In the first week of June, 1 in 5 Tweets about traffic, delays and congestion by people around the Washington Beltway were caused by John Oliver’s segment on Net Neutrality. Here at Savi we are exploring a wide range of sensors to obtain useful insights that can used to make work and routine activities faster, […]
Big data remains one of the hottest topics on the planet. Barely a week goes by where I don’t get some kind of offer related to big data—download a white paper, go to this conference, attend that webinar, look at this new product offering. It’s not just talk either–I’ve spoken with business leaders who are […]
How often do you think about reusable containers? My guess is not very often, right? Reusable containers, however, are essential for enabling all aspects of the supply chain. Coming in all shapes and sizes, containers are essential to many industries–transportation, oil & gas, heavy equipment manufacturing, waste management & recycling to name a few. Basically, […]
Last weekend, I spent Saturday afternoon at a picnic sponsored by the small historic town that I’ve lived in for nearly a decade. One thing (of many) that I love about the town is the local fire station that’s less than a mile from my home, and how involved the firefighters are with the town […]
Even though I was born and raised in Washington, DC and spent most of my adult life in the area, my entire career has been in the commercial sector not the public sector. The public sector seemed like an entirely different universe with its own unique rules and regulations–worlds away from the tech-heavy career path […]
“Woohoo! You have reached your destination and you can hold your head up high – BECAUSE YOU ARE A GENIUS!” For those not familiar with America’s best-known cartoon family, that line comes from Homer Simpson and is the most downloaded voice “skin” for the TomTom GPS navigation system. Going beyond the simple overlay of voice skins […]
Following on the heels of the RFID Journal Live conference and National Transportation Week, there is a lot of buzz about improvements in both Active and Passive RFID “tag” technology to help improve supply chain visibility. While some of these advancements are in fact very interesting, at the end of the day, there is no one size fits […]
