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How transportation agencies can maximize infrastructure investments with network modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

Across roads, highways, rails, and airports, federal, state and local transit authorities are rolling out new digital infrastructure to enhance safety and make transportation more efficient. However, the vast amount of data these systems collect requires a robust network infrastructure to ensure the data is captured quickly and securely.

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Seattle’s new transportation director on electric vehicles, remote work, company shuttles, and more

GeekWire

Greg Spotts, the new director of Seattle’s Department of Transportation. Since moving from Los Angeles to take the helm of Seattle’s Department of Transportation in September, Greg Spotts has been busy learning about his new home. What can business and tech leaders do to support transportation? SDOT Photo).

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Collaborative Supply Networks Can Resolve The Logistics Logjam

Forrester IT

Road transportation is fragmented and wasteful Road freight accounts for 30% of the global logistics spend at about US$1.9 But road transportation is a highly fragmented industry. trillion per year.

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Why sustainable transportation needs 5G connectivity and digitalisation

CIO Business Intelligence

Decarbonising transportation through electrification is critical to helping companies and economies meet net-zero emissions targets. Fortunately, three forces are combining to make this vision for sustainable transportation a reality: connectivity, digitalisation, and cross-sector collaboration.

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Las Vegas approves The Boring Company's plan to expand its underground transportation system below Sin City

TechSpot

The transit system will use Tesla Model X and Model Y vehicles to transport passengers directly to their destination without having to stop at other stations along the way. Officials view the network of tunnels as yet another way to connect key destinations throughout the city and ease traffic congestion.

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The Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Is A (Another) Call For Zero Trust And Resilience In Industrial Companies

Forrester IT

On Friday, May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline safely shut down its pipeline operations due to a ransomware incident in their corporate network. Colonial Pipeline transports 45 percent of the fuel along the East Coast of the United States through 5,500 miles of pipeline.

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CIOs Search For Ways To Help Their Companies Become More Efficient

The Accidental Successful CIO

No matter if it is dealing with trying to decide what applications we should be moving into the cloud, trying to secure the company’s networks, or working out hybrid-work arrangements with our staff, very clearly our plates are quite full. Many companies have been exclusively focused on generating growth.

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