Who Owns the Pumps? The Cybersecurity Gap Between IT and Public Works

The first sign of trouble was not a warning on an IT dashboard. Water operators in several towns in Minnesota discovered that they could no longer reach the controllers that…

Read Now

AI Spending Is the Cloud Problem All Over Again

People are not good at understanding consumption models. We want a price tag. Tell us what something costs and we can budget for it. Ask us to work out what…

Read Now

Your Next Manufacturing Hire Could Be a Digital Worker

Manufacturers depend on people whose experience is difficult to replace. The buyer who knows which supplier will answer the phone when a shipment slips. The maintenance technician who recognizes a…

Read Now

Helix Step Automation graphic

You Automated the Plant. Did It Get Any Smarter?

Most plants can see more than they ever could. There are dashboards on the floor, dashboards in the office, and data streaming off every line. Ask the people running those…

Read Now

When Intelligence Is No Longer Scarce

When Intelligence Is No Longer Scarce

For roughly 10,000 years, every economy we built needed human beings to do things. To plant. To build. To calculate, analyze, write, and decide. Our ability to do those things…

Read Now