Here’s an attention-grabbing idea: Deploying cellular-enabled Industry 4.0 solutions can generate a 10-20x operational cost-savings ROI (return on investment) over the course of five years. This is according to a joint research study from ABI Research and Ericsson. The research also suggests Industry 4.0 solutions can generate up to 8.5% in operational cost savings, which,…
I think we can agree on what we have been saying, the pandemic has sped up the need and desire for digital transformation. In fact, it has super charged a host of things from: Redeploying staff Creating new opportunities Shifting productivity Launching new products Accelerating decisionmaking Enhancing operations When I had an opportunity to join…
The impact of alternative fuel vehicles—which include not only EVs (electric vehicles), but also vehicles that run on biodiesel, hydrogen, natural gas, and other alternative fuels—on the future transportation infrastructure will be significant. For instance, MarketsandMarkets projects by 2030, almost 27 million EV units will sell, compared to just over 3 million EV units in…
I have a vision that voice assistants are evolving so quickly they are going to connect us to more than just hailing a cab or ordering some food. Do you have the same vision? In February I wrote a blog discussing how many of us hate, literally hate, the concept of Big Brother hovering over…
Many of my readers know my thoughts on the importance of cybersecurity, so when a new report crossed my desk, I was eager to dig in. We all know there are a number of file-sharing systems on the market, and yet, the majority of people still turn to email to share their files. But is…
Which technologies are driving the tech industry in 2020? It’s been an interesting and unexpected start to the year, but the CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Assn.) Emerging Technology Community set out to provide some perspective on emerging technologies with its third annual top 10 ranking. The 2020 ranking differs slightly from the 2019 list; what…
For this column I am pretty excited to be discussing the Invest in America Act, a bill designed to provide a boost to some of the nation’s urgent transportation infrastructure needs. For those of you who have been following my radio show, www.peggysmedleyshow.com or this blog, you know that I am extremely passionate about this…
In December 2015, the Paris Agreement made history. The agreement brought much of the world together against a common foe: climate change. While efforts to combat environmental issues weren’t new, the agreement brought the fight against climate change to center stage and forced many businesses that were looking the other way to change their tunes.…
While 2019 had the highest number on record of women in senior management roles, we are still desperate for more females to fill leadership positions in many industries and in the tech space in general. Enter the eighth annual Women of Technology and IoT 2020 list, which is comprised of notable women who are powerful,…
Since the 2016 election campaign, the status of the infrastructure in the U.S. has been used as a wedge issue. Both major parties talk about it, the President talks about it—remember the almost annual “Infrastructure Week?”—and the press talks about it, but nothing has been done about it. Yet. The House of Representatives, under the…
