Schneider Electric
Wattbuy Acquisition Strengthens Schneider Electric’s 2025 Smart Home Strategy
September 11th, 2025IT Managed Services: The New Blueprint for Smart Building Success in 2025?
September 5th, 2025
Smart Building Startups Navigate Shifting Investment Landscape in 2025
The smart building startups ecosystem could be experiencing a point of inflection. While venture capital funding has cooled by 13% in the first half of 2025, merger and acquisition activity has exploded by over 60%, signaling a maturing market where consolidation trumps speculation. Our latest comprehensive analysis of 1,266 startups founded since 2014 reveals a […]
IoT Platforms Shift Beyond SaaS? Business Model Changes for 2025 & Beyond
Did you miss our live stream last week? We explored the complex ecosystem of IoT platforms reshaping how commercial buildings operate, from traditional office spaces to data centers. We examined the five technology tiers, analyzed the competitive landscape of unified versus specialized platforms, and investigated how artificial intelligence is fundamentally disrupting traditional software-as-a-service business models […]
Investment Patterns Shift in 2025: Smart Building Analysis
“In 2025, the convergence of macroeconomic uncertainty, capital market tightening, and renewed supply chain disruptions is altering investment patterns and strategic priorities across the technology landscape,” states our latest research on the Internet of Things (IoT) platforms market in commercial buildings. Many technology supply chains have only recently recovered from the disruptions caused by the […]
Schneider Electric Shows Strong Growth in the Data Center Infrastructure Market
In this Research Note, we examine the Data Center business of Schneider Electric, based on their 2024 Full Year Results, Presentation, and Earnings Call of 20th February 2025. We also highlight previous acquisitions and growth for this key vertical, before assessing the competitor landscape and ranking of the major building infrastructure suppliers in the data […]
Keeping Cool in an Increasingly Hot Data Center HVAC Market
Developing technology trends like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and digital transformation are driving the global demand for data processing and storage to unprecedented levels. As a result, energy-intensive data centers are fast becoming a major energy consumer, due in large part, to cooling systems that account for up to 40% of their total consumption, […]
What’s Behind Schneider Electric’s Acquisition of Motivair?
This Research Note examines what’s behind Schneider Electric’s acquisition of Motivair Corporation, a US manufacturer of liquid cooling solutions for data centers. We review the transaction details, the strategic rationale, the Motivair offering and assess how this acquisition fits into Schneider Electric’s data centers portfolio. Transaction Details Schneider Electric agreed to acquire a 75% controlling […]
The Impact of AI on Energy Management Software for HVAC Optimization
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are playing a big role in the digitization of our commercial buildings. AI leverages advanced computational algorithms, such as neural networks, to enable systems to perceive environmental conditions, learn from data, reason about optimal actions, and interact with building automation systems. “Today, the most advanced HVAC Optimization leverages […]
Mapping the Strategic Direction of Schneider Electric in Smart Buildings 2024
This research note examines Schneider Electric’s emerging strategic priorities in the smart building space. We have mapped acquisitions, divestments, strategic partnerships, and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the group, by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type. This article is intended as a non-exhaustive indicator of Schneider Electric’s strategic […]
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