Essential Guidance on DCIM for Edge Computing Infrastructure

By Patrick Donovan

The lack of staff or “lights out” nature of many local IT and mobile edge computing (MEC) sites makes operations and maintenance a challenge. This struggle worsens as the number of sites increase. How do you maintain IT resiliency in a cost-effective way under these conditions? It is not practical to staff each location with trained personnel. The answer lies, in large part, on data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software. In this paper we describe essential DCIM functions for small, unmanned edge computing sites and attributes of next-generation DCIM solutions best optimized for that type of environment. 

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Is Branding Becoming a “Winner Take All”?

By Rick McCarten

Two articles on branding recently caught my attention.

The first was on electric vehicles. Ford Motor Company felt that, as all cars move to electric, the number of moving parts and the complexity of production will simplify, which will result in a reduction in brand importance from 30% to 10%. Your decision to purchase will only be influenced by the brand by 1/10. Nine-tenths of your decision will be based on other factors.

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Future-Ready Digital Buildings Offer Enormous Opportunity for Value Creation

In an era of energy and digital transformation, the economics of building ownership are changing. According to a new white paper from the global Energy practice of Navigant, a Guidehouse company, energy, technology and service providers must innovate in the buildings sector or risk major disruption to their businesses.

Worldwide, an estimated 24 billion square feet of new commercial buildings is constructed annually — the equivalent of about 9,000 new Empire State Buildings. The new Navigant white paper concludes that while building owners have been deploying intelligent buildings solutions that rely on data for automation and control for decades...

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Omron Canada Announces New Marketing Manager

Omron recently announced that Christa Bankay has joined the company's leadership team as Regional Marketing Manager, Canada.

Christa will be responsible for establishing and executing marketing strategies and tactics in support of Omron’s commercial team. In addition, she will help brand development and messaging for Canada consistent with Omron Automation Americas marketing & digital strategy.

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Greenlee Introduces Cordless G1 Versi-Tugger Handheld Puller

Emerson announced the addition of a handheld puller to its Greenlee pulling lineup – the new G1 Versi-Tugger. The versatile and portable G1 is designed for pulls normally done by hand and can pull up to 68-percent faster when compared to manual pulling.

“We engineered and built G1 based on honest feedback from professionals,” said Adele Hendrix, product manager for Greenlee, Emerson. “We learned being fast wasn’t only about pull speed. From setup and pulling to unspooling the line after – the entire process should be quicker than pulling by hand. Our design delivers that speed.”

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ILSCO Canada Appoint Adanac Sales for British Columbia

ILSCO Canada has announced the appointment of Adanac Sales as agency of representation for the ILSCO brand in the province of British Columbia.

This partnership exemplifies ILSCO’s dedication to collaborate with companies that share ILSCO’s commitment to providing excellent products and service to the electrical industry in British Columbia.

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Alex Couckuyt, Southwire Canada's Director of Operations Discusses His Career and What Has Contributed to His Success

By Blake Marchand

Alexander Couckuyt, Director of Operations for Southwire Canada, spent the majority of his formative years in Belgium where he undertook his schooling in Business Marketing and Sales before entering an Electrician Apprenticeship program, and working as a licenced electrician as well as an independent contractor for three years.

His work as a contractor would eventually lead him to his current position. Working with suppliers as an electrician, Alex was presented with an opportunity to work for CEBEO, one of Sonepar’s operating companies.

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