Author: Connected World

We know between two and three billion people worldwide experience water shortages—and these shortages will only intensify in the coming years. Technology can help reduce the amount of waste. Let’s take a look at one example. In New Jersey, the Camden City School District’s kitchen and cafeterias have installed Document Solutions Business Life Simplified touchless water coolers and reverse osmosis systems. The systems were funded by the AWCF (American Water Charitable Foundation) and New Jersey American Water as part of an effort to improve students’ access to water for drinking and reduce the usage of bottled water. Here is how…

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Cybersecurity and protecting our data are perhaps the most pressing topics in today’s era of work. The reality is no business is immune and we each have a role to play in protecting our business and our work. The hard truth is each business is only as strong as its weakest link—and we all must become vigilant to protect and secure our businesses. We all have a part to play if we want to keep our personal and business data safe. We all also know each year there are millions of dollars lost to ransomware attacks from hackers. The cost…

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The construction industry has been talking about how drones can be used for years, but now we are seeing greater adoption in urban planning as infrastructure spending ramps up for things like infrastructure improvements. In the future, we can expect to see more drones flying high above our infrastructure to identify inadequate road drainage, as one example, to mitigate it. Consider the example from the PennDOT (Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation), which recently tackled such a project in an urban area. Faced with a smaller project area, dense tree vegetation, and a need for a quick solution, T3 Global Strategies proposed…

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