Digital public works certification with blockchain and cloud
3 min read - Public works projects are typically large and involve mountains of paperwork and certifications around legal, financial and ethical standards. In Italy, companies tendering bids for public works contracts of more than EUR 150,000 must be certified through a process that…
Quality process management keeps Qatar’s public works projects on track
2 min read - The Public Works Authority in the State of Qatar, Ashghal, is responsible for the design, construction, delivery and asset management of all infrastructure projects and public buildings of national importance, such as major roads, sanitation works, schools, hospitals, ports and…
Bank guarantees: Jumping from paper to blockchain
3 min read - There is a genuine need to digitize the archaic process by which tenants, banks and landlords negotiate bank guarantees. When a retailer wants to lease a property to open a store, the landlord requires a bank guarantee that says, “You’re…
AI-powered weather insights improve Brazil’s maritime planning
2 min read - With a length of 8,000 kilometers, Brazil’s coastline challenges scientists wishing to model patterns of waves, tidal surges, sediments and weather. Besides the difficulty of sampling such a vast expanse, limited marine and weather data is available from Brazilian sources.…
Forrester study shows how on-premises investments support hybrid multicloud strategy
3 min read - When hybrid cloud first emerged, it offered a new way for enterprises and organizations to use cloud technology in optimizing workloads and improving customer experience. Now it has matured into a complex ecosystem covering on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud…
6 ways to enhance your IT infrastructure
3 min read - AI and cloud technologies are having a disruptive impact on IT, affecting everything from compute and storage requirements to developer tools. As a result, the hardware you procure today should not only meet your expectations, but it also should prepare…