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It’s nearly the summer holidays!
elcome to the May/June issue of PCR which is dedicated to one of the most significant and important sectors there is – education. Ben Taylor of Cassette Group discusses how the tools for education are
evolving while David Louch of Ceratech takes a look at just how far keyboards have come, and gives us a glimpse into the future.
Rachel Rothwell of Zyxel examines how benefits of AI and machine learning will be practical to Education and Dahwood Ahmed of Extreme Networks
explains how fabric networks can improve the UK student experience, while Matt Middleton-Leal of Qualys looks at the cyber security opportunities in the education sector.
Education doesn’t need to be just one way and Scott Frankling reveals what Target Components
has learned from resellers to the education sector, while Mike Barron of Synaxon explains why good products, good service and a good price are what schools want most of all.
In other news, Rupal Karia of Celonis reveals how deep data analysis can improve retail
business, while Retail Express’ Ed Betts explains that the time to reach for advanced tools is now, and the opportunity to optimise retail processes does not have to be disruptive or difficult.
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