Author: Peggy Smedley
Peggy Smedley and Ali Jani, chief product officer, Acumatica, talk about trends happening in construction and manufacturing—and how digital transformation, AI (artificial intelligence), and ERP (enterprise resource planning) will play a role. He says opportunities come usually when there is change and disruption happening—which is the case in both construction and manufacturing. They also discuss: · The role of ERP during disruption. · How the next wave of digital transformation goes beyond the cloud—and what’s next for the role of AI. · Four factors you must consider if you want to perform and grow with new technologies. Get a 15%…
Peggy Smedley and Ali Jani, chief product officer, Acumatica, talk about trends happening in construction and manufacturing—and how digital transformation, AI (artificial intelligence), and ERP (enterprise resource planning) will play a role. He says opportunities come usually when there is change and disruption happening—which is the case in both construction and manufacturing. They also discuss: · The role of ERP during disruption. · How the next wave of digital transformation goes beyond the cloud—and what’s next for the role of AI. · Four factors you must consider if you want to perform and grow with new technologies. Get a 15%…
The construction industry is in an interesting place. Costs are up. Labor is lacking. Construction starts are up. Projects are increasing, both in volume and in complexity. Digital transformation and agentic AI (artificial intelligence) are here—and they are signaling a shift for construction teams. And there is strong optimism surrounding the industry and the opportunities. FMI’s CIRT (Construction Industry Round Table) report shows the Sentiment Index rose to 65 in the third quarter of 2025. Why? There are a strong pipeline of projects and a renewed confidence in the U.S. economy. Excluding labor, members ranked backlog quality and profitability as…
As we approach the final quarter of 2025 and head to 2026, we must consider the large, changing, and evolving global forces that are shaping our world, and ultimately how we use technologies like agentic AI (artificial intelligence) and the IoT (Internet of Things) in our businesses. We have reached a point where we need data to inform our actions. We need digital tools to drive our future, but we must do it in the context that we live and work in. This is why I was so excited when a new report crossed my desk. Last month, we saw…
The cloud brings great opportunities and great trials. Cloud complexity is challenging to say the least, leading to slower innovation and greater risk and waste. What is needed is a unified approach to managing infrastructure and security across the lifecycle of a hybrid cloud. For today’s blog, let’s explore the challenges we currently face—and the opportunities that lie ahead, if we take careful and strategic steps forward. Roughly 52% of organizations rank multi/hybrid cloud complexity among their top three infrastructure cloud-management challenges and 73% report their platform engineering team and security personnel do not work as a unified function. This…
Peggy wraps up the month, giving her final thoughts about agentic AI (artificial intelligence). She pulls back the curtain on what’s really happening behind the scenes in today’s digital transformation—and offers her candid perspective on what comes next. She also discusses: · The critical risks businesses must address in the days ahead. · The four steps to take today to prepare for a better tomorrow. · Why the time to act is now—and how companies can cut through the hype to focus on what really matters. https://peggysmedleyshow.com
Peggy Smedley and Alex Adamopoulos, chairman and CEO, Emergn, talk about the Global Intelligent Delusion survey and what it has revelated about today’s businesses. Roughly 75% of business leaders expect to drive revenue from AI (artificial intelligence) initiatives in the next 12 months, yet 60% acknowledge AI expectations are growing faster than their ability to meet them. He says leaders expect AI to drive growth, but most aren’t equipped to deliver at scale, saying the gap isn’t even technology, it is capability. They also discuss: · If the return is being overhyped and why AI projects fail. · Why good…
Peggy and Kate O’Neill, author, founder, and chief tech humanist, KO Insights, talk about the unlearning problem and why AI and humans share the same dangerous flaw. She says one of the issues we are facing is everything feels like it is moving so fast—and the acceleration is causing the chaos. They also discuss: · How we can better align human knowledge and machine intelligence. · How and why to take a human-in-the-loop approach. · Two pieces of advice for next steps to take. https://www.koinsights.com
Here at Constructech we have been watching the changing landscape of the industry for decades, seeing as activity in the market ebbs and flows. Where do we stand in 2025? Let’s take a closer look at the market, M&A (merger and acquisition) activity, and what the future holds for technology. Research from McKinsey & Co., earlier this year shows the engineering and construction industry has grown steadily by about 5% per annum, which is expected to increase to 6-7% by 2030. This is due to several factors including growth in emerging markets, government infrastructure programs, demand for housing, and the…
The management of a large number of connected devices, IoT (Internet of Things) sensors, and other connected assets inside enterprises present some interesting connectivity challenges that we must consider today. Just a few challenges are multiple vendors, lack of interoperability, fragmented SIM hardware, hardware standards, and more. All of this leads to slower rollouts, increased costs, and limited flexibility. Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. It is a big iceberg too. Juniper Research has found operators will generate $30 billion from cellular IoT connectivity globally in 2030. This is a 74% jump from $18 billion in…