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Walmart’s Strategic Implementation of Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL): A Game-Changer for U.S. Retail?

The big next step for retail’s commitment to in-store digital transformation Walmart, the world’s largest retailer also known for its

Global Outage to Microsoft Cloud Services Raises Concerns on Technology Relianc

Thousands of enterprises and workers across industries around the globe woke up Friday morning to what is described as the

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Hardware Accelerators Raise the Ceiling for Edge Servers

High-end edge servers are revolutionizing operational environments and creating substantial value for both OEMs and end users. Most notably, this

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AI-Accelerated Automation Surges in SCA

AI integration has emerged as an avenue for competitive differentiation across the software world. Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated

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Apple Intelligence and VisionOS 2 Highlight Apple’s 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference

This week, at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the company announced several new developments, led by their anticipated entrance

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The Future of Enterprise Technology Innovation: A Day at Zebra

Zebra Technologies held its 2024 Innovation Day on May 14th, giving partners and analysts a dive into the company’s latest

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Enterprise Mobility Trends: The In‑Vehicle Office

We live in a dynamic era where the traditional office setting, complete with desks and computers, is no longer the

Claroty, Competitors Continue OT Cybersecurity Arms Race

What Happened?Last week, Claroty announced it had raised $100 million in strategic growth financing. Building on $635 million in previously-raised funding, Claroty

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Automating the Manual: AI-driven Requirements Management

While ambitious goals to utilize generative artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the writing of code have gained popularity with recent

Scalability Will Enable Next Wave of IIoT Platforms Market Growth

New Research Available: The Global Market for Industrial IoT Platforms In recent years, growth within the market for Industrial IoT

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Key IoT & Embedded Takeaways from Intel IFS Direct 2024

The first Intel Foundry Direct Connect event took place this week and VDC Research was on hand to learn about

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The Drive to Standardize Automotive Software Updates

With the growth of the software-defined vehicle (SDV) and advancements in electrification across the mobility space, over-the-air (OTA) updates have

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Proceed with Caution: The Need for Careful Automotive OTA Update Management

Initially adopted within the mobile phone industry and spreading across the consumer electronics market, over-the-air (OTA) updates have emerged as

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Securing the Road Ahead: Self‑Driving Cars & Cybersecurity

By nature, autonomous cars amplify cybersecurity stakes. If hackers compromise a self-driving car’s internal computing network, its safety critical components

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Overcoming Local Hardware Constraints Via the Cloud

By nature, autonomous cars amplify cybersecurity stakes. If hackers compromise a self-driving car’s internal computing network, its safety critical components

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Funneling Funds into the Cloud

Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) have focused their sights – and their wallets – on the cloud-native development

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Digital Twins Get a Leg Up with Other Technologies

Engineering organizations are investing their time and resources looking into a variety of technologies to streamline the product development process

Reactions from Honeywell Connect 2023

Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) welcomed more than 200 customers, partners, industry analysts, and media members to this year’s Honeywell Connect conference,

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PTC & Pure-systems: Enabling Efficient Agile Engineering

On October 4th of 2023, PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) announced the acquisition of Germany-based pure-systems, a leading vendor of product line

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Palm Reading at the Checkout – Decoding Amazon One

With the newest frictionless technology, people can make payments, enter venues, and identify themselves with just their bare hand. Amazon

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The New Reality of Employee Training: Virtual Reality

For years, industries have been plagued by inefficient onboarding, training, and knowledge transfer. Traditional training methods have proven to be

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SBOMs & the Shifting IoT Regulatory Landscape

Cybersecurity concerns loom over the increasingly targeted healthcare sector and other connected industries. Attacks can cost health networks millions of

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Arm Reinvigorates IPOs, Embedded Market a Pillar of Value

Arm (NASDAQ: ARM) launched its IPO on Thursday (September 14th) with an initial price of $51, opened trading at $56.10,

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US Parcel Delivery Volumes Drop, Forcing E-Commerce and Delivery Leaders to Re-strategize

Parcel shipping leaders FedEx and UPS have had to temper volume expectations for 2023 after a drop in Q2 revenues.

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About Mitch

Mitch Solomon

President

Mitch has spent years supporting senior leaders of operational and industrial technology companies as well as private equity investors that participate in the space.  He is an active member of the Technology and Innovation Council at Graham Partners, a leading industrial technology focused private equity firm, and serves on the advisory boards of OptConnect (a top IoT connectivity provider) and DecisionPoint (a rapidly growing operational technology systems integrator).  Mitch has worked closely with a wide range of industrial technology clients on a diverse array of growth opportunities and challenges including applications of AI, c-suite recruiting, strategic planning, new market identification and entry, product strategy, competitive positioning, revenue retention, value proposition identification and messaging, sales strategy and execution, and board presentations. Mitch holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.