Manufacturers can boost performance and defer capital investment through IT/OT convergence

Credit to Author: Stephen Maltby| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 08:00:14 +0000

Manufacturing plant owners are realizing that the large volumes of operational data their factories generate every day can add significant value to their corporate bottom line. To make this happen, they need… Read more »

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IT salaries aren't keeping up with inflation — but that may soon change

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 03:00:00 -0700

Pay for some IT professionals is failing to keep up with inflation, according to a salary survey by IT employment consultancy Janco Associates for calendar year 2021. But preliminary data indicates pay for tech workers could soon change drastically with job market in IT tight, and many companies eyeing major tech projects in the year ahead.

With inflation in the US running at about 8% over the past year, salary increases — even for IT execs — have failed to keep pace.

The mean compensation for all IT pros last year rose only 2.05%, with the median salary at $100,022 for those at large enterprises and at $95,681 for IT workers at mid-sized firms, according to Janco.

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Innovation and savings at the core of Schneider Electric’s new Micro Data Centre C-Series 43U offering

Credit to Author: Rajesh Thangaraj| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 15:06:47 +0000

In a world where every micro data centre (MDC) requires UPS, cooling and monitoring equipment, it only makes sense that these components are simply built in. Schneider Electric’s innovative new… Read more »

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When it comes to data, resist your inner packrat

Credit to Author: Paul Gillin| Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:30:00 -0700

Human beings are natural pack rats, as evidenced by the 2.3 billion square feet of self-storage space that’s in use in the U.S. Fear of getting rid of stuff even has a name: disposophobia.

Keeping every pair of shoes your kids have ever worn isn’t a problem for anyone except those with whom you share living space.

But the same rules don’t apply to data.

All industries have records retention guidelines spelled out in compliance rules. They are usually strictly enforced for regulated companies, and firms that run afoul of them can be punished.

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Edge: Where Physical Things Meet the Digital World

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 03:19:43 +0000

Edge computing is the practice of processing data near the edge of the network, where the data is usually generated and consumed. This means you have high speed correlation in… Read more »

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Operations Technology (OT) Network Cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Michael Pyle| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:00:41 +0000

According to Microsoft, the annual damage caused by cybercrime is expected to reach $6 trillion by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015. This number includes significant increases in attacks… Read more »

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What Is Data Center Management and How Has it Evolved?

Credit to Author: Jonathan Healey| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:23:11 +0000

As we kick off a new decade, it’s a great time to reflect on the evolution of data center management. Not long ago, all functions were manual and handled on-premise,… Read more »

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Servicing The Edge: Today’s downtime avoids Tomorrow’s shutdown

Credit to Author: Benjamin Wilson| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:30:11 +0000

Edge Computing is shaping up to be a vital enabler of the next wave of automation technology. Self-Driving Cars, 5G, AI, Machine Learning – all these technologies are being shifted… Read more »

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