We live in a time of intense and immense disruption. A person with an idea and an application can upend an established industry. Cryptocurrency has created a parallel global economy. Machines are poised to take on driving, designing, and decision making. Digital transformation is affecting every industry and creating significant change in how we live. The only option to move forward is to find ways to navigate and harness the rapid disruption through the cloud.
The First Industrial Revolution concentrated power with just a few industry titans. This digital revolution—the Fourth Industrial Revolution—is open to all. Cloud technologies are the great equalizers in today’s business world; they are enabling incredible disruption that is sparking unprecedented opportunities and challenges. When it comes to organizations and the moves they make toward the cloud, size does not matter. Small companies can go big with cloud, and large companies can make waves with a single, cloud-based application.
While the cloud started as a means to gain efficiency, the rapid development of game-changing applications and technologies has made it a strategic imperative. Cloud offers speed, scale and stability—three prerequisites to success in the digital age. From legacy systems to artificial intelligence and machine learning, the cloud brings new opportunities to reduce the burden of undifferentiated heavy lifting and enables organizations to focus more on innovation, growth, performance and engagement.
No matter what the business, government service or industry, most organizations are driven by four key imperatives: innovation, growth, performance and engagement. The prioritization of these four may shift to emphasize one or two over the others, but all are essential for sustainable growth today. Each business imperative also can be boosted by the capabilities of cloud. Even organizations that are not ready to be fully digital yet can find ways for cloud to channel disruption and help them stay fresh, forward-looking, effective and relevant.
The rise of technology and digital capabilities is accelerating advancement at a pace we have never seen before. With machine learning and automated intelligence, there are no signs of slowing down any time soon. Individuals and organizations now have direct channels to markets and real-time and robust feedback loops to guide them to success. Of all the tools at an innovator’s disposal, the most powerful one may be the cloud. Cloud’s access to scalable, flexible development environments, with analytics to measure effectiveness, offers the ability to fail fast with limited risk.
Imagine being able to scale from serving one thousand customers to one million customers to 10 million customers within minutes rather than months or years. Cloud makes it possible. Cloud also drives growth by lowering the barriers to innovation and driving up efficiency with machines capable of doing routine work. Cloud technologies offer scale, speed and stability to help organizations scale up quickly to new levels of sustainable growth in a stable environment.
Whatever you think might make your business run more smoothly, cloud can probably do it. Better insights to inform decisions? Cloud delivers with advanced analytics. Faster cycle times on processes and production? The processing power of the cloud helps to fuel the analytics from machine learning and robots. More uptime? Cloud service providers can bring it—with guarantees—by taking on management as well as storage responsibilities, freeing up internal IT to be more strategic. Any organization can perform better by using the cloud and the technologies and applications that reside within it. Boosting performance with the cloud is a matter of aligning business goals with capabilities.
In our always-on, globally-connected, Internet-of-Things world, connections are easy to make, but hard to make meaningful. Consumers and employees alike have more options and less loyalty as relationships give way to transactions in a fast-paced environment. The cloud collects data through myriad sources and turns them into actionable insights for marketers and product developers who are trying to anticipate what the customer wants. The cloud is present in people’s lives, which places a premium on user and customer experiences. As organizations’ leaders seek to develop digital workplaces, they must remain mindful of the human experience as the true driver of value.
Cloud has something for everyone and is open to all. Taking advantage of the dynamic nature of cloud—both capabilities that exist today and others that we have not yet dreamed of—requires some internal and external discernment.
With 1.5 billion annual customer touchpoints across digital, print, television and online, Allrecipes is an stellar digital business. However, its on-premises IT infrastructure was challenged at its busiest times of the year. “The day before Thanksgiving we might handle a month’s worth of traffic in a single day,” said John Keane, chief technology officer, Allrecipes. “While our datacenters were optimized to handle this kind peak traffic, we recognized the need for a more efficient solution that could scale down during non-peak periods.”
Working with Neudesic, Allrecipes transitioned from an on-premises data center to a cloud-based environment built on Microsoft Azure. The effort encompassed reworking processes, operations, software architectures, security protocols and more –optimizing performance with emphasis on redesign and modernization. Moving to a cloud-based solution provided the scalability that Allrecipes hungered for, and helped slim down its portfolio of assets and capital outlays for maintenance, personnel, and equipment.
From boutique store fronts in historic downtowns to the big boxes of national retailers, Ashtabula County is a great place to shop! Whether you are looking for that one-of-a-kind vacation keepsake or an antique to complete your home collection, we have what you are looking for. We have unique shops as well, like our gem stores, alpaca clothing and beach glass jewelry. Stroll our downtowns or visit our mall on your next trip to Ashtabula County and indulge in a little retail therapy!
Hand-Crafted driftwood art and furniture items. Every piece is unique. The driftwood is hand selected by the artist from our home beaches of Lake Erie and as far away as the Caribbean Shores.
The purpose of the market is to provide family farms an opportunity to sell their produce and farm products in a friendly supportive environment and provide fresh, locally produced items to the public. The market is also committed to promoting Ashtabula County and its economic development.
Features include JCPenney, 33 specialty shops, University Hospital Ashtabula Health Center, Food Court, Community Rooms, Services, Indoor Children's soft play area and arcade/game room
August 15 through the day before Thanksgiving. 22 Varieties of apples, Asian Pears, 6 varieties of table grapes. Apple Cider, Slushies, famous Apple Cider Donuts, fresh pies, and many other specialties. Hay rides & Specials Weekends!
Located in Ashtabula, Ohio's Historic Harbor District, Bridge Street Art Works is a fine artist co-op with twenty plus artist's works displayed. The art space has the charm of an old-world bricks and mortar business with the vibrancy of the modern art experience.
Walk through our door and catch a glimpse of a real working studio with artists that create on-the-spot artful pieces that can be sold directly to you! Customers can browse the wonderful
one-of-a-kind art in the spacious retail area. Gallery space available for lease with artist applications within store. Art classes offered. Fun artful evenings planned.
Always a wide variety of antiques and vintage collectibles. The place to locate the decor or gift item you have been hoping to find. In a restored 1890's harness shop in Historic Downtown Geneva.
Baked Goods, Pizza, Subs, Wings, Burgers, Bulk Foods, Seasonal Custard Ice Cream, Seasonal Daily Specials. Come see us or call ahead! Located beside the BP Gas Station on the Circle.
Featuring over 20 vendors in our co-op mini-mall, gently used furniture with decor and housewares. Women's clothing & accessories.
Apple Orchard - Farm Market - Fully Stocked located in Austinburg Township - 89 Years Old - 30 Varieties of Apples - Cider - Apple Cider Vinegar. 7 days a week 10-6 August through March
End of the Commons General Store is Ohio's oldest operating General Store, located in Amish Country since 1840. Don't forget to try our "Should Be World Famous" Fry Pies!
Farmhouse vintage is the perfect shop for finding that special piece for your home that has been reclaimed, re-purposed or re-loved. 2 floors of treasures.
Carries a complete line of new RV's & Park Models including: Chariot, Hornet, Cantebury, Trophy, Sandpiper, as well as a large selection of pre-owned units. Parts and accessories available also. Located north of Public Square in Andover. Open: M-F 9-5; S 9-4. Accepts credit cards.
Opened in the Spring of 2011, Heartmade Boutique is the only boutique in Ashtabula that provides quality bath products and unique clothing under one roof! We specialize in small batch hand crafted & customizable body care products available in over 70 fragrances. Our products are 95% naturally derived and 100% sourced from Ohio purveyors! We create cool, colorful, funny and fun products, so if you want something boring you need to go somewhere else!
With over 60 years of floral design experience, we specialize in providing customized pieces directly to our loyal and new customers. Give a ring at 440-466-BELL!
WE are a retail jeweler specializing in custom design. Our goldsmiths do all of our repair work on the premise. We are able to remount and redesign using your stones.
Full service garden center. Open March - December 24. Specializing in Premium Hanging Baskets, Perennials & Annuals.
Multi dealer shop provides a wide variety of antiques and collectibles from ordinary to extraordinary!
The Red Berry Candy Shop, is a very unique candy store carrying over 2000 different candies. FUDGE-CHOCOLATES-JELLY BELLIES AND MORE! Yet when you step into this store it has an old fashioned sweetness that will carry you back again and again!
Locally distilled from grapes grown right here in Ohio's Grand River Valley, red e vodka will change the way you think about vodka.
Enjoy shopping for collectibles, unique gifts, local and international wines, etc. Then stop by our "Old Fashioned Soda Fountain" that serves phosphates (e.g. cherry, lemon-lime), banana splits, sundaes, and ice cream sodas. Located in an 1800 year old building in the heart of Historic Geneva. Handicap Accesible, Credit Cards.
Open April 15th thru December 24 Located on the corner of ST. RT. 307 & ST. RT. 534 1/4 mile south of I-90 Welcome to Robinson's Apple Barn. A family operated, open farm market specializing in locally grown fruits, vegetables, and so much more. We grow a variety of Apples to assure you have freshly picked apples from August thru late Fall. Our popular "Honey Crisp" is one of the best tasting apples you will ever have. We also have cold Apple Cider and fresh Apple Fritters to delight everyone in your family. Some apple farmers spray harsh chemicals to increase yields and to keep their apples looking good. No harsh chemicals are used on our trees! We will not expose our family or yours to these chemicals. Neither do we wax our apples. Our apples may not look quite as pretty as some, but they are definitely better for you! We also have a variety of homegrown fruits & vegetables also!!
Locally owned American Convenient Store located off the Greenway Trail in Austinburg. Bike Rack. State minimum beer prices, local wines, pop, energy drinks, ice, lottery & ATM. Pet friendly and Handicap accessible. Credit Cards accepted. Year round Monday-Friday 6:30am-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 7:30am-9pm
The Covered Bridge Shoppe is nestled in the Harpersfield Scenic Covered Bridge Metro-Park. Come enjoy ice cream, a beverage or a snack on our deck overlooking the Grand River. All profits are reinvested in the park!
Owners Terry Slaybaugh & Stacy Joslin provide a venue for local artisans to display and sell their wares. A unique, eclectic shopping experience.
The service operates various outreach services which could benefit your business by helping visitors have a more welcomed, informed and memorable experience.
Posters promoting forthcoming tourism events can be displayed at one or more of the district’s 26 blue tourist information points. Event posters need to be taken to the Visitor Information Service at Droit House, Margate, at least 4-6 weeks before the event. During peak times it may not be possible to display posters on every board. There is currently no charge for this service.
Visitor Maps are available for visitors to pick up at one of our Key Information Points in a variety of locations. These include hotels, guest houses, restaurants and cafes, train stations and the Harbour. For a supply of maps at your business email: visitorinformation@thanet.gov.uk
Events with visitor appeal can have a free listing on the Visit Thanet website www.visitthanet.co.uk. Just email full details, plus one or two quality images to visitorinformation@thanet.gov.uk
Representatives of the Visitor Information Service team regularly attend busy events to promote the towns and their attractions and activities alongside providing event attendees with advice and answering their questions about the area.
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