s businesses look to trim costs on information technology (IT), many
are gravitating to cloud computing as a way to increase efficiency and
economics. But what is the “cloud” and how can it help your
business?
Faced with tough questions from a TV reporter, four actions you should avoid are:
1) Making a stupid facial expression;
2) Trying to end the interview;
3) Staring into the camera like a deer in the headlights; and
4) Declaring, “No comment!”
Plastered throughout McCormick Place in Chicago was the slogan for the KBIS 2012 event: “Touch the Future.” With the pace companies are advancing technology in their kitchen and bathroom products the slogan for KBIS 2013 might be “A Touchless Future.”
For years, I have driven by this church. It’s one that reminds me of the old “Little House on the Prairie” schoolhouse church. Yes, I was an avid “Little House on the Prairie” viewer as a kid.
With
so much up for grabs during this election cycle in the United States, mid-May
was the appropriate time for members of the American Supply
Association to descend upon Washington and partake in ASA’s annual Legislative
Fly-in.
It's time to clarify some potentially confusing terminology in our industry.
June 1, 2012
During my three decades in the hydronics industry, I’ve heard terms that upon close scrutiny don’t accurately represent a concept or device. I even admit to using some of these terms myself, usually before I understood exactly what they meant, or considered what they might imply.
Birmingham, Ala.-based American Pipe & Supply
Vice President of Sales Harry Hays
likens his long industry career to that of a professional football
player.
The
Hermitage/Sharon corridor on Interstate 80 in northwestern Pennsylvania is a crossroads for the past
and the future. The massive Sharon Steel mill once employed more than 10,000
people.
The recovery continues.
For the second consecutive year, Supply House Times’ Premier survey reveals an increase in sales made by PCHP companies. The annual survey, conducted by Supply House Times and BNP Media Market Research, ranks the Top 125 PHCP wholesalers by their sales from the past year.
Te fact is simple: North Carolina-based plumbing wholesaler Murray Supply Co. made a strong surge in Supply House Times’ Premier 125 survey from 2011 to 2012. The explanations of this rise aren’t so simple.