I recently met with the CEOs and executive teams of some leading video and security operations center software providers and some interesting patterns developed. These companies are serious about developing solutions that incorporate pure data analytics into their products. This is exciting for the solution providers and offers great potential … Read more
What would it be worth to your company right now to have your own personal “Merlin,” complete with a crystal ball? Having such a capability could provide you future market trends, competitor plans, or potential impacts of your own decisions…all before they happen. The potential to have this capability is … Read more
Timing is everything. Yes, it is so cliché to say such a thing. However, the ability to control every detail of timing – particularly in the world of international supply chain logistics – truly defines the difference between success and failure. As Woody Allen famously said, “Ninety percent of life … Read more
Today’s sea lanes are more crowded than they have ever been, chock-a-block with bigger [fatter] tankers, heavier loads, and more containers jammed to the hilt with manufactured goods from China, Indonesia, the U.S., Latin America, and elsewhere. In the meantime, the world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place. The lifeblood … Read more