Kate Carroll de Gutes

Cloud February 16, 2022

Industry 4.0 and the pursuit of resiliency

5 min read - Downtime can cost a manufacturer upwards of USD 21,000 per minute. Fortunately, AI has evolved to accurately identify issues and take action. This advanced technology allows companies to easily add intelligent “eyes” to their operations with standard mobile devices —…

Business transformation August 18, 2021

A T&T conversation: what’s next with the industry’s digital transformation

4 min read - In an earlier post, IBM industry expert Chris Rospenda talked about how travel and transportation companies are returning to full operation. In part two of our discussion, he discusses what he excites him about the next few years, and offers…

Transportation August 10, 2021

A Travel & Transportation conversation: flying through the storm

6 min read - In the last 20 years, the travel and transportation industry has endured a lot of turbulence – the decline in air travel after 9-11, the 2002 SARS outbreak that crippled Asian tourism, and consumer belt-tightening during the 2008 global financial…

Energy and Utilities July 15, 2021

An O&G conversation: drilling into the boom and bust world of oil and gas

6 min read - The oil and gas (O&G) industry has a history of boom and bust, and 2020 was no different. With a dramatic decrease in demand brought on by COVID-induced shutdowns, the industry began laying off employees and consolidating. While challenges are…

Cloud June 23, 2021

An E&U conversation: what’s next, what’s exciting and what about digital transformation?

4 min read - In an earlier post, Terry Saunders, IBM Utilities Industry Leader, talked about how energy and utility (E&U) companies are part of the critical infrastructure that makes up our lives. In this post, he discusses E&U in a post-COVID world, what…

Energy and Utilities June 16, 2021

An E&U conversation: from essential workers to the true nature of resiliency

5 min read - Energy and utility (E&U) companies are no strangers to emergencies. As part of the critical infrastructure that makes up our lives, E&U companies are prepared for and respond to numerous disasters. But even the most robust business resiliency plans were…