
Palo Alto CIO: What are smart cities?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is among the promising and interesting parts of digital transformation. The application of sensors, cloud and mobile devices to improve life in urban areas is often called smart cities. Palo Alto, California, located in the heart of Silicon Valley has taken a lead in developing smart city services. For this […]
Palo Alto is Finally, Totally, Fully Back After 4 Years. What Does it Mean?
Do you remember 2008? Lots of people don’t seem to, but I do, and it was rough. The stock market fell 60%. And never seemed to stop falling. VCs stopped funding everything. There was even this little October 2008 memo called R.I.P. SomethingOrOther from Sequoia Capital that said fire everyone, the world is over, it’s just […]

Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal
Like many I read the headlines about Pinterest moving from Palo Alto to San Francisco and thought about the trend it portends.For those not familiar with the local geography, Palo Alto is the north end of what most consider “Silicon Valley” although nobody local calls it that. Palo Also is about 35 miles south of […]