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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

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Retailers are working hard to attract and retain these employees via several methods, including: Enabling employees to use wearables or even their own mobile devices to perform scanning, mobile point of sale, clienteling, access to product information and location, and inventory and fulfillment information.

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Evaluating the relative cost of edge computing

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On the surface, the cost argument for deploying edge infrastructure is fairly straightforward: By processing data closer to where it is generated, organizations can reduce spending on network and connectivity while improving performance. Yet the scale and scope of edge projects can quickly escalate costs.

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Making your enterprise architecture framework work for you

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Many of these tools also include customizable dashboards that can show key performance indicators, strategic alignment, risk assessments, and progress on initiatives. Schwartz is an adjunct research advisor with IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP), focusing on IT business, digital business, disaster recovery, and data management.

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Flexential – Providing Enterprises with the Interconnected Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Solutions They Need

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They must also deliver the speed and low-latency great customer experiences require in an era marked by dramatic innovations in edge computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, unified communications, and other singular computing trends now synonymous with business success.

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PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS: Making the Right Choice for Your Oracle Cloud Migration

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The term XaaS (“anything as a service”) is shorthand for the proliferation of cloud services in recent years—everything from databases and artificial intelligence to unified communications and disaster recovery is now available from your choice of cloud provider.

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