It’s noon and the sun is low in the south. Miners limp into the howling wind and snow after another 12-hour manual drilling shift below, a team stretched thin in the absence of any new hires. Haul Truck 7 is nowhere to be found, operations staff received three false alarms about a loader breaking down, … Continued
Digital twins. The term is beaten to death in the industrial tech space. And I’m tired of it. So tired of it, in fact, that I decided to write this article, because… have we ever thought about what a digital twin really is? Sure, we know they’re created to model and optimize the use of objects or … Continued
On May 12th, 2021, the White House issued Executive Order 14028, titled “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The executive order (EO) lays out a set of security guidelines and practices for the federal government and software vendors to follow, requiring vendors to share relevant information on cyber incidents and threats, along with encouraging the adoption of Zero … Continued
Many companies are wildly understaffed right now. I have nothing unique to say about “The Great Resignation”, but instead want to focus here on an issue that existed before the pandemic: Staffing & retention of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. POLITICO reported that Rachel Wallace, former general counsel to the White … Continued
A few months ago, my family decided to lean into the COVID-enabled work from home/anywhere situation and embark on an adventurous year abroad in Israel. My firm (Landmark) has a local office near Tel Aviv, we have tons of amazing clients in Israel, and we have always worked closely with the rapidly growing ecosystem of … Continued
