The Pistons had a game plan to improve data infrastructure in support of the team ’ s front office , administrative and basketball operations at the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center .

To execute that plan the Pistons chose Infinidat as their # 1 pick for enterprise storage .

On p56 , Paul Rapier , the Pistons ’ Vice President of Information Technology , outlines the results so far , such as significant cost savings and a whole new level of efficiency , that came from a winning combination of ease of use , high performance , expandability and green IT .

In CIO Opinion , Paul Gampe , CTO , Console Connect , outlines why the automated edge is the new frontier for business networks .

In Country Focus on p48 we report on the strengthening of Canada ’ s semi-conductor industry through agreements reached between IBM , the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec .

Up to $ 187m CAD is to be invested in expanding chip packaging capacity and capabilities at IBM Canada ’ s Bromont plant – one of North America ’ s largest chip assembly and testing facilities .

In Get to Know , Anurag Shah , Head of Solutions , US , Newgen Software , shares his stress-busting secrets ranging from a morning workout to barbecuing at weekends . Read what Anurag ’ s time in tech has taught him on p79 .

Just a sample of what ’ s inside .

Enjoy the read .

Have an innovative month .

Make stuff happen .

On p44 , Paul makes the case for moving to the edge as a key investment for businesses looking to deploy innovative technologies such as generative AI because they can now process data where it happens – at the boundary of edge devices – as opposed to in the cloud where latency and security issues abound .

Bill Tanner Editor

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