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New Research: Evaluating Edge Colocation

In a new Key Criteria Report , GigaOm Analyst Ned Bellavance outlines the features and capabilities that define the best edge colocation solutions on the market. The report outlines the ‘table stakes’, or the features organizations should expect without exception in any solution. These include basic connectivity between layers, physical security measures, remote support, and regional redundancy. The report defines the “Key Criteria” that currently differentiate vendors within the market, describing features that can give an organization a strategic advantage if they were to leverage them. These features include: Dense regional coverage Rapid rollout capabilities Automated issue resolution Ned also highlights solutions that give flexible payment and service options as this can allow new and expanding businesses to react quickly to changing circumstances and customer demands. Also outlined in the report are exciting new features that will become key criteria in the next year or
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The 100 Went in a Bumhole

The 100 might have climbed out of its own arse to be a better and more thoughtful show, but it’s still capable of diving face-first into alien arse. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/06/the-100-went-in-a-bumhole/
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I Miss AIM

I miss the relative simplicity that AIM offered, and the rush of running home to see who was online. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/06/i-miss-aim/
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Pollution Is Racial Violence

"Whether it is a bullet that’s shooting us in the street or it is a coal plant... that’s killing us in the community, it’s the same result in terms of our disproportionate demise." from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/06/pollution-is-racial-violence/
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What Comes After COVID?

Introduction The coronavirus pandemic has changed the broader world, and therefore the business landscape, in ways no one would have imagined just four months ago. The impact, for many, has been technology-related, as remote working and employee safety have moved to the top of many corporate agendas.  But what comes next? Even as technology leaders have been looking for ways to lead their organizations through an unprecedented moment in history, Many are now wanting to see past the ‘new normal’ and begin to plan for what comes after the pandemic, setting technology strategy for 6-18 months time and beyond.  But where to start looking beyond the COVID-19 crisis? From internal discussions between analysts and discussions with our enterprise clients, we have learned that the strategy requires a two-pronged attack – first, moving agility to center stage and second, creating the basis for action.  Agility On Center Stage Perhaps the greatest thing we have learned over the past three mo
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Why Is Data Transformation so Hard?

Data transformation is at the heart of modern business practice, and for good reason. It makes data useful. Data transformation involves changing the structure, the values or the format of data. It takes raw data and changes it to create a resource that is accessible by data scientists, analysts and others within a business. The goal: to achieve business aims and increase profitability through the analysis and manipulation of data. It’s a straightforward mission, but the process remains challenging and fraught with pitfalls. Even with the emergence of self-service data pipelines and other user-friendly tools, data transformation remains a huge challenge for any business. It doesn’t have to be that way. In this blog we’ll outline the reasons data transformation is so tough, and explore how new techniques can be used to make it easier. Multiple Sources of Data Within any modern organization, data proliferates. To bring that data together and allow it to be accessed by analytical sy
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As the Punisher Skull Re-Emerges on Police in U.S. Protests, Marvel Comics Reckons With Its Imagery

The return to prominence of the Punisher’s imagery in the current protests against police brutality makes the seeming lack of any public response by the comic book publisher disconcerting. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/06/as-the-punisher-skull-re-emerges-on-cops-in-u-s-protests-marvel-comics-reckons-with-its-imagery/
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