Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy Smedley takes a moment to pause and remember the deadly attacks of September 11, outlining who a first responder is and the goal of using technology, which is to set first responders up for suc…

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor, agriculture and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, says some of the most interesting things going on are with small-scale manufacturing—and …

Peggy is joined by Trisala Chandaria, CEO and cofounder, Temboo, who says one thing that is really important is how to make emerging technologies more available to a wider group of people. She explai…

Peggy dives into the topic of security, saying it is a huge consideration for any business undergoing a digital transformation. She points to three big trends that can give manufacturers a better cha…

Peggy and John Pletz, senior reporter, Crain’s Chicago Business, discuss the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Chicago. Companies are trying to figure out how to use data to make manufacturing better, …

Peggy kicks off the segment, talking about how technology is redefining the workplace, and how the use of short-term contractors is estimated to grow. She and Greg Settle, director of national initia…

Peggy talks about interoperability, saying in order for a smart factory to work as its intended, all of the different components of a system need to be able to talk to each other. She explains that m…

Peggy and Dan Miklovic, research fellow, LNS Research, explains why companies struggle to get past the proof of concept on the industrial IoT side. He says too often companies pick a technology they …

Peggy and Chris Smith, vice president, service innovation, Otis Elevator Co., talk about how big-data analytics are changing how it provides services. He says it is a transition and it is learning as…

Peggy says two combined factors—global population growth and urbanization—could result in another 2.5 billion people living in urban areas by 2050. She asks the question: What exactly is going to hap…

Peggy and David Stephenson, author, The Future Is Smart, talk about his new book. He explains the primary audience of the book is not the thought leaders and doers, but the skeptical mainstream busin…

Peggy and Sam George, director of Azure IoT, Microsoft, talk about servitization. He says IoT is a pretty profound technique to sense the real world in realtime. When talking about the digital feedba…

Peggy asks: Are services really that important to growth? Simply, yes. She goes on to explain that IoT global spending will reach more than $772 billion in 2018—up about 14.5%. Even more, by 2021, se…

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor, agriculture and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, says if you look at the tracking different assets and understanding their supply chain, h…

Peggy and Duane Wald, VP and managing director, EMEA and APAC, MultiTech, chat about the Internet of Things, and he says in the context of Industry 4.0, it is less about technology, and more about bu…

Peggy talks about how servitization can open the door to new revenue streams. She explains that if you are in business today, you are in it to make money. Using IoT (Internet of Things) and data to s…

Peggy and Chuck Freiheit, COO, F.H. Paschen, talk about the aging workforce. He explains that we have to be intentional about inspiring the next generation. He also says we need to use technology to …

Peggy and Claire Rutkowski, CIO, Bentley Systems, talk about our infrastructure. She explains that we are absolutely failing with our infrastructure and there are a number of reasons including a fund…

Peggy says one beacon of hope for people who hate sitting in traffic is connectivity. She says autonomous vehicles will be a part of our lives and it will reduce traffic and road accidents and fatali…

Peggy and Cassandra Rutherford, assistant professor at Iowa State University, discuss some of the research she is doing as it relates to soil testing, foundation, and more. She explains that every pr…