Tablets have been the "got to have" gadget ever since the introduction of the iPad last year. They're great for consumers, but fit and capabilities in the enterprise are still to be determined. Frankly, from what we've seen, the iPad is not a good fit for our customers. I thought I'd share some of our experience with tablet computers, talk a little about what we see our customers wanting from tablet devices, and perhaps talk about where the tablet form factor might be headed.
We just got back from the the 2011 Society of Petroleum Engineers Digital Energy conference last week and I thought I'd share a few observations. Because this conference is for the entire industry, and not focused specifically on the Upstream service providers that are our traditional customer base, we have companies stopping by that we haven't done a lot of business with in the past — and most of them have never heard of FieldPro. Many attendees at the show are involved in the Geophysical side, IT, research, or other disciplines in the Energy sector and may not even be familiar with field operations.
As with any new technology, it’s the little things that can make the difference. Here are three steps you should never skip when implementing a workforce management solution.
When Karen asked me to contribute to this topic, I immediately thought of one commonly discounted/overlooked area where a developed product bring great value: providing "baked in" process and technical knowledge.
We just got back from the the 2011 Society of Petroleum Engineers Digital Energy conference last week and I thought I'd share a few observations. Because this conference is for the entire industry, and not focused specifically on the Upstream service providers that are our traditional customer base, we have companies stopping by that we haven't done a lot of business with in the past — and most of them have never heard of FieldPro. Many attendees at the show are involved in the Geophysical side, IT, research, or other disciplines in the Energy sector and may not even be familiar with field operations. 
As with any new technology, it’s the little things that can make the difference. Here are three steps you should never skip when implementing a workforce management solution.