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Dell Technologies Helps Communications Service Providers Transform to Capture Opportunities at the Edge

Building on its vast experience helping companies digitally transform, Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) is anchoring an open, cloud-native telecom ecosystem—with infrastructure and solutions, industry partners and a new innovation lab—to put communications service providers (CSPs) on the fast track for innovation and revenue growth.

As organizations across all industries look to drive new value with edge technologies, IDC projects that the number of new operational processes deployed on edge infrastructure will grow from less than 20% today to over 90% in 20241. CSPs are aiming to transform their businesses and networks to support this enormous growth and benefit from the edge opportunities ahead.

“Telecom companies need ways to mitigate the risk and complexities associated with evolving their network infrastructure,” said Dennis Hoffman, senior vice president and general manager, Dell Technologies Telecom Systems Business. “An open, cloud-native approach is the answer to quickly capture this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and move beyond the hype of 5G to the reality of a resilient next-generation network that creates more opportunities for operators, industries of all kinds and communities around the world.”

Dell Technologies is creating open software solutions and services designed for the unique requirements of the telecom industry. Collaborating with Dell, CSPs can use these new solutions to embrace software-defined industry standards, simplify integration and management of data at the edge and capture new revenue opportunities. Dell Technologies is in a unique position to help CSPs transform—backed by an industry leading IT infrastructure; secure, global supply chain; and IT services with more than 60,000 dedicated professionals and partners in more than 170 countries.

“Network operators are making critical investments in updating their networks for 5G and re-evaluating their legacy systems,” said Daryl Schoolar, practice lead at Omdia. “As communication networks disaggregate, an open ecosystem of hardware and software vendors is forming to support this transformation. Communications service providers need strategic partners to help organize the ecosystem, provide validated solutions and take responsibility for deployment and operating outcomes. With its experience in digital transformation, IT infrastructure, services, and global network of partners, we are seeing Dell make significant investments in being this missing link supporting CSPs as they build modern mobile communications networks.”

 

Modernizing to an open, cloud-native network

 

As telecom networks disaggregate and move toward delivering powerful infrastructure and applications at the edge, the number of components to deploy and manage across geographic locations grows exponentially. Dell Technologies is launching a cloud-native network infrastructure with a full stack of open, scalable carrier-grade server and software solutions to simplify and accelerate this journey. Today, CSPs can use Dell Technologies validated reference architectures to deploy full-stack telecommunications solutions from partners, including VMware and Red Hat, with optimal Dell hardware, software and services.

With Project Metalweaver, Dell Technologies is taking this cloud-native infrastructure farther to support the need to scale across broad geographies. Project Metalweaver is a flexible software solution enabling CSPs to easily select, autonomously deploy and manage thousands of multi-vendor compute, network and storage devices across multiple locations with this flexible software solution. Open and on-demand resources can be scaled simply to multi-premises, backed by Dell Technologies global support and services.

Dell Technologies is also introducing new reference architectures to span telecommunications edge, core and Open RAN environments. The reference architectures provide full stack guidance, deployment options and operational recommendations for specific use cases to help CSPs quickly and efficiently deploy applications and services enterprises demand. Through Dell Financial Services flexible payment solutions, CSPs can choose flexible payment solutions for the products and services they need to transform or build their networks2.

Building upon Dell Technologies infrastructure foundation solutions with VMware Telco Cloud Platform and Red Hat OpenShift, CSPs initially will be able to deploy:

  • Core software solutions from Affirmed Networks.
  • Private network solutions from CommScope RUCKUS.
  • Multi-access edge computing (MEC) solutions with Intel Smart Edge.
  • Dell Technologies is collaborating with Mavenir to develop 5G Open RAN software with Dell EMC PowerEdge XR11 ruggedized servers.
  • Core software solutions from Nokia.

New telecom lab to spark 5G innovation, capture edge revenue opportunities

Dell Technologies is introducing its Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab to create a place where it can work with its partners and customers to explore and collaborate on future telecom technologies and applications. Hosted at the company’s headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, the carrier-grade testing environment offers CSPs the ability to mirror customer locations and test multi-vendor, real-world solutions and services. New solutions can be incubated in the lab, then quickly brought to market, allowing CSPs to create new enterprise edge services and applications. Dell’s technology partner program provides engineering resources and project management support to design, build, market and sell network solutions and services.

Additional quotes

“Nokia is excited to see Dell Technologies take this important step of extending its ecosystem. 5G and the digitization of industries requires nothing short of such an approach, and we look forward to continue the joint effort to create more open choices and options that can be used with Nokia’s leading 5G core technology in order to deliver better outcomes for our customers,” said Ron Haberman, chief technology officer, Cloud and Network Services, Nokia.

“Red Hat believes that the future of edge computing and 5G is rooted in open hybrid cloud,” said Honoré LaBourdette, vice president, Industry Verticals, Telco, Media & Entertainment, Red Hat. “Through close collaboration with Dell Technologies over the course of two decades, we are helping companies achieve more from their networks by building more secure 5G-enabled edge systems using Red Hat OpenShift. As the service provider landscape continues to evolve, we look forward to working with Dell Technologies and its expanding partner ecosystem to provide flexible, open and scalable solutions for joint customers.”

“The modernization and cloudification of the network—from core to RAN to edge—gives CSPs two powerful tools: choice and control. Choice to work with a broad ecosystem of VMware Ready for Telco Cloud certified partners and control over how they deliver and monetize 5G services that provide improved security, reliability and performance at both the provider and enterprise edge. VMware Telco Cloud Platform, running on top of Dell Technologies’ infrastructure foundation, enables this open ecosystem and puts CSPs in the driver’s seat of their digital transformation,” commented Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager, service provider and edge business unit, VMware.

Sage Appliances Launches FoodCycler, Completing The Circular Ecosystem Of Kitchen Tech #EcoChips

Sage Appliances, a global leader in innovative home and kitchen  appliances, has announced the UK launch of the groundbreaking FoodCycler (LWR550), a new product  which can reduce household food waste by over 80 percent.  

The FoodCycler transforms household food waste into nutrient rich EcoChips using an intuitive three stage cycle. The system pulverizes and dehydrates nearly all types of food waste, reducing it to small  particles, while simultaneously aerating and heating, which helps decompose and sterilise the waste.  The FoodCycler is odourless, quiet, uses minimal energy and is easy to clean, effortlessly fitting into your home and lifestyle while allowing you to do your bit for the environment, hassle free.  

With the new FoodCycler, Sage Appliances has truly completed the circular ecosystem of kitchen tech;  from delicious espresso, to food prep, cooking, and now food waste disposal. The Sage FoodCycler has a  light and sleek appliance that can be used and stored anywhere in the home, not just the kitchen.  

David Gubbin, President EMEA Sage Appliances says, “In the UK, we roughly throw away 6.6 million* tons of food waste which is the equivalent of around 66 three-bedroom houses. At Sage, we pride  ourselves on brilliant product design that enables home cooks to create perfect food moments, so it’s a  natural extension that we close the loop with an accessible and sustainable solution to food waste.”  

The FoodCycler can safely transform most fruit and vegetable scraps, meat, fish, shellfish, poultry,  chicken and fish bones, cereals, dairy, eggs and shells, coffee grounds, filters and tea bags, beans, seeds and legumes, as well as pet food.  

 

The FoodCycler – Key Features: 

  1. Three stage FoodCycler system: 
  2. Drying: Dehydrates and sterilises household food scraps 
  3. Grinding: Reduces the volume of food scraps to around 20% of original  
  4. Cooling: Cools down EcoChips™ for safe disposal 
  5. Odourless:  
  6. EcoFilters with Filter Air Guides are designed with activated carbon filtration to direct air  flow and filter odours during cycling 
  7. Carbon Filter Bucket Lid: Store food waste at room temperature, with an activated  carbon foam lid-liner to reduce odours until you’re ready to start your next cycle c. Twist and Lock Lid: Seamless design, slides and locks smoothly into place, locking in  noise and odours
  8. Quiet & Compact: custom specified for the modern home and lifestyle. Designed to fit easily in  any accessible spot in your kitchen, laundry or garage. 
  9. Low energy usage: sophisticated sensor technology defines each individual cycle to use minimal  energy with maximum efficiency. Eight hours of food-cycling is equivalent to boiling a kettle nine  times. 
  10. Easy to use with one-touch operation: automatically dries, grinds and cools scraps into  EcoChips for easy disposal in your council bin or garden. 
  11. Easy to clean: Dishwasher-safe, porcelain coated aluminium bucket 
  12. Large 2L capacity: Grinding bucket processes and reduces food scraps into EcoChips
  13. The FoodCycler (RRP£399.95) will be available via Sage’s website

Konftel Packs A Powerful Conferencing Punch As New Innovations Unveiled. #Konftel

Two new video conferencing solutions have been launched by industry powerhouse Konftel – featuring a dynamic and Red Dot award-winning audio innovation.

The new Konftel 70 is a versatile high performance speakerphone that blends exceptional audio quality with a stylish accolade-winning design. It’s an ideal video meeting companion or can be used as a standalone or even portable solution, for huddle rooms and small/medium locations.

It forms the audio centrepiece of two new video kits – the C2070 and C5070 – which are part of Konftel’s entire Climate Neutral certified portfolio.

The Konftel C2070 is a video package for huddle to medium meeting rooms, uniting the Konftel Cam20 4K conference camera with the Konftel 70 speakerphone and its OmniSound audio quality. The Konftel C5070 is a powerful video collaboration solution for medium sized meeting rooms, combining the Konftel Cam50 PTZ conference camera with the Konftel 70.

 

Convenient kit

Konftel’s OCC Hub brings everything together into one convenient kit, so a single USB cable is all users need to connect the camera, the sound unit and the room’s screen to the video collaboration app on their laptop.

The new product developments are being hailed as a major step forward by UK Sales Director Jeff May. “The new video packages meet a host of user demands for different environments. They are a welcome addition to our constantly expanding product portfolio, with crystal clear audio delivered by the new Konftel 70.”

 

Jeff May, Konftel

 

OmniSound lifelike audio with beamforming microphones, USB and Bluetooth connectivity and a battery of up to nine hours talk time, are some of the Konftel 70’s many features.

 

Red Dot Award Winner

May explained: “The award-winning Konftel 70 looks as good as it performs, with a clear user interface and sweeping dynamic design. An optimized set of touch buttons reflects a focus on usability, that’s earned a coveted Red Dot design award. The Konftel 70 is simple, flexible, affordable and appealing.”

 

Combined with the Konftel Cam20 USB conference camera, a clear and balanced image is assured. Wide Dynamic Range technology automatically adjusts to optimise picture quality in different light conditions, even challenging ones such as low light, direct sunlight and high contrast. 

May added: “4K video resolution also allows for a superb digital zoom. Even at the maximum 8x zoom, the camera is still perfectly capable of producing a detailed image. Users choose the framing they want to show and let the camera do the rest.”

 

Climate Neutral Conferencing

Turning to the C5070, he emphasised: “Featuring a 12x optical zoom the Konftel Cam50 delivers outstanding image quality thanks to premium class optics – all the way from the lenses to the image sensor. Even in low light, the image is crisp and clear.”

 

May concluded: “These latest products demonstrate how Konftel continues to innovate and provide customers with maximum choice and flexibility. Equally it’s also important to protect the planet which is why Konftel is a Climate Neutral certified company. This means we have offset all our greenhouse gas emissions and are taking action to further reduce those emissions. When choosing a Konftel product, customers keep a clear climate conscience while supporting their organization’s growing need for video collaboration.”  

 

Pricing (MSRP)

The Konftel 70 has a list price of £279. C2070 is £589 and C5070 £979.

4 Key Things to Consider When Developing a Learning and Development Strategy

Learning and development strategy is one of the best ways to ensure your business grows and thrives to where you want it to. The current business setting is a fast-evolving one that needs constant change and adaptation. And leaders need skills to compete at the highest levels. 

Of the ways that this can happen, learning and development have to be at the top of the chain. There needs to be a great strategy to enable the senior-level executive to be sharpened. An effective learning and development strategy has a few things to take into account. 

 

Below are the four that you need to consider:

1. Organisation Priority

It may have never occurred to you, but L&D should be made a priority in the business if there’s any chance of growth. The senior educational officers should know this and be able to drive their development. It would help if you looked to award the required budget, support, and resources. 

It should be the main priority that these executives are developed to trickle down their ideas to others. However, before you make that investment, you want to ensure that the learning and development strategy is aligned with the business. 

The strategy needs to be unique and fit your bill. For example, when you’re taking part in IT strategy, ensure IT courses are incorporated into the system. What you don’t want is a strategy that differs from the long-term business plan.

2. Internal Assessment

Before you can kick off the L&D strategy, you need to assess various stakeholders. Find out what they need and how you can incorporate it into the system. You can look to make every employee be part of the exercise. 

When the employees are brought into the idea, it is likely they will take part in it if you start it before taking any. For example, if you decide to incorporate IT training while no one is interested, who’ll attend?

When you decide on L&D, you need to be prepared to go long-term. So, those who take part in it must be interested in what they learn. This will make it easy for them to incorporate the lessons after the training.  

If you have a department on what the L&D will be focused on, you need to consult them more and find out what needs to be addressed. You also need to figure out what materials are needed for the strategy to run to full effect. 

3. Employee Recruitment’s and Retention

As part of the learning and development strategy, you need to realise that recruitment and retention rate are connected. When you’re implementing your strategy, you need to be taken into consideration. 

This is one area when you can express to your recruits what the company cultures are. Every new person must familiarize themselves with the going on in the company. It will make it easy for them to adapt to the expectations. 

It would help if you lay down the expectation of the impact on recruitment as set out on the L&D strategy. Your people will also get to know why and how recruitment in the set-up happens. You don’t want them to be fully in the dark about the process. You can check out this site www.learnerbly.com/building-an-l-and-d-function to find out how you can do it better. You can get a better feel of what you need to take into consideration with regards to L&D and recruitment and retention. 

4. Future Requirements

For any company that wishes to grow and still be around after everyone is gone, you need to consider the future. Don’t just focus on future investment and profit, and you need to take into account L&D. As much as your business needs to evolve, the same thing is required of L&D. 

What that means is that you need to make significant investments in the future of the strategy. You can start now by investing in management training tools. Enhance the goals of the strategy to fit with future predictions. 

With an intense look at the future, it means that your people won’t ever miss what they need in terms of learning and development strategy. You can sit easy and wait for all things to fall into place seamlessly. 

Conclusion

When it comes to learning and development, don’t look to do it as everyone else has. It would help if you found a way that fits your workforce. Regardless, though, there are vital components that need to be considered. Above, you have a laid down marker on what you need not forget on your strategy. 

Craft Secrets And Methods To Help Boost Any Online Sellers Traffic

For a business to do well, it requires an audience. Studies have shown that the highest percentage of business returns can be brought in through integrating marketing strategies into your business. This tells you that you need to work hard and find channels that will get you seen. Whether you are running a brick and mortar store or an online business, you need to find ways that help you connect with your potential clients. The core components of strategic marketing strategies should be centered on the client’s needs. Below are craft secrets and methods to help boost any online sellers’ traffic. 

 

Engage In Giveaways And Discounts

Now, who doesn’t love giveaways? This will be your ticket to gaining clients that you’ll want to stick with you come thick and thin. Why not use this medium to promote your online store? Giveaways are a sure way of attracting followers on social media, creating brand awareness, and attracting the right traffic to your site.

 

For this method to effectively maximise your profitability, you’ll need to find platforms geared for exactly this. You have Amazon business to help your online business grow. Members of Amazon Business Prime can attest to this and also, you have fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) programs that can be great to maximise profitability.  If this is what you are after, and if you are using a third-party site, check out the site to ensure that it provides you with, first and foremost, secure payment options, clear checkout programs, AD maximisation, and not to forget cost-effective management programs. Brand selling on Amazon isn’t such a bad idea. There are seller tools that can be of great help when it comes to promoting your products. These are tools that will help with your Amazon brand management, store management, accounting, and everything in between. You also want a platform that promotes business. Additionally, when using social sites, you’ll need a site that has CTAs (Call to Action buttons) such as might include follow, share, or just in case, a prompting button that directs customers to an online customer help option.

 

Discounts work with a similar magnitude as giveaways. Here, you will be relying on attracting more customers purchasing your products at a lower than normal process. This method, when implemented properly, will have visitors buying more items even those that are not discounted.

 

Make Your Store Discoverable By Use Of SEO

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) works by tuning and filtering the words used in publishing blogs. Admit it, when you happen to use a search engine, you rarely go to the next page. That tells you that your goal as an online seller is to have your store appear on the first few pages of the search results. How do you go about this? You might ask. It is as simple as ABC. It would help if you customised your website to employ certain keywords that are most relevant to your store. 

 

Ensure that these keywords are used flawlessly throughout your content, not just thrown anywhere. With this in mind, ensure that your keywords are picked and carefully analysed. Not to mention is the fact that you also need to consider using long-tail keywords as opposed to short-tail keywords. Did you know that there are also Amazon agency that could greatly help your when it comes to selecting the right keywords best suited for your line of work? This is a sure-fire way to ensure that you maximise profitability. You could also use an SEO ecommerce agency

 

Content Creation And Promotion

 

It takes effort for people to notice you online. It will not come easy and the above pointers are evidence. You have seen the efforts taken by the most famous affiliate marketers. They are always updating their content whether on their social media sites, on their websites, or entertainment channels. This tells you that you require your store to be dishing content consistently. This does the trick as it keeps your users in the know zone. When promoting a certain product or service, you need your sites to be updated at all times with high-quality content. For this to work you need your content to be engaging and enjoyable. To get even better results, make it relatable. 

Another option you can try is AMZScout discount which is a verified tool that covers many of the essential features Amazon sellers need to work efficiently and effectively.

So far, you might ask how you get to reach the crowds you intend, and the answer is simple. Most social media platforms have features that allow you to promote content. The best part is that you’ll be provided with tools that make it easy to customize your content when selecting your target audience based on age, preferences, location, and so on. By promoting your content, you’ll reach people who are likely to relate to your store and in turn, lead to increased traffic and higher returns at the end of the day. 

 

System Collaboration

You need to have all your marketing tools integrated to ensure a systematic approach to how you handle customer queries. Customers, and as you might be aware, are the backbone of any successful business. Having an effective CRM system in place can in so many ways help with this. But then again, you need to ensure that it’s in tandem with your other systems. Online work is demanding, meaning that you need systems that help to cater to your customers’ needs. 

These are bulletproof methods to ensure that you get traffic on your site. Incorporate them in your marketing and you’ll be sure to reap the benefits. But before investing in any marketing or promotional strategies, ensure that you’ve conducted enough research to prevent you from heartbreaks and losses.

Easy Steps To Keep Your Air-Conditioning Unit Well-Maintained

Keeping your air conditioner well-maintained isn’t just a suggestion given by professionals, it’s a must. For starters, air conditioning units are expensive so as much as possible, you’d want the one in your home running for as long as possible. You’d especially want to avoid having it breakdown once the summer season arrives.

Another reason why you’d want to keep your air conditioner well-maintained is that once it is in bad condition, it is bad for your health. More into this later. For now, it’s important to discuss some easy steps on how you can keep your air conditioning unit well-maintained and running smoothly.

Always Clean Inside-Out

The air conditioning unit has many parts – each of which needs to be cleaned as thoroughly as possible. Ideally, you’d want to have your air conditioning unit cleaned every 3 to 6 months. If you can’t do it yourself, then it’s best to call on professionals for help as they can do it more properly.

Cleaning each part is essential as each one faces issues over time. For instance, the evaporator drain builds up mold and mildew over time. Clean the filters, the fins, and every part you see. All of these are susceptible to various issues that accrue overuse.

Replace Or Clean The Filter

What is the air filter inside an air conditioning unit for? As per https://filterbuy.com/, this is an essential part of the air conditioner that blocks pollutants like dust, viruses, bacteria, and many others from circulating around your house once the unit operates. Over time, there will be a build-up of these pollutants on your air conditioner.

 

As stated a while back, units that are in poor condition are bad for your health. In the case of dirty filters, the bacteria and viruses are going to be a part of the circulating air that’s produced by the air conditioner. What this means is that eventually, you might get sick from what’s unseen in the air.

That’s not all, filters in bad condition also result in mould and dust build-up. These pollutants can cause serious respiratory problems for you and your family as well.

 

Your choice now is to take out your filter and have it cleaned at least every three months. In the case that your filter is no longer functioning properly because of a hole or any tear, then you’ll have to get a replacement ASAP. Never run your air conditioner if there’s no filter to keep the pollutants out.

Regulate Heat Naturally

Your air conditioning unit is going to struggle to keep the house cold if the temperatures are hot. This puts unnecessary strain on your air conditioning unit which can cause it to have problems in the future. You can do certain things to regulate the heat inside your home.

 

For instance, close the windows and block the sun through the curtains so that it doesn’t get too hot inside the house. The cooler your house is, the easier it will be for your air conditioner to cool things down.

Fix The Fins

The fins are usually found on the condenser unit of the air conditioner. These are thin pieces of metal aligned to form what looks like rows of sheet metal. These get bent over time whether because of debris hitting them or some other foreign object. Always check out the fins and see if there are any bent metals.

What you’d like to do is to use a metal bread knife to carefully realign the metal. This is very easy to do. Make sure that you don’t put the knife in more than ½ inches as that’s not going to be safe for you and your air conditioner. Lastly, make sure to shut off the power before doing this.

Listen To Unnecessary Sounds

One of the key signs that something is wrong with your air conditioner is if there are sounds that weren’t there before when it’s operating. This could be a light hum or clanking sound. This often means that there’s an issue that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

Aside from these, you should also feel if your air conditioner is no longer regulating the temperature as it used to. These are some signs that your unit either needs serious cleaning or fixing.

A well-maintained air conditioning unit is one that helps regulate the temperature in your home as properly as possible. These maintenance tips are only the brunt of what you should do to protect your air conditioner but these are major steps already.

What Are The Most Important Differences Between Military Drones And Fighter Jets

Military drones have been around for a while. However, only recently has this technology entered the global mainstream through popular culture. As a result, many are wondering what’s the future of conventional fighter aircraft considering the capabilities of modern drones? As it turns out, fighter jets are going nowhere for the time being, and there is a very good reason why. Let’s find out! 

Limited Situational Awareness 

Modern UAVs, or drones, are extremely capable aircraft. However, even the most modern UAVs or UCAVs have their limitations. Removing the need for a pilot to operate the aircraft directly is a double-edged sword. On one hand, UAVs greatly reduce the risk to pilots and operators, as they are far removed from combat operations. 

On the other hand, the fact that pilots are not in the aircraft means that the person operating a UAV has very limited battlefield awareness. Fighter jets with trained pilots behind the stick don’t suffer from these issues. 

An average fighter pilot brings more to the table than just their combat abilities. A pilot is a trained observer capable of assessing the larger battlespace picture and making appropriate decisions based on the collective feedback in their area of operations. Even though modern optical sensors are pushing the limits of what is possible, the old Mk I Eyeball is still a more agile piece of technology. 

Different Combat Roles 

The main difference between fighter aircraft and UAVs is in the type of missions these assets are designed to accomplish. Current UAVs and UCAVs are employed mainly as ISR platforms or surgical strike platforms. Large UAVs are capable of comprehensive ISR missions at ranges beyond line-of-sight, which makes them an invaluable asset in any given area of operation. In this regard, UAVs have an edge over fighter aircraft. 

Both air assets have combat roles. However, most UCAVs are limited to CAS roles or general air-to-ground applications. Furthermore, UCAVs are somewhat limited in terms of combat missions they can accomplish successfully. A good example is the MQ-9 Reaper, one of the most prolific UCAVs in use. This platform has a payload of 3,800 lb. In comparison, the F-16 variants offer nearly 20,000 lbs of the payload across 9 hardpoints. 

In other words, an F-16 squadron has the ability to engage more targets using heavier munitions. The disparity in the payload is similar when MQ-9 is compared to the most prolific CAS aircraft in NATO’s arsenal — the A10 Thunderbolt. The legendary Warthog offers nearly 17,000 lbs of hard-hitting payload in addition to its notorious main gun. 

BVR Air to Air Capabilities 

The previous point illustrates the ability of fighter aircraft to deliver more payload to a target, however many will argue that this advantage of conventional fighter jets is nullified by their limited loitering abilities. That is a fair assessment, especially considering lessons learned from past large-scale air campaigns. 

However, there is one area of warfighting where fighter aircraft are dominating even the most modern UCAVs — air-to-air combat beyond visual range. Modern drones can engage in air-to-air combat, but with hard limitations. These platforms have limited radar capabilities, which makes their air-to-air role secondary or tertiary. 


In comparison, modern fighter aircraft are designed to engage targets well beyond visual range. Current radars found in F-35, Block III F18 Super Hornets, and other F/A designated aircraft are far superior to anything available in the UAV segment. 

Of course, this will likely change in the future as further development of UAV technologies increases their combat potential. 

Operations in Non-Permissive Airspace 

UAVs, especially loitering munitions, have proven to be impervious to standard long-range and most short-range anti-air systems. As such, they are the optimal weapon of choice for CAS, ISR, and other combat missions in non-permissive airspace dominated by anti-air systems. This ability gives drones a massive advantage over conventional fighter aircraft. 

Different Platforms with Different Roles 

Whether UAVs will completely replace piloted aircraft is yet to be seen. Most indicators are pointing in that direction. However, right now these two platforms are filling different roles and are being used to complement each other on the battlefield. The development of drone swarms means that fighter aircraft can be used to deploy drone assets in the middle of combat zones, use said assets for ISR, and have a more complete picture of the battlespace they’re operating in. 

Further development of drone technologies will most likely make this symbiosis between manned and unmanned platforms even stronger, before completely taking over all air asset roles. 

Signs That You Need to Close a Trade

In forex trading, timing matters greatly. As a forex trader, there comes a time when you need to exit the forex trading and pick your profits or close the trade to avoid further losses. When you enter the position too late, you will end up missing the price movements you could use to maximize your profits.

Timing is also essential when you want to exit trading. When you do it early, you will miss out on additional pricing that could maximize your profits, while when you hold too long, the price can reverse, crashing down your earnings. It is crucial to be aware of the time, close the trade when appropriate, and enjoy fattened profits for your capital. Here are some signs you need to close your trade. 

Failed Price Swings

Markets do not trend every time. In most cases, they only do about 15 to 20 percent of their trading time, depending on the commodity. Most are caught in trading ranges most of the time. Having string ranges in both ends helps to consolidate price changes, lower volatility levels, and helps to maximize profit-taking.  All these lead to a healthy trend development. 

A trading range will become top or bottom when it exits a range in the opposite direction in a trading swing.   In most cases, price ranges will give warning signs of a trend range when it breaks down as expected but reverse quickly to its range boundaries. 

These failed breakouts algorithms usually target short-sellers and uptrend investors.   When there is a failed breakdown or breakout stage, it is time to exit a trade, picking your profits or losses, and wait until the price exceeds the low of breakdown or the highs of breakout. You can make a re-entry since the failure is no longer there, and the underlying trend is resuming.  

Have exit indicators

It is crucial to use exit indicators to help you know the right time to exit the trade. Some of these forex trade indicators include: 

  • Stop-Limits: This strategy enables you to prevent losses when the price movement does not go your way. It is also a tool that will protect you from impulse decisions that will cost you your trade.
  • Average True range: These are indicators that will limit or stop some market behaviors. It helps you have stops and limits that will enable you to exit the market without further losing your capital. 
  • Relative strength: This strategy helps determine whether the currencies you have paired have oversold or got overbought in the stock market. It enables you to decide whether to continue or close your trade. 
  • Moving average stop:  This is a simple indicator used by experts and beginners. It helps to indicate a sell situation while recommending whether to stay or close the trade. 
  • Scaling an Exit: This strategy is used with other indicators and signals when a trade has moved into a profit zone, where traders can sell and exit the trade. 

High-Volume Days

 

It is vital to track the average daily volumes in at least 50 to 60 sessions and mark the trading days with three times the average volumes or higher. Higher volumes are good when they occur in the direction of the volume and are bad when they follow the opposite direction.  Such happens when the swings tend to break a notable resistance or support level. You have to check on this and close your trade where possible.

Uptrends in trading sessions will need consistent buying, while the downtrends will require consistent selling pressure. High volumes in opposing directions undermine accumulation-distribution patterns, which signal a profit-taking session in value buying in a downward trend. 

It is also essential to watch the climax days that stop trends if you want to close your trade. These sessions grow at least three to five times the average daily trading volume on wide range price bars, extending to new lows on a downward trend and new highs on an upward trend.

Moving Average Crosses and Trend Changes

A 20-day short term, a 50-day intermediate, and a 200-day long term moving averages will give you an analysis of whether to close your trade or not by looking at these moving average lines. In long positions, a danger arises when the 20-day short-term average descends from the long-term average. In short sales, the danger arises when the short-term average ascends on the long-term average.  

Besides this, price action also affects how and when you can exit your trade.  When the intermediate moving average price changes from higher to the sides in long positions and stays lower on short sales, that will be a red flag. It prompts you to close your trade.  It is not recommended to stick around and wait for long-term averages to change. The market can flatten or remain dead for the longest time, thus limiting your opportunity costs. 

It is not easy to close a trade, especially when you have high expectations over it. However, there comes a time when there is no other option than do the necessary. When you use the above indicators and strategies, you will know the red flags which help you exit the market with profits or fewer losses. 

 

Evernote announces debut of new Tasks feature. #Evernote

Evernote, the productivity app that lets you remember everything and accomplish anything, today announces the debut of its latest new feature: Tasks. Tasks finds and manages the action items that help people stay on top of their daily lives, achieve meaningful results, and accomplish what’s most important to them.

Tasks is now available in Early Access across mobile (iOS and Android), desktop (Windows and Mac), and web apps. As an Early Access release, customers on every Evernote plan are invited to use all Tasks features up until its release in General Availability, provide feedback, and explore how Tasks can streamline their own workflows.

A new survey from YouGov conducted for Evernote found that more than half (52 percent) of Britons keep an ongoing list of things they need to accomplish, such as tasks, errands, and projects with women more likely to have a to-do list (61 percent) than men (43 percent). 74% of respondents said they are still managing their task lists on paper i.e. diary/journal, notepad and post-it notes etc however the majority (59 percent) feel their current method is only somewhat effective in helping them to get things done.

With Tasks, Evernote merges content with actions to help users remember and accomplish everything on their to-do list. Starting with a user’s existing notes—the very foundation of Evernote’s success—and integrating tasks directly into those notes supercharges the utility of both notes and tasks. Notes are instantly actionable and to-dos have all the context needed for task completion, making it easier than ever to gain clarity and control over everyday life—whether for work, family, or oneself.

Users now have a single place to capture information, actions, and decisions needed to stay on top of it all. Use Evernote to:

  • Streamline workflows. When notes and tasks live together, no need to decide what goes in notes vs a task manager or to-do list.
  • Know what has to get done every day and why.
  • Set deadlines and get reminders so the right tasks surface at the right time.
  • Use alerts to prevent tasks from getting lost in the daily shuffle, even when Evernote is not in use.
  • Flag what’s important so efforts can be focused on what matters most.
  • Get a summarised view of every to-do, or a big picture look at the full context of a project.
  • Work your way. Designed to fit unique workstyles, people can sort tasks by note, due date, or flagged status, and use filters to see across information.
  • Get any changes to tasks updated instantly across every view and on every device.

“We’ve always known that it’s what you do with Evernote that matters most—whether that’s running your own business, keeping up a hobby, or trying to create a better world. Your vision and mission, whatever they are, are uniquely yours. Here at Evernote, our vision remains unchanged: to be your external brain, a partner in your process; our mission is expanded: to help you remember everything and accomplish anything,” said Ian Small, CEO of Evernote. “Today’s introduction of Tasks in Early Access is a big step forward in helping our users navigate overload while accomplishing their goals, and it is a transformational expansion of Evernote that helps realise our updated mission. We look forward to seeing how our users engage with Tasks in Early Access, and to continuing to rapidly evolve Tasks and all of Evernote over the months ahead.”

To join Tasks Early Access, you simply need to install the latest version of Evernote for the devices you use.