Potential AI Business Progression
I receive great value from the wisdom and generosity of Seth Godin. He thought out this progression of business value. As you create products and companies and personal value, consider this deeply and seriously—Create value by connecting people. From Seth Godin Feb 13...
Woodchuck Partners with Walbridge to Help Advance Customers’ Construction Sustainability Goals
I have been involved with recycling since the mid-80s. I hate waste—whether as in Lean or as in throwing stuff away. This news came to me from a company called Woodchuck—a clever play on words since they recycle wood. Also a good example of effective use of AI. Grand...
Webinar: High Availability, Simplified
AI may be the sexy new kid on the block. High availability servers still keeps business running. This webinar from DH2i discusses its newest releases and how to ensure SQL Server high availability across Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes. This demo-driven event on April...
Siemens expands its private 5G infrastructure to the United States
Proponents of cellular 5G private networks have touted benefits for a few years. The uptake seems slow. But there must be a market. In this news, Siemens announces expanding its private 5G infrastructure to eight more countries—including here in the US. Siemens...
Apple At 50
Apple Computer Co. is 50 today. The best customer-facing technology makes the complex simple. Then companies add complexity over time. That describes much about Apple. Is the iPhone becoming too complex? I was playing around with computing devices in the late 70s and...
Podcast–Why AI?
I’ve released a new podcast. You can subscribe and download from your favorite podcast app or from my site. It is also available on my YouTube channel. Episode 275. Why AI in Manufacturing? Why not? I explore how new technologies for knowledge work, unlike in...
DNV outlines foundations for achieving trustworthy AI
Several people involved with standards have shared with me the insight that the driving force for adoption of some of these will come from company boards due to insurance and risk management pressures. Therefore, I found this paper interesting looking at trustworthy...
Fanuc Announces $90 Million Investment
Fanuc announced in recent news a significant investment to create production capacity for robot manufacturing in the US. We experienced more announcements regarding investments in manufacturing and infrastructure in the US during the past 10 years than just about any...
High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Operational Resilience Across SQL Server Environments
The accumulation, retention, and analysis of data continues to provide an important foundation for digital transformation, as well as, providing a threat vector for malicious hackers. News from companies combatting the problem forms a core to any coverage these days....
TwinThread Launches Perfect Batch
TwinThread is one of those smallish software companies within an interesting niche that I can’t believe has yet to find a buyer. I quoted noted software developer and LinkedIn commentator Rick Bullota in 2020 extolling the value of the AVEVA/TwinThread link with the...




