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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. 
What Are the Key Questions for a Successful ERP Demo?
Enterprise Applications
What Are the Key Questions for a Successful ERP Demo?

Picture this: a vendor rolls out a slick Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) demo, showcasing dazzling dashboards and seamless features, but beneath the gloss, does the system truly match the intricate needs of a specific business? Many companies have fallen into the trap of being mesmerized by polished presentations, only to discover post-implementation that the software fails to align with their

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Trend Analysis: Trustworthy Data Visualization
Data Science
Trend Analysis: Trustworthy Data Visualization

In an era when a single glance at a chart can tilt a meeting’s outcome, tiny design choices now decide whether numbers inform or mislead, and that split second of interpretation is more fragile than it looks because mobile screens, rapid decisions, and mixed data fluency compress attention into moments where clarity either carries the message or lets confusion win.

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The JavaScript AI Stack: 10 Tools From Browser to Cloud
Cloud
The JavaScript AI Stack: 10 Tools From Browser to Cloud

JavaScript’s footprint in AI expanded from scattered demos into a cohesive stack that now spans model execution in the browser, orchestration in Node.js, and vendor-grade connectivity to hosted large models while keeping familiar developer ergonomics front and center for teams shipping production web software. That shift aligned with WebGPU and WebAssembly moving model inference off servers and into devices, and

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Trend Analysis: Solar Storage for Data Centers
Data Centres and Virtualization
Trend Analysis: Solar Storage for Data Centers

AI-driven data centers are scaling so fast that grid operators, local planners, and corporate buyers are colliding over timing, reliability, and siting as the race accelerates to pair fast-to-build solar with storage so 24/7 compute does not outstrip the power system that keeps it alive. The result is a rapid shift from pure renewables enthusiasm to a more pragmatic, hybrid

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Amazon Pours $15B into Indiana AI Data Centers and Grid
Data Centres and Virtualization
Amazon Pours $15B into Indiana AI Data Centers and Grid

Indiana’s Ai Moment: Why a $15B Build Reshapes Power, Compute, and the Midwest Map Indiana’s data center surge created a rare alignment of power markets, cloud demand, and public policy, and commentators across utilities, finance, and cloud architecture agreed that the timing was unusually favorable for a 2.4GW leap layered onto an already massive $11B campus in St. Joseph County.

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Will a Court Revive Tarboro’s Denied Data Center Permit?
Data Centres and Virtualization
Will a Court Revive Tarboro’s Denied Data Center Permit?

Introduction A courthouse in Edgecombe County may soon decide whether Tarboro’s denied data center gets a second life, and the outcome could ripple through how small communities handle big-footprint digital projects. This FAQ unpacks the legal fight, the stakes for local governance, and the options available when a quasi-judicial hearing goes off the rails. The goal is to answer core

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Agentic AI Collides With a Data Center Power Crunch
Data Centres and Virtualization
Agentic AI Collides With a Data Center Power Crunch

Setting the Stage for an Agency-driven Market Inflection A silent reshaping is underway as AI shifts from passive tool to active collaborator, and the most telling signal is not a breakthrough model but the electricity meter spinning faster next to the data hall. This analysis examines how agency in AI—systems that set goals, source resources, and act—collides with tightening power

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Can MxAPS Turn Business Central Into Real-World Schedules?
Enterprise Applications
Can MxAPS Turn Business Central Into Real-World Schedules?

Introduction When a plan claims every order can start yesterday and every machine can run nonstop, faith in the schedule erodes long before the first shift clocks in, because complex manufacturing only works when capacity, materials, labor, and tooling are treated as hard limits rather than polite suggestions. This is where the clash between Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s default

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Can Dynamics 365 Finance Crisis-Proof CFOs for 2025–2030?
Enterprise Applications
Can Dynamics 365 Finance Crisis-Proof CFOs for 2025–2030?

In a year when liquidity windows opened and closed in weeks, CFOs discovered that brittle spreadsheets and delayed consolidations turned routine variances into existential risks, pushing finance teams to search for platforms that translate raw volatility into readable signals before shock becomes damage. That search increasingly centered on live, unified finance data—cash positions, margins, budget adherence, and entity-level variances in

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AI Meets ERP: Microsoft Ecosystem Converges in Miami 2025
Enterprise Applications
AI Meets ERP: Microsoft Ecosystem Converges in Miami 2025

In a year when cloud ERP release cycles accelerated and AI moved from proof-of-concept to daily workflow, a three-day gathering in Miami set a pragmatic tone for how enterprises would fuse intelligence, governance, and scale without disrupting the business. Convergence AI + ERP ran December 9–11 with an explicit agenddemonstrate how Microsoft Copilot and embedded AI features now permeate Dynamics

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OVHcloud Unveils 3-AZ Berlin Region for Sovereign EU Cloud
Cloud
OVHcloud Unveils 3-AZ Berlin Region for Sovereign EU Cloud

A Launch That Raised The Stakes Under the TV tower’s gaze, a new cloud region stitched across Berlin quietly went live with three availability zones spaced by dozens of kilometers, each with its own power, cooling, and networking, and it recalibrated how European institutions plan for resilience and control. The design read like a utility blueprint rather than a tech

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The Data Science Playbook: From Raw Data to Real Decisions
Data Science
The Data Science Playbook: From Raw Data to Real Decisions

In boardrooms, clinics, classrooms, and control rooms, the clock ticks while messy datasets pile up faster than teams can make sense of them and the gap between raw inputs and real decisions quietly erodes speed, quality, and accountability. This guide closes that gap by showing exactly how to convert unruly information into credible evidence that leaders can act on today.

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