There has been a lot of communication in the market about the definition of edge computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and explaining how edge is where computing happens between here and there to reduce latency….
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OCP and Open19: Addressing the Open Compute Needs of both Edge and Hyperscale Data Centers
Over the last several years, the trend towards more open IT systems has accelerated. The drivers–lower costs and operational efficiency–have brought together industry stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to form new consortiums. These collaborative industry initiatives…
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The Decentralization of Higher Education IT Spending is Now Underway and “Big Data” is the Reason
Information technology is impacting higher education institutions more than ever before. In the US, for example, a 2015 EDUCAUSE Core Data Service CDS Benchmarking study reports that universities, both public and private, are spending an…
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How IT Solution Providers Can Market Edge Computing to End Users
Why are end users suddenly demonstrating high levels of interest in edge computing solutions? It has to do with changing marketplace trends. Local devices make up the bulk of the “things” that constitute the much…
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Cloud-based DCIM Enables IT Solution Providers to Offer New Services
The trend to everything-as-a-service in the IT world is providing a spark of innovation for our IT solution provider community. As with any shift, some are going all-in and repositioning themselves as managed service providers….
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Is your Business GDPR-Ready?
The European Union (EU) has a new data privacy and breach disclosure law, which went into effect on May 25. That’s why you’ve been getting all those emails from various companies with updates on privacy…
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Steps MSPs Can Take to Address the IT Skills Shortage for IoT and Edge Computing
In an industry where change is relentless, there is one constant you can always count on – a chronic shortage of IT skills. Even during economic downturns, it’s difficult to fill IT job vacancies because…
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Success with Edge Computing: MSPs Must Manage Customer Sites
As edge computing sites sprout across the IT landscape to handle IoT (Internet of Things) and AI (artificial intelligence) applications, organizations are facing performance and management challenges. Eventually companies will have hundreds and thousands of…
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Resilience at Edge Computing Sites Is Resilience for the Whole IT Environment
As edge computing deployments get under way, organizations need to make their edge computing sites resilient. As the saying goes, “you’re only as good as your weakest link,” so if edge computing locations are allowed…
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Real World DMaaS Experience: Simplifying Edge Computing
It’s the practical experiences of users that count, so I’m always interested when customers take time to participate in case studies. For that reason, the Bainbridge Island School System in Washington State story caught my…
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