Brian McNamara

Oct 18, 2024 | informationweek.com | Brian McNamara |Sam Dengler

Serverless computing is booming, and it’s easy to understand why. At a basic level, it offers true elastic scalability without any of the hassle associated with provisioning infrastructure. By offloading resource allocation to the cloud service provider, a host of benefits can be realized. And they all come from new efficiencies -- meaning it’s goodbye to long-winded server management. Resources scale automatically in response to demand, cutting overprovisioning.

May 14, 2024 | farmingfirst.org | Brian McNamara

Recent events such as the war in Ukraine and the El Niño weather cycle have demonstrated how shocks triggering changes in the production and distribution of food in one country or region can reverberate around the world, eroding food security for millions if not billions. Efficient, agile and diverse trade networks can help countries and suppliers cope with these shocks and strengthen food security. These networks are especially relevant for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Jan 26, 2024 | cgiar.org | suresh babu |Nandita Srivastava |Valeria Piñeiro |Brian McNamara

OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0Asia is home to55% of the people in the world affected by hunger—more than 400 million—and faces continuing threats to food security. The crises of recent years—including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and climate-related shocks—have disrupted Asia’s food supply chains as they have around the world. Currently, rising temperatures, unpredictable weather patterns, and floods pose threats to the production of rice and wheat, key staple crops in the region.

Nov 3, 2023 | shine.cn | Brian McNamara

Editor's notes: The China International Import Expo has become a popular platform for global firms to connect with China and the world since its inception in 2018. We invited the CEOs of some companies attending the 6th CIIE to share their perspectives and highlight some of their accomplishments this year. I'm delighted that Haleon is back to participate in this year's China International Import Expo.

Oct 27, 2023 | cgiar.org | Brian McNamara |Ibukun Taiwo

OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0Climate change poses serious challenges for food systems around the world. Over the coming decades they must produce more food to sustain the growing global population—while reducing carbon emissions and becoming more resilient to climate impacts such as extreme weather events and increased droughts. What are the most effective ways to bring about this food systems transformation at the regional, national, and local levels?