PELION
NIALL STRACHAN , HEAD OF PRODUCT STRATEGY AT PELION , TAKES THE SUPPLY CHAIN DIGITAL HOT SEAT TO DISCUSS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE .
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I n a world that seems to grow increasingly volatile with every passing day , companies are becoming dependent on technological means to maintain their pre-COVID-19 dominance in the marketplace and meet the ever-evolving demand of hungry consumers . Many companies faltered and subsequently fell during the ongoing periods of lockdown , while others have successfully managed to thrive amongst the turmoil , gracefully traversing the rock path that Mother Nature created in the very beginning of 2020 .
As it happens , I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Niall Strachan , Head of Product Strategy at Pelion - a man , and a company that has clearly , with his team , created a strategy that provided resilience in the face of this year ’ s adversity . To begin with , we discussed exactly what Pelion is and what they bring to the table ; “ So Pelion is a connected device platform . It ’ s our recent spin-out of Arm that brings our connectivity and device management capabilities directly to the IoT market , which was previously run under the umbrella of Arm Holdings .” Essentially , the team who ran Pelion are flying the nest , Niall shared . “ We ’ re now standing alone as our own brand , with our
JANUARY 2021