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Computer Guidance Corp.14624 North Scottsdale Rd., Ste. 350Scottsdale, AZ 85254https://computerguidance.com/ eCMS v.4.2 Construction Cloud ERP CommercialTrusted Product ERP Evolves A construction company’s ERP (enterprise-resource planning) system is central to its business, enabling both financial and project management to make decisions. To help users gain insights, eCMS v.4.2 Construction Cloud ERP from Computer Guidance Corp., is a cloud-based, construction-specific ERP solution tailored to commercial contractors. Contractors can manage multi-company, multi-division, and multi-department accounting, union and non-union payroll, and federal or private reporting. Also, it facilitates the exchange of project and financial data to ensure expedited completion through realtime collaboration between operations…
Bentley Systems685 Stockton Dr.Exton, PA 19341www.bentley.com/synchro SYNCHRO Perform CommercialNew Product Daily Data Visibility into project performance and progress is key to ensure projects are finished on time and on budget. To enable this, SYNCHRO Perform is a field-based construction delivery platform, leveraging both web and mobile technology, and captures realtime cost and production rates—all while connecting project leaders with insights. The technology helps remove manual performance trackers and end-of-month reporting delays by giving managers early feedback to course correct sooner. With rich project insights, teams make better and quicker decisions to minimize project errors and maximize team productivity. At the…
The Irish group B*Witched recorded it in 1998, perhaps anticipating 2022: So here we are at the start of this roadTogether building castles in the air Today’s castles in the air might be better called Castles in the Cloud for there is where most of them reside. Built on faith and virtual reality, occupying a never-never land called the Metaverse, these castles are as real as you want them to be. The Metaverse is a term coined by, logically, Meta, the parent company of Facebook. Despite naming it, Meta does not own the metaverse. However, it does build technology that…
We’ve all heard about the wonders of the cloud computing environment. But are company cloud strategies “in the clouds?” According to Gartner, a cloud strategy is a concise viewpoint on the role of cloud computing in the organization. As cloud computing evolves from technology enabler to business disruptor, IT leaders must understand their organization’s business strategy first, and then seek opportunities to leverage new and emerging cloud capabilities to accelerate that strategy. There are four phases to cloud computing:Phase 1: Cloud as Technology Disruptor Phase 2: Cloud as Capability Enabler Phase 3: Cloud as Innovation Facilitator Phase 4: Cloud as Business Disruptor Cloud…
Trucks are the backbone of transporting commodities across the nations of the world. In some parts of the country, trains do the heavy lifting while trucks do the local and short-haul deliveries. But whether long distance or local, trucks move the goods and until the autonomous truck becomes the mainstay of the fleet, drivers are the critical element of trucking. With this in mind, professional truckers are coming under the microscopes of researchers in the U.S. and Canada. In fact, drivers have been the target of research in illnesses in both countries. Professional truck drivers are essential workers in the…
The term “Smart” has been used in many industries to indicate a conversion from analog to digital control or monitoring. The smart home allows control over many functions—sound, light, temperature—by voice or programming of digital controls, locally or remotely. Office buildings have digital “smart” controls for HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), lights, and security. But houses and office buildings are miniscule structures compared to the national electricity grid and that grid is evolving into a smart grid in much the same way houses are becoming smart: slowly. According to the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) all of…
Who can resist the opportunity to see the future? When it comes to vehicle design, engineers and designers are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with every part and feature – including how multiple functions can be seamlessly integrated into one part. The future of on-vehicle lighting is starting to move beyond the established concept of one light/one function and fueling the development of new multi-function LED lighting options. Vehicle Lighting Innovations Increase Visibility and Safety For more than 130 years, vehicle lighting has been used to help drivers see – and be seen. Yet, many of today’s construction vehicle…
As 2022 ended contractors and analysts alike were optimistically starting the journey into 2023 with confidence. Or not. Gartner is putting forth its IT predictions and warnings, getting executives ready for the challenges that are certainly coming, some that can cause serious headaches if not met. For example, worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.6 trillion in 2023, an increase of 5.1% from 2022. Demand for IT in 2023 is expected to be strong, as enterprises push forward with digital business initiatives in response to economic turmoil. According to Gartner’s analysts, enterprise IT spending is recession-proof as CEOs and…
No, not the Limbo Rock, the IT (information technology) Rock. And low-code platforms do rock, it seems, as more companies are offering their application development capabilities to both professional programmers and skilled subject specialist. With a drag-n-drop functionality and graphic user interface, the low-code platforms are being used across industries. IBM, no stranger to computer programming, defines low code as a visual approach to software development that enables faster delivery of applications through minimal hand-coding. The features of a low-code platform automate aspects of the development process, eliminating the need for traditional computer programming approaches. Low-code platforms literally democratize app…
We’ve all heard the slogan, “Our children are the future.” To get the best future for those children requires many elements, one of which is education. From pre-K to high-school graduation, local public schools are the main source of that education. After that, the sky’s the limit with colleges and universities, public and private, competing for the best and brightest. One of the ways they are competing is in offering the most modern and practical buildings for the courses they offer, especially science and technology-related fields. While structures are not as important as the quality of the academic staff, they…