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 »
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 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 »
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 »
Jun 10 / By Ron Catanzaro Standardization Helps Reduce Risk, Cost and Complexity of Edge Computing Deployments World Wide Technology (WWT) wanted to create an innovative environment that brings together a vast range of technology. The provider envisioned a place where real data centers could be built and rebuilt and be quickly… Read Article »
May 28 / By Patrick Donovan Edge computing Integrated Ecosystem – “It Takes a Village” to Deploy & Manage IT at the Edge Configuring, deploying, and maintaining the supporting infrastructure for IT equipment is tough enough. Doing all of this for multiple, geographically-dispersed sites without local trained staff makes it even harder. How can you ease the burden,… Read Article »