The global edge computing market size is projected to reach $3.24 billion US by 2025 (according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc.). While this research underscores the speed and volume at which edge computing…
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The Decentralisation 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 average of…
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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…
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For Retailers, Power, Digitisation 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 digitisation technologies and edge computing are driving business growth….
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Revolutionising the Consumer Experience at the edge
The retail edge is larger than what we traditionally understand by “retail”, says Jamie Bourassa, vice president of edge computing for the Secure Power division of Schneider Electric. It is also a…
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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…
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Why Traffic Signal Industrial Edge Applications Require Ruggedised Power Protection Systems
The digitisation of everyday processes means that data that was not accessible before can now be both gathered and analysed in an affordable manner. In many cases, the computation of that data is happening in…
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Edge Computing is Here to Unlock the Power of your IoT Applications
Gartner defines edge computing as “solutions that facilitate data processing at or near the source of data generation,” a nice, succinct explanation of this booming technology. If you don’t need it already, you most likely will soon as…
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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 talked about…
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