Feb 25 / By Jay Bogosian Want to Be Like These Schools and Win an IT Makeover? They’re out there…lurking in the shadows. Those unsightly IT rooms and closets with servers, routers, and switches sitting on desks, makeshift air handlers held together by duct tape, or the dreaded nest of cables that… Read Article »
Jan 27 / By Larry Hann How Managed Service Providers Gain an Edge on IT Availability Issues: Minimal Smart-UPS Service Investment As we look around every day, we see more and more examples of technology being integral to our lives, brought into our everyday experiences and interactions. It’s a phenomenon that presents a significant opportunity for… Read Article »
Jan 25 / By Steven Brown Battery Health Monitoring: A First Step Toward Predictive Capability in UPS Management The humble battery is responsible for running so many devices, but it usually only draws attention when it drains. In the IT infrastructure, where batteries are necessary for backup power supplies, the attitude toward them… Read Article »
Dec 16 / By Bob Olwig Data Center Disaggregation 101 – How to Build a New Edge Computing Infrastructure As the data center continues to become more disaggregated, the data center itself is also becoming part of a larger distributed ecosystem that includes cloud resources and edge computing. With this shift comes the need… Read Article »
Jun 19 / By Jason Covitz How IT Solution Providers Can Increase Recurring Revenue through Monitoring & Dispatch Services for Edge Computing With the launch of Monitoring & Dispatch Services, IT solution providers have a new service to add to their portfolios that will optimize resources, improve efficiency, and help customers avoid downtime in edge computing sites…. Read Article »
Apr 22 / By Anna Napolitano Working Smart versus Working from Home I have been “smart working” for over 10 years. I have held either regional or global roles, which have demanded some very early mornings and some very late nights to work with colleagues around the… Read Article »
Mar 17 / By Jonathan Healey What You Should Look for in an Edge Computing Infrastructure Management Solution This blog post is part of a series focused on edge computing infrastructure management best practices. Access other blog posts in the series: Blog Post #1: Four Considerations for Managing Edge Computing Systems as Critical… 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 »
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 »
Dec 20 / By Rob McKernan CRN Awards Highlight Value of UPS and Data Center Management Services for IT Solution Providers As customers continue to build edge computing data centers to support Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing access, and other distributed applications, they face challenges inherent in managing these facilities, many of which have few… Read Article »