Microsoft Azure IoT Reference Architecture

whitePaper | April 16, 2020

Since its inception in 1983, Green Mechanical has grown from 1 to 3 offices, taking on larger, more complex projects. However, success came with its own unique challenges. With employees spread across multiple cities and states, Green Mechanical built custom workflows for various systems to ensure collaborators had access to the information they needed. That meant employees had to keep track of multiple remote logins to complete simple tasks like printing job cost reports. Additionally, some employees used digital processes, while others used pen-and-paper. As a result, teams were often working off outdated information.

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

No broad industry trend, not client/server computing, not affordable hardware, not even the cloud itself, promises to so completely reshape the enterprise than artificial intelligence (AI). Melding decades-old mathematical principles with cutting edge algorithms and readily available, high performance hardware, AI is creating a seismic shift in the way companies across all industries build, maintain, and understand their core and departmental business operations.

whitePaper | August 1, 2020

The majority of enterprise companies have hundreds of apps deployed in the cloud, and that trend is expected to continue, according to a new survey by IDG. That said, 52% of companies find that securing those apps continues to be challenging. But that doesn’t mean that the remaining 48% are fully confident in their cloud app security or are fully aware of all of the facets of cloud security they should be considering. “Cloud security is a broad issue,” says Jim Fulton, Director, Cloud & Edge Protection Solutions for Forcepoint. “From what I’ve seen, about 10% of companies really understand all of the facets.

whitePaper | June 14, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform industries and society by boosting innovation and empowering individuals across diverse fields, from arts to scientific research. To ensure a positive future, it is crucial to prioritize responsible design and release practices from the beginning. As generative AI continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, the need for collaboration among stakeholders to ensure that AI serves as a force for good has become increasingly urgent.

whitePaper | April 16, 2020

Front Line Consulting (FLC) is a government consulting firm—and majority veteran-ownedand-operated Project Manager-as-Agent. Presently, FLC is managing a group of 60 publicly-funded projects for Travis County, home of the unequalled Austin, Texas. Front Line’s responsibilities include meeting a tight “substantial completion” deadline defined in public forum, coming in on (taxpayer-funded) budget, and keeping elected officials apprised of financials and material progress in projects within their respective jurisdictions.

whitePaper | November 23, 2022

The modern distributed workplace—including enterprises with thousands of branches and remote workers—requires updated approaches to cloud, networking, and security infrastructure. Cloud migration has opened the door to a huge increase in sophisticated applications, requiring networks that can carry traffic to an increasingly remote workforce. In turn, this creates a unique set of new requirements for security, including special capabilities to handle unpredictable locations of users, applications, and traffic flows.