The healthcare industry often relies on companies to manage parts of their infrastructure and application stack. One way to help the industry do that is by creating a hub of managed services, such as the new one in the Kansas City region. The Kansas City Area Development Council recently announced Healthcare IT Leaders have established a new managed services hub in the Kansas City Region, which will occupy a 10,520-sq.ft., office on the Aspiria campus in Overland Park, Kan. Here is how this can help: Create more than 25 high-wage jobs with six-figure salary opportunities for IT professionals. Establish new opportunities for ideas, talent, capital, and customers. Revolutionize healthcare services. Looking to the future, we are going to see new opportunities in this region for healthcare, ultimately leading to better care for all. What are you seeing in your own…

In any industry, data is king—and the data needs a place where it is housed. Enter a new Operations Cockpit interface. Without leaving the cockpit, operators can access critical operational data and do other critical tasks. As one example, Kongsberg Digital recently launched a new Operations Cockpit, which gives operators a way to manage workflows, do task execution, and monitor data. With the same data in everyone’s hands, operators can track operational performance, such as operator rounds, mitigation tasks, and shift logs. They can also perform shift handovers and track and register issues or risks such as leaks, out-of-service equipment, passing valves, and temporary equipment. Here is how this can help: Breaks down silos by consolidating data from various systems and data sources. Gives operators one comprehensive view. Streamline every stage of work including identifying tasks, scoping, planning, executing, and closing out activities. Looking to the future, we are going to see the rise of one central location to house all the data. Today’s workers need an easy way to ensure data is available to the person who needs it, when and where they need…

Walmart tends to be a leader in the retail space when it comes to leveraging technology to improve efficiency in the supply chain. Case in point: 3D printing. Walmart recently partnered with Alquist 3D to complete an 8,000-sq.ft., 20-ft. high addition to Walmart’s store in Athens, Tenn. The objective of this project is to enhance Walmart’s online pickup and delivery services. Here is how 3D concrete printing can help in retail: Enable more sustainable construction at retail stores. Less time to complete a build means more time selling retail products. Offers new ways to address operational challenges. Looking to the future, we are going to see more organizations across all vertical markets turn to 3D concrete printing to help build faster and more efficiently, while also offering a more sustainable way to build. Keep an eye on this trend for the…