Hewlett Packard Enterprise Enters Internet of Things Fray
The Internet of Things technology competition remains robust. I devoted Monday to a trip to Houston to visit the campus of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE). This was the old Compaq computer campus remodeled for a new generation. The occasion was the grand opening of...
Technology Is Not The Disrupter-Look At Business Models
(Photo by Alberto Brea) Technology isn't the business disrupter. How we use technology is. I was reading the marketing blog of Bryan Kramer, whom I've met at various Dell Technology events. He posted this photo thinking about marketing and business. Look at our...
Can IT Do Automation?
I wrote about FoxConn building a plant (maybe) in Wisconsin. “Retired” Rockwell Automation Communications Director John Bernaden commented on my LinkedIn post of the article: Good perspective Gary Mintchell. FoxConn's been trying to replace its Chinese workers with...
I’ve Seen Productivity From Both Sides Now
Maybe low wages leads to lack of investment which lead in turn to low productivity.
The Future of Work — Drug Epidemic Contracting Workforce
Employment is getting so tight that many industrial jobs cannot be filled because potential workforce can’t pass a drug test.
New Factory Jobs Coming To America–Maybe
We keep touting manufacturing jobs in America. An electronics assembly company has announced another plant in the US. When a process automation company lands a contract with a customer, it sends a press release touting the fact. But in process industries, the amount...
Human And Machine Future Collaboration – A Further Look
The future of work—humans and machines working together in a truly collaborative fashion. A “partnership” said Dell Technologies. My blogs on the future have not necessarily brought in tons of new page views (but this blog compares pretty well with industry trade...
Preparing Organizations and Workforce for the Future
Some interesting technology trends are developing concerning impact on the future workforce. Liam Quinn, sr. VP and CTO Dell Technologies, talked with me a couple of weeks ago about the results of research and a report with the Institute For The Future detailing these...
7 Characteristics of a good spokesperson
Would you be a good company spokesperson? It is hard to believe, but I’m closing in on 20 years in this writing gig. Four different companies, but the same me. Media people have connected me with a variety of company spokespeople during those years. Some of them are...
Internet of Things Data Security Through Trusted Connections
When you begin connecting "things", that is, data sources and data consumers, and exposing them to a network or the Internet, then cyber security assumes a role of primary importance. Or, at least it should assume such a role. Here is a slightly different take on...
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