As organizations shift critical workloads from the cloud to on-premise edge environments, they’re doing more than just changing deployment targets — they’re inheriting a new set of operational challenges. Running…
”It takes a village” is an often cited idiom, commonly in the context of bringing up a child, and that a “child’s upbringing is a communal effort involving many different…
Using the right words is essential, but in most cases, one word means different things to different people. In many situations, the definition of a word depends on the context….
In our previous article series, we explored the differences between central cloud and distributed edge computing. But what exactly is distributed edge application orchestration, and why is it crucial for…
Refreshing your distributed infrastructure is a major undertaking. Whether driven by hardware end-of-life, rising maintenance costs, or evolving application demands, a tech refresh is an opportunity to modernize—and to avoid…
This is a guest post by Kit Merker, CEO of Plainsight. Industrial automation systems are constantly seeking ways to streamline processes, reduce costs, and improve productivity. However, addressing these needs…
In today’s fast-evolving industrial landscape, companies in manufacturing, energy, and logistics rely on edge orchestration to process real-time data at the on-premise edge. A well-designed edge computing architecture ensures scalability,…
Cloud retail POS systems have become the backbone of modern retail businesses, but is relying solely on cloud-based POS enough to ensure uninterrupted business operations? Looking at the last decades,…
Software-defined industrial automation is reshaping how manufacturers operate, replacing rigid hardware-bound systems with flexible, software-centric architectures. By combining factory automation software, edge computing, and open standards, modern plants gain real-time…
Managing Linux at the edge is fundamentally different from managing it in a data center or the cloud. Edge environments are constrained, diverse, and often lack hands-on IT support. Traditional…