Jul 20 / By Jamie Bourassa How Edge Computing Creates New Opportunities for IT Solution Providers Today’s data center landscape represents a broad patchwork of processing hub architectures that embrace both centralized and distributed approaches. Analysts often coin the term “hybrid” to describe this mix of cloud and colocation data centers,… Read Article »
Jan 21 / By Jamie Bourassa From Dunkin’ to Llama Llama – How Edge Computing Drives Digital Experiences These days, digitization-driven value creation is cropping up in all kinds of different ways. It influences everything from the way we more efficiently conduct our business to benefits we accrue in our daily personal lives…. Read Article »
Dec 17 / By Jamie Bourassa New Edge Computing Formula for Capturing IoT Business Value: A Partnership Ecosystem Built on Deep Collaboration Much has been written over the last several years concerning the growth and business value potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) and related trends such as edge computing. For example, Gartner, Inc. forecasts that… Read Article »
Nov 26 / By Jamie Bourassa Why My Smart Phone Told Me Not to Eat My Wife’s Banana Bread: A Food & Beverage Industry Edge Computing Story My family and I are pretty brave when it comes to trying out new and exotic foods. Hot chili peppers? No problem. Escargot on a Friday night? Why not? However, that’s the exception rather… Read Article »
Oct 24 / By Jamie Bourassa For Retailers, Power, Digitization and Edge Computing Emerge as Major Innovation Summit Themes As retailers across the globe pursue new approaches for reducing cost while increasing the quality of their customers’ experience, many are exploring the different ways new digitization technologies and edge computing are driving business growth…. Read Article »
Sep 20 / By Jamie Bourassa Edge Computing: The Retail Technology Enabler that Drives In-Store Digital Capabilities Changing markets are impacting how most retailers restructure their operations. With trade barriers rising, retailers are forced to transform sourcing and logistics into sophisticated digital supply chains. At the same time, minimum wages are rising… Read Article »
Sep 10 / By Jamie Bourassa How CIOs can Bridge the Skills Gap for Edge Computing Deployments According to Gartner, Inc., 80 percent of corporate employees do not have the skills needed for their current and future roles. Digital transformation initiatives have only increased this gap by creating intense competition for those few workers… Read Article »
Sep 05 / By Jamie Bourassa Experts Debate Banking 4.0 Impact on Data Centers and Edge Computing Financial Services organizations such as banks, investment firms, and insurance companies are now facing the challenge of what to do with their existing on-premise enterprise data center assets. Are these data centers now obsolete and… Read Article »
Aug 23 / By Jamie Bourassa Improve Edge Computing Systems Uptime: Strategies that Really Work When end users ask how to best manage and maintain their new edge computing systems, the answer is not always straightforward. Unlike data centers, most applications at the edge are deemed non-critical. If a system… Read Article »
Aug 08 / By Jamie Bourassa How to Capitalize on the Edge Computing Opportunity IT solution providers are well positioned to address the business needs of organizations undergoing digital transformation and the related transition to edge computing. With a unique set of technical skills and an extensive market coverage… Read Article »