Author: Peggy Smedley
Peggy and Olof Liberg, 5G standardization program manager at the department of standards and technologies, Ericsson Sweden, talk about what triggered him and his coauthors to write first and second edition of Cellular Internet of Things. They also discuss: When looking at cellular IoT, there are two main tracts: massive IoT and critical IoT. Some of the most interesting use cases today. If use cases around the world are similar for massive IoT and critical IoT. Cellular Internet of Things http://www.ericsson.com (11.10.20 – #694) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain,…
Peggy gives her thoughts on the impact COVID-19 has—and will continue to have—on the supply chain and manufacturing. She gives an example of how some funding is going to be used to spur U.S. manufacturing in the future. She also discusses: A recap on what manufacturers were facing before the pandemic including how ecosystems, business models, and customer expectations were changing. The impact the labor shortage, the advent of new technologies, and COVID-19 are having on manufacturing. If we have made any real progress in the last seven-plus months toward greater digitization. peggysmedleyshow.com (11.03.20 – #693) IoT, Internet of Things,…
The distracted driving numbers continue to rise. Peggy and Phil Renaud, executive director, The Risk Institute and Brittany Shoots-Reinhard, senior research associate, Dept. Of Psychology, Ohio State University, talk about the increase in traffic fatalities and what it is doing in response. They also discuss: Four pillars it will focus on in 2021: encourage employers to adopt policies; encourage teachers to dedicate time to distracted driving; educate the public on the dangers; and in Ohio modernize the law. If parents are ill-equipped to teach driving skills to children today. How research and simulators can work with students to make them…
Peggy and David Strayer, University of Utah, discuss how people come into driving with a false premise that they are good multitaskers. They discuss why we are conditioned to answer our phone when it rings or pings. They also discuss: How much of the world’s population are in fact good multitaskers and where to go to take a test to see if you are a super tasker. How we started introducing technology in the automobiles in the 1930s and how it has kept morphing. Autonomous technology and the impact it will have on the distracted driving dilemma. psych.utah.edu (11.03.20 -…
Peggy and Simon Leech, senior advisor, security and risk management, HPE Pointnext Services, talk about cloud growth rates and reaching a plateau, the cloud experience, and security concerns and other risks. She also discusses: How the public cloud is secure by default and how to understand the risk with the public cloud. Current industry trends such as the hybrid cloud environment, how the enterprise perimeter is starting to dissolve, and Zero Trust architecture. How to build a cloud strategy and how to build a cloud security strategy by understanding what the business is trying to achieve by moving to cloud.…
Peggy and Lisa Robinson, senior program manager, Employer Traffic Safety Programs, National Safety Council, talk about the hard numbers related to distracted driving—and how there was some decline in distracted driving, but that pattern isn’t continuing. They also discuss: How to reduce workplace distractions and how employers should incorporate a distraction-free policy. Why 76% of drivers are very willing to wear a mask in public, but just 62% are very willing to obey state law preventing cellphone use. The influx of technology in the car—and the benefits of it—but who’s responsibility it ultimately is to drive the vehicle. nsc.org/justdrive (10.27.20…
Peggy and Daniel Ernst, distinguished technologist, high-performance computing & AI, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, talk about the future of computing—exascale. He says one of the core pieces of exascale is the rate at which we can do calculations. They also discuss: Some examples of what people can do with exascale computing—such as weather predictions. The history of exascale computing and where we are at today. What is coming in the next year—and decade—with exascale computing. 000000000000000000.com (10.20.20 – #691) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G cloud, sustainability, future of work,…
Peggy and Amy Marks, head of industrialized construction strategy and evangelism, Autodesk, talk about industrialized construction and prefab. Marks says while most of the prefab has been behind the walls and behind the ceiling, driven by the specialty contractor, industrialized construction is happening already. They also discuss: What is industrialized construction—and the terms surrounding it. The number of general contractors and specialty MEP subs that are already engaged in it. That it is no longer a journey—it is a race. If you are debating if you should be in the race, you have already lost. autodesk.com (10.20.20 – #691) IoT,…
Peggy talks about what is on the horizon for smart infrastructure. She explains the history of our highway system and how outdated our infrastructure systems are and the condition they are in. She also discusses: How COVID has impacted how much people are driving. If mayors want to invest in smart infrastructure. Why we need connectivity in our infrastructure. peggysmedleyshow.com (10.13.20 – #690) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast