control Systems Design


PCS stays up so you don’t have to

April 2024 System Integration & Control Systems Design

It’s another 3 am callout and you get out of your warm bed and head off to the plant to press the reset button on a server that seems to have fallen asleep. Does this sound familiar? Rather than reboot that server maybe it’s time to give it the boot. Maybe it’s time to look at a solution that stays online 99,99999% of the time so you don’t have to. This the world of Stratus computer platforms, tailor-made for your critical applications.

Stratus Technologies is a global leader in simple, protected and autonomous edge computing platforms. With over 40 years of experience, the company caters to a diverse clientele ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small and medium enterprises. The company’s client roster reads like a who's who of industry giants, and includes over half of the Fortune 100 companies, six out of the top 10 global food and beverage companies, and eight out of the top 10 Fortune 100 energy companies

With its expertise in zero-touch computing, the company can ensure the secure and remote operation and control of mission-critical applications, sparing you the stress of downtime. Having scrutinised over 100 million computing hours across a multitude of customers, it has mastered the art of foiling failures before they disrupt your process. Stratus actively supports 4000 customers with over 11 000 deployments worldwide.

PCS Global is an experienced Premium Distributor and implementor of Stratus solutions. For over 15 years the company has been helping global companies leverage technology to streamline, stabilise and secure their businesses.

Partnering with leading technology brands, they deliver seamless solutions tailored to each client's needs. An experienced team offers a turnkey approach, guiding organisations through digital transformation from concept to cloud. Their track record of excellence is evidenced by industry awards and endorsements.

PCS Global’s alliance with Stratus as a Premium Distributor combines Stratus’ fault-tolerant computing solutions with PCS Global’s ability to roll out solutions for enterprises, and has resulted in a dynamic duo in the world of uninterrupted computing. “PCS Global is about scalability, stability and security, and Stratus fits the bill like a custom-tailored suit. We're not just partners, we're the epitome of synergy in the fight against downtime and data loss,” says PCS Global CEO, Sabin Nair.

The mainstays of the Stratus portfolio are Stratus ztC Edge and Stratus ztC Endurance.

Stratus ztC Edge is your ticket to troublefree computing at the edge of your network.

It’s a secure, rugged, highly automated computing platform that enables the rapid and efficient delivery of reliable mission-critical applications in remote or understaffed locations at the edge of corporate networks. It comes with built-in virtualisation and automated protection, resulting in effortless deployment and fault tolerance in the harshest of environments.

ztC Edge is easy to deploy and secure, easy to manage locally and remotely, and easy to maintain and service. Self-monitoring, self-protecting and self-synchronising, it enables the quick, easy delivery of highly available and fault-tolerant virtualised edge applications.

The ztC Endurance platform builds on Stratus’ unique combination of built-in software and hardware, proactive health monitoring and serviceability, to run mission-critical applications without downtime or data loss. It’s a next-generation family of intelligent, predictive computing platforms with cutting-edge fault tolerance. Also boasting 99.99999% uptime, it promises uninterrupted service at the edge, operations centre or data centre.

It features a modular design, predictive fault tolerance and increased serviceability and manageability. These performance gains are made possible by the latest generation technology components, including 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

Whether you're steering a Fortune 500 ship or captaining a smaller vessel, Stratus has your back. Say farewell to downtime and embrace uninterrupted productivity. We think it’s time you got a good night’s rest, and we’ll take care of the rest.


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