The Need for Cost Analytics

Vendors need to be cognizant of the economics around using their tools. This is not the typical total cost of ownership discussion. Instead, it is a discussion around the external costs of using products designed to interact with any of a number of clouds. Using a cloud such as Amazon or Azure can be cost …

Data and Software the New Durable Goods?

In talking with a neighbor, we spoke on several interesting concepts. More and more, we are moving away from manufacturing jobs and into automation and control jobs. However, fewer people are needed in automation and control, managing the robots that build things, than were needed in manufacturing. The available jobs in manufacturing, automation, and control …

Disaster Recovery Is Not Survival Mode

When Hurricane Harvey was announced, I starting thinking about disaster recovery, business continuity, and survival. The latter is not where you want to be with your business when it comes to natural disasters. Past disasters have shown that we are in need of better planning, not just for our businesses, but also for our employees, …