Virtualization at the Retail Edge: Ensuring Consistent Uptime in C-Stores
Downtime is not an option in the fast-paced convenience store environment. In an industry where every second counts and customer expectations are high, maintaining seamless operations is critical.
Synopsis
Downtime is not an option in the fast-paced convenience store environment. In an industry where every second counts and customer expectations are high, maintaining seamless operations is critical.
This on-demand webinar explores how virtualization deployed on fault tolerant computing platforms delivers resilience, efficiency, and simplified management at the retail edge. By consolidating multiple applications onto a single, reliable platform, convenience retailers can streamline operations and minimize the risk of unplanned downtime.
Key topics we’ll explore include:
- Minimizing downtime by ensuring critical systems remain operational—even in the face of hardware failures or network disruptions.
- Leveraging virtualization to consolidate retail applications and simplify system management and updates, reducing the need for on-site IT staff.
- Supporting essential in-store technologies such as:
- Point-of-sale (POS) systems for fast, secure transactions
- Digital signage that drives engagement and sales
- Refrigeration monitoring for food safety and compliance
- Cybersecurity to protect sensitive data
Watch now to learn how virtualization at the retail edge keeps operations running smoothly, empowering convenience stores to stay ahead of disruptions and deliver a consistently smooth customer experience.
Speaker
Rudy de Anda, Head of Strategic Alliances
Rudy de Anda is the Head of Strategic Alliances for Stratus (an Inductive Automation Alliance Partner) where he is responsible for alliance relationships in the industrial automation and edge markets. Rudy joined Stratus in November 2019 in this capacity and is responsible for creating the strategy and go-to-market plans for developing new technical and automation alliances with ecosystem partners. Rudy possesses deep industry expertise in industrial automation, technical sales, and business development, drawing on his wide expertise across many verticals in both discrete and process automation control and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions.
Prior to joining Stratus, he spent more than 10 years deploying these technologies as director of sales at Experitec where he led sales across the Emerson Automation portfolio, and formerly as an Account Manager at CED focused on Rockwell Automation solutions. Rudy is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas where he earned a bachelor degree in business administration and economics with a focus on international business.
Virtualization at the Retail Edge: Ensuring Consistent Uptime in C-Stores
Downtime is not an option in the fast-paced convenience store environment. In an industry where every second counts and customer expectations are high, maintaining seamless operations is critical.
Synopsis
Downtime is not an option in the fast-paced convenience store environment. In an industry where every second counts and customer expectations are high, maintaining seamless operations is critical.
This on-demand webinar explores how virtualization deployed on fault tolerant computing platforms delivers resilience, efficiency, and simplified management at the retail edge. By consolidating multiple applications onto a single, reliable platform, convenience retailers can streamline operations and minimize the risk of unplanned downtime.
Key topics we’ll explore include:
- Minimizing downtime by ensuring critical systems remain operational—even in the face of hardware failures or network disruptions.
- Leveraging virtualization to consolidate retail applications and simplify system management and updates, reducing the need for on-site IT staff.
- Supporting essential in-store technologies such as:
- Point-of-sale (POS) systems for fast, secure transactions
- Digital signage that drives engagement and sales
- Refrigeration monitoring for food safety and compliance
- Cybersecurity to protect sensitive data
Watch now to learn how virtualization at the retail edge keeps operations running smoothly, empowering convenience stores to stay ahead of disruptions and deliver a consistently smooth customer experience.
Speaker
Rudy de Anda, Head of Strategic Alliances
Rudy de Anda is the Head of Strategic Alliances for Stratus (an Inductive Automation Alliance Partner) where he is responsible for alliance relationships in the industrial automation and edge markets. Rudy joined Stratus in November 2019 in this capacity and is responsible for creating the strategy and go-to-market plans for developing new technical and automation alliances with ecosystem partners. Rudy possesses deep industry expertise in industrial automation, technical sales, and business development, drawing on his wide expertise across many verticals in both discrete and process automation control and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions.
Prior to joining Stratus, he spent more than 10 years deploying these technologies as director of sales at Experitec where he led sales across the Emerson Automation portfolio, and formerly as an Account Manager at CED focused on Rockwell Automation solutions. Rudy is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas where he earned a bachelor degree in business administration and economics with a focus on international business.