Galaxy Opening Up, Moves To Be Cloud-First
Galaxy, a US-based access company, has decided to make the move to be 'cloud-first' and add Mercury support while still maintaining 'Made in USA' operations.
IPVM spoke to Galaxy's President Rick Caruthers about these and other topics. In this report, we provide the answers and analysis about Galaxy's future and products, including:
- Company Ownership & Employee Count
- Company Background
- New 'Cloud-First' System
- OSDP-only Series 700 Hardware
- Adding Mercury Support
- US Manufacturing Policy Explained
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*** ******* ********* *** ****** ******, wireless *****, ***** ************, *** ******* management ********** **** ******:
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