LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION REVIEW19 OCTOBER - 2022INSIGHTSCXOSTANDING ON THE FRONTLINES OF LOGISTICS CHANGE AND VOLATILITY ARMED WITH TECH-DRIVEN RESILIENCYBy Mike Neill, Chief Technology Officer, C.H. Robinson [NASDAQ:CHRW]The changes in technology thus far in my career have been profound. Computing power began as behemoths sitting in data centers and is now everywhere including our pockets, desks, vehicles, appliances, etc. The smartphone in your pocket is 29 times faster than the world's fastest computer in 1995. Plus, the internet has grown from a few million participants to 25 billion connected devices today. Now, technology surrounds us, with hyper connectivity, and mind blowing ubiquitous computational power creating a powerful technological force creating powerfully tangible results. Amplified by a 2.9 million percent increase* in data over the past 25 years, technology is driving change in every facet of our business, at speed and at scale.Harnessing this force has been central to every step we have taken as an industry to navigate one of the most Mike Neill
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