Drones: Lots Of Buzz And A Little Bit Of Sting
At this very moment, somewhere in the world, a drone is taking a picture of an insurgent’s hidden outpost — or a tropical sunrise. Launching a missile over a battlefield — or bringing a beer to...
View ArticleDigital Trends Will Drive Competitive Advantage – Virtual Reality, Blockchain...
The future will be what we make it. Unlike the past or the present, it’s the only arena where we have any control. But the future, as the saying goes, isn’t what it used to be. As digital technology...
View ArticleThe Promise Of Drones And Machine Learning For Oil And Gas Industry
Digital transformation is no longer a fuzzy buzzword in industry, rather it is now a well understood and a credible approach to achieving business value. With increasing maturation of transformative...
View ArticleDigitalist Flash Briefing: The Promise Of Drones And Machine Learning For Oil...
Today’s briefing looks at how a partnership between drones and machine learning algorithms is helping the oil and gas industry. https://www.digitalistmag.com/files/2018/01/sapdigitalist012618.mp3...
View ArticleCreators: Zipline Offers Drone Aid to Remote Health Clinics
Keller Rinaudo, co-founder and CEO, Zipline Image Credit: Flickr CC: TED Conference Drones get a bad rap. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), first introduced decades ago, have a largely negative...
View ArticleHow Mining Productivity And Safety Soar With IoT Innovation
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—better known as drones—are becoming important tools in mining and milling. Yet UAVs might not have been so quick to take off in commerce without an ambitious...
View ArticleHow Smaller Wholesalers Can Tip The “Direct-to-Consumer Effect” In Their Favor
The wholesale distribution industry is facing unrelenting, competitive pressure from all directions. E-commerce giants are offering Web-friendly convenience, steep membership discounts, and same-day...
View ArticleDigital Agriculture: Start Simple, Start Now
The world talks a lot about digital transformation. Few relate it to agribusinesses where plantations and dairy, poultry, or fish farms immediately come to mind. Even fewer connect it to Southeast Asia...
View ArticleImproving Rail Safety With The Intelligent Enterprise
Safety is of paramount importance to all rail operators and a core strategic tenet for each of the Class I Railroads in NA. Accidents and incidents are reported to the Federal Railroad Administration...
View ArticleYes, Virginia, There Is A Santa … And Free Shipping … And One-Hour Delivery
In 1897, an eight-year-old girl wrote to The Sun – a prominent New York city newspaper at the time – with an inquiry about whether or not Santa Claus existed. The paper responded with a now famous...
View ArticleNew Year, New Dots To Connect For Wholesale Distribution
Another year is coming to a close. But before we drive home after a night of New Year’s Eve festivities, it’s time for a new round of wild and random thoughts about the year to come. Last year, I...
View ArticleWhat Do Water Pipes And Roof Tiles Have In Common? They Aren’t As Boring As...
In 2018, the message of innovation was clear: the foundation of change is simplicity. Through innovation simplicity, we are identifying everyday challenges at work and home and overcoming the problems...
View ArticleAre Drones Changing The Way We Live?
The term “drone” simply refers to an unmanned aerial vehicle or machine; considering this definition, the earliest man-made unmanned aerial vehicle was a hot air balloon used for bombardment in 1839....
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