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Cloud based solutions and common data environments are aiding collaboration

22 July 2022

What are the collaboration issues facing AEC teams? How has digital transformation impacted AEC teams? How did Covid-19 impact the construction industry? What are the benefits of a common data environment (CDE)? How can organisations manage content sprawl in AEC environments? What are the rising cybersecurity threats facing AEC teams? What are the main challenges when building an agile, integrated construction tech stack? What do you think are the next major construction technology trends?

Kevin Soohoo speaks with Andrew Knight on these topics as they discuss using cloud based solutions to support Common Data Environments.

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