Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy and Sanjay Ravi, general manager of automotive, mobility & transportation industry, Microsoft, discuss a year in review and look forward. He says it has been an interesting year in automotive—and the industry has faced impact from the pandemic and the semiconductor shortage. Despite all the challenges, the industry has remained very resilient. They also discuss: Some of the top partnerships...

Peggy celebrates 750 episodes of the show by exploring technology: past, present, and future. She says we have made a lot of progress in the past decade-plus since the show first launched and that we can't simply look to the future. Rather, we need to consider our past, present, and future. We need to look back to look forward. She also discusses: Some of the top technologies from the year 2008. W...

Peggy and Adam Klatzkin, VP, iTwin platform, Bentley Systems, and Sheena Gaynes, director, business development, partnerships, programs, iTwin platform, Bentley Systems, talk all about the data tsunami that exists today and how digital twins can help. They define digital twins and give examples. They also discuss: Three key differences between iTwin and some of the other digital twin technologies....

Peggy and Mike Kelly, senior research analyst, Guidehouse Insights, talk about the shakeup with renewable energy. He says solar is going to be a driving force in North America, both at the utilities scale and behind the meter on rooftops—that is the real paradigm shift. They also discuss: How to facilitate a green energy future. How utilities are evolving into services companies and being more inn...

Peggy shares her thoughts on the latest events and happenings from AWS re:Invent, including the cloud, AI (artificial intelligence), machine learning, data analytics, and more. She narrows in on what the tech giant is doing with partners. She also discusses: The five partner paths. Intel and AWS' City on the Cloud Experience. Specific examples and case studies of tech in business. peggysmedleyshow...

Peggy and Elizabeth Parks, president, Parks Associates, talk about how technology is disrupting us in both a good way and a bad way. Parks says the pandemic has forever changed business and consumer lives—and broadband and connectivity are going to play a bigger role going forward. They also discuss: How every vertical that touches the consumer is being disrupted by the pandemic. How smart, sustai...

Peggy and Robin Duke-Woolley, CEO, Beecham Research, talk about the evolution of technology and the "Gs." He says it is great to be on a journey from M2M being a small industry to the IoT (Internet of Things) being a very large industry. They also discuss: Moving from 4G to 5G, which is a very big step about control and network services. The shift from monitoring things at a distance to now moving...

Peggy discusses the top nine challenges that are keeping manufacturers up at night, citing new research from Ericsson's Second Edition of its Future of Enterprises Report. Tough global competition means almost eight in 10 manufacturers are cutting costs, and yet they are navigating through COVID-19 well. She also discusses: How many production employees still say work is either dull, dirty, or dan...

Peggy and Anthony Pagano, associate professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, talk about the supply-chain crisis. He explains you need to go back to the beginning of the pandemic, when there was a supply-chain shockwave, and the result of all of this is the shortages and problems at the ports. They also discuss: What is causing the shortages of truckers. The benefits of being a trucker and how...

Peggy and Dale Calder, CEO and founder, InSkill, talk about the expertise gap—from both a macro and micro perspective. He talks about how a large portion of the workforce is retiring—and imagines what might happen if machine operators aren't there anymore. They also discuss: The difference between knowledge and expertise. How there are plenty of people working on knowledge, but few were working on...

Peggy talks about how 5G is set to change the course of business, as it is estimated 5G-enabled innovations are expected to contribute $1.5 trillion by the end of this decade. She explains that there are big opportunities to be had here, but that businesses need to understand how 5G is going to shape enterprises in the months ahead. She also discusses: Six opportunities to advance your 5G strategy...

Ron Gonen, founder and CEO, Closed Loop Partners, shares his sustainability journey with Peggy and how he got involved in the circular economy. He describes his introduction to sustainability as one where in hardship oftentimes you find great opportunities. They also discuss: The greatest scam in America that many believe being sustainable and being green is a nice aspiration, but it costs money,...

Peggy and Hernan Saenz, global head, performance improvement practice, Bain, talk about digital supply chain and supply-chain traceability and why it is important to the future of business. He looks back and talks about how we perfected linear supply chains, but at the same time we created very brittle and brown supply chains. They also discuss: If we cannot see our supply chains, we cannot manage...

Peggy discusses the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, taking a closer look at the deal. She says businesses all across the globe are still grappling with all the disruption left in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and asks if we are prepared to rebuild our infrastructure. She also discusses: How the infrastructure deal will impact our roads and bridges. How the new legislation combines infr...

Peggy and Jury Gualandris, associated professor, Ivey Business School, talk about circularity and waste. He explains what waste means for the climate crisis and why it is important—both in terms of negatives and positives—saying methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with 100 years global warming potential, which is 30 times larger than CO2, and that 60% of the total food production is currently was...

Peggy and Gary Salman, CEO and cofounder, Black Talon Security, talk about how long businesses can be shut down from a cyberattack—and the impact of ransomware. He says it deals with hundreds of attacks and one of the biggest issues is the concept of business continuity. They also discuss: How long a business impacted from ransomware is going to be down. What typically happens following a ransomwa...

Peggy says technologies like nanosensor and digital twin are at the forefront of 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26. She says this will fundamentally change how we deliver a circular economy and shares how the technologies will come together for sustainability—in both rural and urban areas. She also discusses: A project that uses nanosensors to track deforestation a...

Peggy and Yossi Sheffi, professor, MIT, talk about the supply chain difficulties today and his most recent book The New (Ab)Normal. He says the experience of writing the book was weird—like writing a history book while history is unfolding. They also discuss: The biggest problem with the supply chain today that needs to be solved. Why demand is high and supply can't catch up. The bullwhip effect o...

Peggy and Varsha Bhave, Projectmates, discuss better ways to manage project risk in construction. She says each phase needs individual and specific skillsets to detect and mitigate it and explains the importance of realtime analytics and dashboards, which makes it easier to predict the risk and analyze the risk. They also discuss: How predictive analytics gives us a window in the future and why it...

With the average cost of IT downtime roughly $5,600 per minute, Peggy digs into a Honeywell survey of facility managers and shares her thoughts on how to become more resilient in business. She also discusses: How many facility managers have experienced at least one disruptive incident during the last 12 months. Why resiliency and sustainability are no longer nice-to-haves. What to do next to best...

Peggy and Greys Sosic, professor, USC Marshall School of Business, talk about overarching challenges impacting the supply chain. She says in the last several decades we have seen the supply chain trying to become more efficient—and it was great as long as it was working and didn't have any big disruptions. They also discuss: Where we are headed with the supply chain. What is currently happening at...

Peggy and Bill Mann, CEO, Styra, talk about why cybersecurity is in the spotlight—and authentication and authorization. He explains it by looking at the larger cybersecurity landscape and explains preventative and detective security controls. They also discuss: The push for preventative security controls and authentication. The reason he focuses on authorization. The shift that is happening in ent...

Residential homes are responsible for up to 34% of carbon dioxide emission. Peggy says if we want to meet our global climate neutrality goals, we need to address this. She explains how the Living Lab will help demonstrate and educate both the industry and consumers alike. She also discusses: If alternative building methods can have an impact on resilience and energy efficiency. The history of SIPs...

Peggy and David Jemmett, CEO & founder, Cerberus Sentinel, talk about the importance of understanding the risk of cyberattacks and that culture is key and starts at a top. He explains more than 87% of breaches happen through ransomware encrypting it because someone clicked on the wrong email. They also discuss: How it isn't single actors anymore; it is groups of people. How long the average hacker...

Peggy and Bryan Datema, senior director of engineering, innovation and product performance, McNeilus, talk about exceeding customer expectations and working to add value to machines. He shares how technology can help analyze mixing data. They also discuss: The importance of reducing variability. The importance of data algorithms. How to save up to 7% on fuel. mcneiluscompanies.com   (10/26/21 - 74...