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J.J. Po-An Hsieh has been appointed chair of the Department of Computer Information Systems (CIS) at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, effective Aug. 16. An internationally recognized information systems scholar, experienced academic leader, and graduate of Georgia State’s Ph.D. program, Hsieh assumes leadership of a globally recognized department as artificial intelligence reshapes business and the information systems discipline.

Georgia’s ports support about 651,000 jobs, and the Port of Savannah handled 5.67 million TEUs in fiscal 2026. Yet much of the work between ERP, WMS, and TMS still runs in spreadsheets. This guide names five custom supply chain software development providers for Georgia enterprises in 2026: Trinetix, Grid Dynamics, ScienceSoft, Intellias, and EPAM Systems. It explains what each builds, its Georgia presence, and which project it fits best.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle has named Buchalter’s Atlanta office a 2026 Best Places to honoree. The recognition is based on employee survey results conducted by Quantum Workplace, which evaluated workplace culture, including team dynamics, leadership trust, communication, and overall employee experience among Atlanta-employers.

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) today announced the companies selected for the 2026 Fintech South Innovation Challenge, an annual competition showcasing promising Georgia-based startups shaping the future of financial technology.

The Escrow Company’s Nathan Hopkins explores how AI supplier risk is evolving and why resilience & continuity planning matter more than ever.

— Uptime, Security, Connectivity and Performance Overtake Cost as Primary Drivers of Enterprise IT Decisions Across Cloud, Colocation and On-Prem Environments —

DENVER – (July 8, 2026) – CoreSite, an American Tower company (NYSE: AMT) empowering critical business and AI workloads that impact everyday life through interconnected data center solutions, today released its 2026 State of the Data Center Report, which examines how enterprise IT strategies are evolving as organizations enter a new phase of hybrid infrastructure management.

The seventh edition of the report shows that hybrid IT has become the standard operating model for enterprises – but that companies are still looking for the right hybrid IT mix. After years of cloud migration and hybrid adoption, organizations are shifting their focus from deciding whether to use cloud, colocation or on-premises infrastructure to determining which workloads belong in each environment.

As workloads become more distributed and AI drives greater infrastructure demands, enterprises are taking a more deliberate approach to workload placement, making decisions based on performance, security, data control and connectivity requirements rather than cost alone.

As the colocation market evolves beyond space and power, businesses are looking for data center providers with direct, low-latency connections to a robust ecosystem that offers the required uptime, cost efficiency and advanced cooling capabilities needed to support their hybrid IT strategies. “We believe that CoreSite’s recognition in the Gartner Market Guide validates our commitment to delivering highly interconnected, purpose-built data center campuses designed to meet the growing demands of modern enterprises,” said Juan Font, President and CEO of CoreSite and SVP of American Tower. “Our data center solutions combine security, compliance, scalability, connectivity and flexibility to enable true business agility, while offering the on-site technical expert.

Second strategic expansion in recent weeks adds deeper AI, app development, and web development capabilities to Arketi’s growing integrated platform

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) today announced that Cherie Fuzzell, former Senior Director of Business Development & Partnerships for Apple Wallet, Payments & Commerce, has been selected as the 2026 inductee into the Georgia Fintech Hall of Fame.

Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business will launch a new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Business Transformation (MSAIBT) beginning in fall 2026. The new program is designed to prepare professionals to lead AI-enabled transformation across business functions by combining applied artificial intelligence capability with domain expertise.