Nov 04 / By Pankaj Sharma Why Retail Needs to Leverage Edge Computing Solutions Retailers are no strangers to disruption, having been forced by online shopping to innovate and adjust their strategies to new consumer habits. The disruption is far from over, as the Internet of Things (IoT) creates… 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 »
Oct 18 / By Jason Covitz UPS Monitoring is a Requirement for Edge Data Center Reliability and Availability Companies are building edge data centers at a furious pace to support the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital transformation efforts that demand compute power close to end-users. At the same time, they’re coming face-to-face… Read Article »
Oct 02 / By Jim Simonelli As Edge Computing Applications Diversify, So Do the Micro Data Centers that Support Them Big data and the Internet of Things are among the market and technology trends that have altered the distributed computing landscape. Whereas pockets of network closets traditionally hosted communications switches in office buildings, now, more… Read Article »
Sep 27 / By Pankaj Sharma Making Sense of the IoT Security Protection for your UPS Network Management Card While the Internet of Things promises plenty of business benefits, it also presents significant challenges, with security being at the top of the list. One area that might get overlooked is security in UPS management and… 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 16 / By Kim Povlsen AI-driven, Cloud-based DCIM is Simplifying Data Center and Edge Computing Management This article was originally published on Data Center Dynamics. There is no doubt in my mind that the jobs of IT and data center managers are getting tougher. I’ve witnessed it firsthand. Most are being… 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 »