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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

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In 2017, Fast Company wrote that Southwest Airlines’ digital transformation “takes off” with an $800 million technology overhaul, but only $300 million was dedicated to new technology for operations. While weather may have been the root cause, the 16,000 flights canceled between Dec. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts.

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Gather AI secures new cash to scan inventory in warehouses using drones

TechCrunch

The trio had the idea to use drones to gather data — specifically data in warehouses, such as the number of items on a shelf and the locations of particular pallets. Arora co-founded Gather AI in 2019 with Daniel Maturana and Geetesh Dubey, graduate students at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute.

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Bedrock modernizes seafloor mapping with autonomous sub and cloud-based data

TechCrunch

This means that data is collected much closer to ordinary internet infrastructure and can be handed off for cloud-based processing and storage more easily than before. Fortunately Bedrock is here to drag that mapping process into the 21st century with its autonomous underwater vehicle and modern cloud-based data service.

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How Can CIOs Avoid Wasting Their Budget?

The Accidental Successful CIO

All too often they end up building something new rather than buying off the shelf. It is the role of the person with the CIO job to make sure that their company has access to the technology that everyone needs in order to do their job most efficiently. However, this is where things can start to get a bit complicated.

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Tour Operator Software: Itinerary Creator, Booking Engine, and Other Handy Technologies

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Thomas Cook, an iconic travel company from the UK, is believed to be the first tour operator. In 1841, its founder chartered a train to carry temperance supporters to a meeting 12 miles away – and that was the world’s first package tour. In today’s digital world, it’s practically impossible without the right software. Connecting to suppliers.

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DISA’s CIO Dave Bennett on Achieving Efficiencies

CTOvision

Capacity services contracts provide scalable capability on demand, he said. Throughout the course of a contract I’m able to ebb and flow and have a built-in tech refresh,” he said. By Katie Kennedy. Bennett’s opening discussion began with the focus on infrastructure and capacity services contracts. million each year.

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Transport and Logistics App Development

Mobilunity

There are many apps available on the market today, which can be bought off the shelf to help you manage your transport business more efficiently, or you can team up with a transport and logistics app development company to develop a unique app tailored to suit your specific needs.