Field Service IT News For VARs — December 26, 2014
By Cheryl Knight, contributing writer
In the news, the 2015 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook predicts growth, companies are exploring technology that uses cloud capabilities to control multiple drones, and a Canadian town is using GPS tracking to monitor their snowplow locations.
2015 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook
The 2015 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. According to the report, predicts investment growth of 6 percent in 2015 in areas of equipment and software.
Trucking Industry Economic Outlook Also Predicts Gains
A new survey by Transport Capital Partners shows that the economic outlook of the trucking industry is looking up, though the outlook remains tempered, according to the Q4 Business Expectations Survey reported in this FleetOwner article.
Controlling Drones With The Cloud
A Forbes article discusses how companies can control multiple drones with new software. Beforehand, controlling drones was usually limited to one at a time. The new software takes advantage of the capabilities the cloud offers to efficiently execute workloads.
Tracking Snowplows Online Through GPS
The town of Rothesay in Canada plans to install GPS trackers on snowplows used in the area neighborhoods. According to a CBC News article, the trackers should allow residents to determine when their particular street is set to be plowed.
Field Service IT Talking Points
With the falling price of oil, more than 500 rigs might need to shut down at U.S. shale oil patches. According to a My San Antonio article, drilling rigs in Texas led the nation in a 1.4 percent decline of active rigs in the U.S. More states and oil companies are expected to follow suit in light of falling oil prices.
Meeting and exceeding customer expectations through service calls is discussed in this RCR Wireless News story.
According to a Biz Journals article, a new study by Software Advice, a review site for field service software, shows that consumers prefer home service tracking apps that are easy to implement and understand.
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