Thousands of IT executives and industry experts gathered in Las Vegas last week with a cloud hanging over their head – literally. Interop, the annual business technology event, prominently featured discussions, announcements and exhibits focused on the latest trends and opportunities related to cloud computing.  Interop has often served as a barometer for where other business sectors are headed in terms of technology adoption. And like temperatures, which were in the mid-90s in Vegas, the excitement around the cloud is just heating up. The trucking ecosystem continues to warm to the idea of using cloud-based offerings to better access and share information… Read More »

The adoption of cloud computing applications by small and medium businesses (SMBs) has clearly paid dividends. These entities not only enjoy the resources and tools employed by much larger organizations but can also operate more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before. The trucking industry understands the road to cloud adoption is paved with good intentions. But the journey sometimes seems a bit daunting. A trucking ecosystem including manufacturers, dealers, service locations and fleets is already using a web-based service management platform to better work together. Such a platform enables the joint access and information sharing required to make improved and… Read More »

There’s little doubt that cloud computing continues to gain traction across multiple business sectors. Gartner vice president David Cearly, quoted in a recent Web2 and More article, reflects how the technology has “permeated the market over the last two years” and “sets the stage for a new approach to IT.”   “Cloud computing has a significant potential impact on every aspect of IT and how users access applications, information and business services,” Cearly notes. This approach “enables individuals and businesses to choose how they’ll acquire or deliver IT services, with reduced emphasis on the constraints of traditional software and hardware… Read More »

DecisivConnect is pleased to publish a guest post from Jack Poster of the Technology and Maintenance Council, a council of the American Trucking Association. Jack has decades of experience in the transportation industry and is one of the leading experts on the creation and industry adoption of Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards. In the late 1960s, top executives of the nation’s largest trucking fleets came together in a series of meetings in New York City. They were there to solve a pressing industry problem that was hurting their bottom lines. Simply put, maintenance data on their fleets was in a state… Read More »