On Choosing a Network Topology

Posted by Jeremy Miller | Date: January 20, 2014

I know of no better route to understanding a topic than starting with the big picture before narrowing in on its micro details, and history is generally the best introduction to that big-picture overview. I was reminded of this while recently studying Advantech’s white paper, Understanding Device Level Connection Topologies, an excellent resource that covers…

How Can Technology Keep Me Safe?

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: January 17, 2014

Technology has not only made the way for communities to make improvements and bring the life back to certain areas, but it also has had a significant, positive impact in Law Enforcement. Technology has allowed officials to not only keep our communities safer, but has also helped them to mitigate their own risk, which is…

7 Reasons To Implement Zebra Technologies’ RTLS

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: January 15, 2014

Wikipedia defines choreography as “The art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified.” Imagine choreographing a ballet in which the performers are wearing blinders, unable to see their partners until each moves within their narrow fields of view. They have no advance peripheral clues that help them anticipate and…

Order 1000, the Smart Grid and Smart Substations

Posted by Jeremy Miller | Date: January 13, 2014

There is no U.S. power grid as such, at least not in the sense of a consolidated system of nation-wide distribution of electricity. Instead, more than 3200 local and regional electrical utilities produce the more than $400 billion of electricity consumed annually in this country, all pursuant to a long-standing model dominated by local…