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It’s been a tough year for the electronics industry. Back in March, IPC surveyed 5,400 member companies, and found that 69% of respondents had received warnings from their suppliers about shipment delays. 62% of company representatives said they were bracing for a sales slump in 2020. Written by Judd Marcello, EVP &CMO, Conexiom

DC fans are called upon by engineers in many situations and applications to provide forced-air convection cooling. Thanks to their widespread use, they are relatively easy to understand and can be implemented in a variety of configurations.  By CUI Devices

When we set out in December 2019 to create a unifying standard for the smart home industry, there was naturally a lot of excitement - and of course, questions. Would this global consortium truly be able to bring this new standard to market? How long would it take? What products would actually emerge? Would we be able to pull off our promise to unify a fragmented industry under a single connectivity standard that would help companies focus on crea...

Marko Elstermann, Manager – Logistics, Purchasing & Value-Added Services, at specialist distributor Heilind, is always ready to take on responsibility. As a commercial specialist, he has gained extensive experience in sales, IT, purchasing and, since 2003, logistics. He has completed further training, restructured a company and now heads the purchase, logistics and value-added services area at Heilind. Here Elstermann talks about w...

Twelve years ago, the banking industry suffered deep reputational damage in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. Bankers took the blame - in some cases deservedly - for large-scale economic problems that took a severe toll on many of society’s most vulnerable people.  Brian Holden, Global Director, Financial Services at SAS UK & Ireland

Remote working has been in the technology ecosystem for many years. I have personally been doing partial remote work for the last ten to twenty years and what I have found is surprising. Most individuals are not used to this style of work which is accelerating a nationwide transformation of company culture. Guest blog written by Christopher Carter, CEO of Approyo

The IoT is a complex organism. On one end of the spectrum, it comprises billions of data-gathering, functionality-enabling IoT end-devices deployed the world over in homes, cities, vehicles, factories, and just about anywhere else. On the other end is the cloud, a network of data centres distributed across multiple continents, where data are stored and processed, often using Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to reveal otherwise hard-to-gain...

This is a 4-part blog series on the main challenges facing 5G deployments and how you can solve them with the right tools. Part 1 focuses on building complex networks, part 2 is about keeping costs low, this post covers infrastructure requirements, part 3 covers infrastructure requirements, and this final post explains the need to address new 5G cyber security issues. Guest blog written by Paul Miller.

Recent digitisation is a big opportunity for the planning industry to reach a wider audience and do things differently. According to the Office of National Statistics, 93% of UK households had access to the internet and nine out of ten adults used the internet at least once a week in 2019. This means that there is now a real democratic reason to drag heels.

Today’s global businesses are stepping up their cloud and IoT adoption to achieve never-before-seen levels of connectivity. It is the role of data centre providers to stay ahead of the technological curve and ensure the huge demands of modern IT infrastructure are met. Guest blog written by Hiroshige Sugihara - Head of APAC, Colt DCS