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 »
Jul 02 / By Jamie Bourassa Resiliency at the Edge: Success Stories Three high profile Edge Computing deployments have demonstrated the power of bringing powerful computing close to the point of data collection and processing. Originally published on CIO. Data Analytics and AI might conjure up names… Read Article »
Jun 26 / By Jamie Bourassa Revolutionizing the Consumer Experience at the Edge This article was originally published on Data Center Dynamics. The retail edge is larger than what we traditionally understand by “retail”, says Jamie Bourassa, vice president of edge computing for the IT division of Schneider… Read Article »
Jun 21 / By Jamie Bourassa A New Ecosystem of Technology Partners Helps Retailers Bolster Business Continuity Through System Downtime Avoidance As the retail industry accelerates its drive towards more interactive and digitized customer experiences, the requirement for more complex “hybrid” IT systems becomes more acute. However, as systems grow in complexity, system architecture design and… Read Article »
Apr 03 / By Jamie Bourassa How Edge Computing Will Evolve in 2019 and Beyond The growth of edge computing, where market size is expected to exceed $3.24 billion by 2025, signals a change in the way IT shops will structure their budgets. New investments will likely alter the mix… Read Article »
Mar 12 / By Jamie Bourassa How an Integrated Ecosystem of Partners Drives Edge Computing Customer Value Many of us in the business world perceive the announcement of innovation as a big splash, oftentimes presented on a mega screen during a major tradeshow. Elon Musk announces a plan for colonies on Mars…. Read Article »