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Retailers can reduce shrinkage, diminish stockout, and enhance experiences for customers and employees with artificial Intelligence (AI). But that is just scratching the surface. AI-enabled intelligent stores can optimize so much more like managing staffing resources, reaching sustainability goals, and even predicting customers’ needs.
This podcast explores how AI solutions – a combination of data management, connectivity, edge computing devices, and software – can create powerful results. Experts from NVIDIA, Lenovo, and Connection cover real-world examples of how retailers are getting their return on investment and what strategies have been successful to reaching strong business outcomes.   
Host: James Hilliard
Guests:
Cynthia Countouris, Director of Product Marketing & Enablement for Retail, NVIDIA
Matthew Bertucci, Retail Solutions Manager, Lenovo
Brian Gallagher, Retail Strategy Director, Connection
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The healthcare industry is seeing tremendous change. With the pandemic, staffing shortages, and a backlog of patients needing care, now is the time to reset and question traditional approaches. Add in the pressure of data protection and compliance, supporting remote working environments, and providing telehealth services – finding the right technologies and endpoint security solutions is essential to the future of healthcare.
In this podcast, the experts at IGEL discuss how the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces is advancing user productivity, patient care, and security while simplifying endpoint management for healthcare enterprises everywhere.
Host: James Hilliard
Guests:
Chris Feeney, Sr. Presales Engineer, Channel & Team Lead at IGEL
Carl Gersh, VP of Marketing – North America at IGEL
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We often take power for granted. But when there’s a power failure, a planned outage, or a natural disaster, we’re reminded that power is such a necessity. In today’s digital world, data loss and downtime for IT can lead to long-term financial and reputational damage for organizations. The risks are even greater for healthcare and critical infrastructure industries. Listen in on our latest podcast to hear how simple it is to prevent data loss and power failure before it’s too late.
Host: James Hilliard
Guests:
Joe Doherty, Power and Cooling Business Development Specialist at Connection
Hillary Watkins, Product Marketing Specialist for Single Phase UPS at Vertiv
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In a recent Forrester report, 77% of full-time employees said PC devices play a critical factor in their ability to do their work. In today’s climate of hybrid and remote environments, how do you determine what technologies users need and what's at risk if user experience isn't prioritized? Listen to this podcast to hear why developing persona-based solutions is critical to user productivity, onboarding, and overall happiness.
Host: James Hilliard
Guests:
• Rhett Livengood, Director of Digital Business Enabling at Intel
• Tim Burns, Vice President of Product Management and Workplace Transformation at Connection
Explore Your Wherever Workspace to learn more about persona-based bundles or visit the Intel showcase to discover their latest technologies.
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Research by IDC show that 90% of enterprises around the world are relying on a mix of on-premises, or dedicated, private clouds, as well as public clouds, and legacy platforms to meet their infrastructure needs. Data center cloud solutions need to change as business needs fluctuate. This episode covers the best practices of a hybrid cloud strategy featuring experts from Intel and Connection.
Host: James Hilliard
Guests: 
Vijay Bandari, Cloud Solution Architect at Intel
Steve Fowler, Cloud Solution Architect at Intel
Kiran Agrahara, Cloud Solution Architect at Intel
Kevin Slate, Senior Director of Cloud Services and at Connection
 

Colleges and universities are prime targets for cyber attackers. From the large volumes of PII to medical and research data, higher education institutions are a gold mine for bad actors. The pandemic also added new attack vectors as institutions turned to remote and hybrid learning environments. CISOs, CTOs, and IT teams within higher education have a very challenging task when it comes to cybersecurity and data protection. With open networks, diverse user types, and limited resources, what can colleges and universities do to enhance protection? Listen to this podcast for tips on how to develop a cybersecurity risk management plan for your institution.
Host: James Hilliard
Guests:
Bobby Sears, Senior Vertical Alliances Manager, Higher Education at Connection
Steve Nardone, Senior Director of Security and Network Solutions at Connection
Tim Allen, Director of Operations and Technology at Connection
 
For additional cybersecurity resources, visit: https://www.connection.com/cybersecurityawarenessmonth.
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