Category: Cloud
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Unlocking the Power of Cloud and IIoT in Heavy Building Materials
➡️ Rock Products October 2025 A Turning Point for the Industry Running a heavy building materials business today can feel like trying to pave a road while traffic is still flowing. Customers want more, faster. Operations are more complex than ever. And jobsite conditions rarely play nice. Success no longer comes just from hard work – it comes from working smarter, anticipating problems, and keeping…
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The AI-First Blueprint: Reinventing Heavy Building Materials for the Next Generation
➡️ Construction Tech Review- The Best Construction Tech Magazine The heavy building materials industry is at an inflection point. Producers, suppliers, and haulers are facing pressures that are reshaping the way business gets done. Profitability margins are tight. Experienced workers are retiring, taking decades of tacit knowledge with them – while at the same time, a new generation…
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A Snapshot of Operating from the Cloud
Businesses are taking advantage of how cloud-native solutions run virtually on a single serverless platform. For any materials supplier to fully reap the rewards of centralizing their operation in the cloud, these are five core advantages you should expect from an ideal cloud experience. 1. Quick and Simple Setup Out of the gates with implementation,…
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Supporting Industry Advocacy With Data
Cloud-Connected Tech Has Enabled Smarter Data Capturing — A Nod To More Informed Advocacy Data is one of the most powerful advocacy tools available to materials producers. Government decisions around permitting, environmental standards, infrastructure investment, and more all have enormous impacts on producers and their daily operations. To best ensure the industry’s voice is heard,…
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Real-Time KPIs & The End of “Data Hunting”
After 34 years in the ready mix industry, I’ve seen just about everything — from clipboards and CB radios to automated dispatch and digital tickets. But nothing has transformed our ability to manage operations like real-time KPIs (key performance indicators) delivered through cloud-based SaaS platforms. Let me be clear: this isn’t a luxury anymore —…
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“Breaking the Mold: How Cloud Tech is Shaping the Future of Aggregates,” Featured in Rock Products Magazine
By Gary Bisel, Product Owner at Command Alkon In the construction materials world, the aggregates industry is one of the most demanding. Yet, for years, it’s relied on old-school methods for communication, scheduling, and reporting. This has led to inefficiencies and data silos that slow things down and hurt profitability. It’s a problem that everyone…
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Command Alkon: Delivering Next-Gen Solutions for Heavy Materials Management
Top Cloud-Based Construction Software Provider 2025 Backed by nearly 50 years of industry expertise, Command Alkon is redefining its legacy with Command Cloud—a fully cloud-native platform built to power the next generation of connected, agile operations. Designed from the ground up, it unifies production, dispatch, logistics, sales operations, order management, and delivery tracking while automating…
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Command Alkon’s Command Cloud Recognized in Construction Executive’s CE Top Tech™ 2025 List
Command Alkon, the leading software and solutions provider for the heavy building materials industry, is proud to announce that its technology platform, Command Cloud, has been recognized in the CE Top Tech™ 2025 list, published by Construction Executive magazine. Now in its 23rd year of publication, Construction Executive is the leading trade magazine about the…
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“Decoding the Cloud,” Featured in Stone, Sand & Gravel Review
Decoding the cloud: the difference between cloud-native and cloud-connected, and what cloud means for your business In today’s digital landscape, cloud computing has become integral to how businesses operate and deliver services. However, not all cloud applications are created equal. The terms “cloud-native” and “cloud-connected” are often used interchangeably, but they represent fundamentally different approaches…
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Securing a Materials Operation From the Cloud
So, You’re a Materials Business Looking to Secure Important Data? With cloud-based control, materials businesses centralize more than just their operational data — cloud environments allow businesses to centralize their security policies, like password rules and encryption requirements too. Security events, threat alerts, and system logs from various devices and applications are all seen from…