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Marc-Elian Bégin is CEO and co-founder of SixSq, now an Ekinops company. Founded in 2007, SixSq helps customers build edge-to-cloud solutions to deliver real and tangible benefits to society. Marc-Elian holds a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, specialising in Aerospace. Marc-Elian has worked with the Canadian and European Space Agencies, as well as CERN, on distributed software systems, grid, cloud and edge computing projects, at scale.
15 May 2024
Why settle for something less than exquisite when you’re running artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge? We think you deserve a beautiful bouquet...
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Running AI at the edge? It’s not rocket science!
Running artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) at the edge to turn your data into actionable insights isn’t rocket science. I shoul...
Read blog22 March 2024
Enhancing AI strategies with CPE – a telco perspective
If I tell you the internal temperature of a specific outdoor telecom cabinet has been reported as 55⁰C (131⁰F) multiple times, would that concern y...
Read blog25 November 2022
For some time, analysts and industry experts have been heralding edge computing as the next big thing that will revolutionise the IT and telecom in...
Read blog24 May 2022
In poker rooms around the world, players keep their cards close. It’s the only way to avoid prying eyes. There’s an important lesson here for organ...
Read blog17 May 2022
Taking off with edge computing? Don't clip your own wings
Considering an edge solution? Read on for tips and potential pitfalls. A pilot entering cloudy, turbulent skies is effectively flying blind. It’s ...
Read blog17 May 2022
What makes a smart city even smarter? Shared edge infrastructure
Create a future-proof solution for your smart city by implementing a shared infrastructure You can find many, many smart cities that share a commo...
Read blog03 May 2022
4 ways to know if you need edge computing
Would your company benefit from an edge computing solution? 4 quick questions to consider. It seems everyone is taking a closer look at edge compu...
Read blog14 February 2022
Before lift-off: the parts required for excellent edge computing
Embarking on an edge computing journey? It’s helpful to know what’s running under the hood. Private pilots like me are trained to always take a ca...
Read blog28 January 2022
Why fly blind? Free your business-critical data from the cloud today
There may be trouble ahead for companies unable to plan and operate in near-real-time. Edge computing provides the solution. A pilot entering clou...
Read blog10 January 2022
Life at the edge is better with friends
In the midst of social distancing, it is with great excitement that SixSq is introducing the most social NuvlaEdge ever, the v2.0! Throughout its ...
Read blog30 November 2021
Implementing a successful edge computing strategy requires close cooperation between software developers and IT operations. Adopting DevOps princi...
Read blog01 September 2021
Forensic analysis at the edge with the blackbox app
Edge computing systems work in a semi-autonomous way, which is great for providing fast responses, no privacy intrusion and reduced costs from netw...
Read blog19 March 2021
Always know how your edge is doing with notifications and alerts
Don’t stress about the state of your fleet of edge computing devices or your edge system. Instead, depend on a reliable alert and notification syst...
Read blog15 January 2021
Governance for smart cities using edge computing and open data
Citizens and innovators increasingly demand open data, that anyone can access, use and share, to better understand how the city pulses and improve ...
Read blog09 January 2021
Data fusion at the edge, killer apps for smart cities and more
Edge computing, with its ability to process data near its source, delivers secure and future proof solutions, without a round trip to the cloud. In...
Read blog08 November 2019
Edge Computing is one of the latest buzz expressions in the ICT world, along with IoT, big data and artificial intelligence. What is Edge Computin...
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