This is the April 2023 edition of the neXt Curve Tech Insights newsletter. This edition covers the NAMM Show, NAB Show 2023, RSA Conference and more. Subscribe for tech and industry insights that matter.
Continue readingEdge Native
Edge native is a challenging concept to explain because there are a growing number of vendor descriptions about what edge-native is. It’s typically used to tout the nuances and differentiations of a particular vendors offering. How will it matter and how will it impact the future of computing at the edge?
Continue readingneXt Curve Insights – March 2023
This is the March 2023 edition of the neXt Curve Tech Insights newsletter. This edition covers MWC 2023, IoT Slam, Nvidia GTC, ZEDEDA Transform, generative AI, and more. Subscribe for tech and industry insights that matter.
Continue readingMobile World Congress 2023
neXt Curve’s key takes and insights from GSMA’s Mobile World Congress MWC 2023 with a focus on Open RAN, semiconductors, telco cloud and more.
Continue readingneXt Curve Insights – February 2023
This is the February 2023 edition of the neXt Curve Tech Insights newsletter. This edition covers Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, Qualcomm’s R&D briefing, Bing Chat, the state of Open RAN and more. Subscribe for tech and industry insights that matter.
Continue readingSASE and Edge Computing
SASE is probably the coolest acronym for a reference architecture ever. It’s fun to say and brings back memories of Phil Hartman’s SNL character and skit, Russel Clarke, senior editor or Sassy Magazine. All silliness aside, SASE is quite sassy of a concept that is driving the next level thinking in enterprise networking and security.
Continue readingHow the Hybrid Cloud Has Inspired Edge Cloud Computing
What is hybrid cloud? It’s the idea of a unified environment of at least one public cloud and one private cloud. Simply put, it’s about integrating and blending a cloud service provider managed environment with an enterprise-managed IT environment or environments.
Continue readingThe Difference Between The Edge and Edge Computing
You might be wondering why I picked this topic? Well, I’m often inspired with topics based on my interactions and conversations with a lot of people across a lot of industries and tech domains. One of the things I get a very good feel for is how different communities use techo terms.
You have probably heard a lot of folks talk about the edge as if it is some kind of technology. You see it all the time in articles. I’ve been in meetings where that lack of clarity of what is meant by edge leaves a group wondering if it even exists or even matters.
Continue readingNavigating Cloud-Managed Solutions
You might have noticed that as many traditional hardware and infrastructure vendors have or are in the process of transitioning toward a more services-oriented business, they often use the term “cloud managed” to describe their offering. It is a term that we hear more often especially since the advent of hybrid cloud computing and software-defined infrastructure.
Continue readingHow Edge Computing Shapes the Retail Industry
Retail always seems to come up when vendors and telcos talk about edge computing or the edge. It’s no surprise given that the global retail industry is forecasted by eMarketer to hit $27 trillion in sales worldwide in 2022. That’s a lot of retail, many modes of retail, and many categories of retail.
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