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Maison Edwards

Maison Edwards has a dedicated following interested in a wide range of IT-related topics, which include, Cloud, Data Centres and Virtualization, Enterprise Applications, and Storage. Of particular interest to his audience are the ways these technologies build and rely on each other, which Maison is easily able to communicate through his writings. A particular highlight of his work is the ways in which it has been able to help organizations accelerate their migration to cloud and to realize the benefits of infrastructure modernization. 
AI Faces a Year of Reckoning in 2026
AI and ML
AI Faces a Year of Reckoning in 2026

The initial, explosive era of artificial intelligence, characterized by spectacular advancements and unbridled enthusiasm, has given way to a more sober and pragmatic period of reckoning. Across the technology landscape, the conversation is shifting from celebrating novel capabilities to confronting the immense strain AI places on the foundational pillars of data, infrastructure, and established business models. Organizations now face a

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BCN and Arrow Partner to Boost AI and Data Services
AI and ML
BCN and Arrow Partner to Boost AI and Data Services

The persistent challenge for highly specialized technology firms has always been how to project their deep, niche expertise across a broad market without diluting its potency or losing focus on core competencies. As the demand for advanced artificial intelligence and data solutions intensifies, this puzzle of scaling specialized knowledge has become more critical than ever, prompting innovative alliances designed to

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Trend Analysis: VMware Partner Consolidation
IT Digital Transformation
Trend Analysis: VMware Partner Consolidation

A profound and strategic realignment is sweeping through the VMware ecosystem, fundamentally altering the competitive landscape for cloud service providers and their customers. Broadcom’s strategic overhaul of its partner program has acted as a powerful catalyst, triggering a significant wave of partner consolidation that is reshaping the very foundation of the cloud services market. This analysis dissects this critical trend,

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Trend Analysis: AI Platform Security Vulnerabilities
Cyber Security
Trend Analysis: AI Platform Security Vulnerabilities

The rapid corporate embrace of advanced AI platforms is unfolding against a backdrop of a deeply unsettling paradox, as the very systems designed to accelerate innovation are simultaneously introducing a fundamental crisis of trust. As artificial intelligence becomes inextricably woven into the fabric of core business operations, handling the most sensitive data and powering mission-critical workloads, the security of the

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Will AI Drive Another Automotive Chip Shortage?
Data Centres and Virtualization
Will AI Drive Another Automotive Chip Shortage?

The unsettling quiet of near-empty dealership lots from the recent pandemic-era semiconductor crisis may soon return, but this time the driving force is not a global health emergency but the insatiable appetite of the artificial intelligence industry. A looming supply chain disruption, centered on a critical component—the memory chip—is threatening to once again stall vehicle production lines across the globe,

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Is Cloud Complexity Outpacing Your Security?
Cloud
Is Cloud Complexity Outpacing Your Security?

As organizations accelerate their digital transformation journeys, a critical and widening “complexity gap” has emerged, creating a significant mismatch between the rapid evolution of cloud environments and the capacity of security teams to maintain effective control. A comprehensive survey of over 1,000 senior cybersecurity professionals reveals that this chasm is not merely a technical challenge but a fundamental threat to

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Can AI Now Manage Your Business Analytics?
AI and ML
Can AI Now Manage Your Business Analytics?

The once-static world of business dashboards and reports is undergoing a profound transformation, shifting from a landscape where humans query machines to one where autonomous AI agents actively engineer the very systems that provide insight. This evolution is moving beyond conversational queries and into the realm of executable actions, fundamentally altering the relationship between organizations and their data. The question

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Trend Analysis: Finland Data Center Market
Data Centres and Virtualization
Trend Analysis: Finland Data Center Market

A monumental surge of international capital is rapidly transforming Europe’s digital infrastructure landscape, with the Nordic region, and particularly Finland, emerging as an undeniable nexus for next-generation data processing. The recent unveiling of a massive investment by Singapore-based operator DayOne serves as a powerful testament to this shift, signaling a new era for the country’s digital economy. As the global

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Why Does Data Center Security Need a New Playbook?
Data Centres and Virtualization
Why Does Data Center Security Need a New Playbook?

Behind every seamless AI-generated image and split-second cloud computation lies a colossal physical reality of steel and silicon that is expanding so rapidly its fundamental security protocols are beginning to fracture under the strain. These vast, power-hungry buildings are the engines of the modern economy, yet the very speed of their ascendance has left the industry operating with an outdated

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Trend Analysis: Data Center Time Synchronization
Data Centres and Virtualization
Trend Analysis: Data Center Time Synchronization

In the intricate digital ecosystem of a modern data center, the difference between a successful financial transaction and a catastrophic system failure can be measured in increments of time so small they are imperceptible to humans. As the workloads running on these systems demand unprecedented speed and coordination, the long-standing industry standard for timekeeping is proving insufficient, forcing a foundational

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Is Zombie Data Your Cloud’s Biggest Hidden Cost?
Cloud
Is Zombie Data Your Cloud’s Biggest Hidden Cost?

While cloud financial management conversations often revolve around optimizing compute instances and negotiating storage prices, a far more insidious and costly issue quietly consumes budgets and inflates carbon footprints within the enterprise. This problem does not reside in the visible infrastructure but in the very data that powers modern business. The accumulation of unvalidated, rarely accessed, and almost never-deleted information

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Trend Analysis: AI Agents in DevSecOps
DevOps
Trend Analysis: AI Agents in DevSecOps

The initial wave of artificial intelligence in software development promised a revolution but delivered a modest evolution, narrowly focusing on code generation while leaving the vast majority of the complex development lifecycle untouched. This has created a “software delivery AI paradox,” where tools targeting only 20% of a developer’s work fail to produce transformative value. The industry is now pivoting

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