Tom Bucklar's guest appearances

Tom Bucklar

The Caterpillar Podcast

Brian Edwards

Jeff Wilson

Dave Walton

Stacey DelVecchio

Luis Hernandez

Dan Henderson

Michele Sullivan

Raymond Chan

Pablo Koziner

Joe Creed

Tom Pellette

Valerie Wiest

Doug Oberhelman

Bob De Lange

Greg Folley

OwlTail

Tom Bucklar, Caterpillar’s director of IoT and channel solutions, joins the Caterpillar Podcast to talk about how we’re expanding connectivity to make our machines and customers’ mixed fleets more valuable.Program Guide:1:40 – Tom shares about upbringing, his time at Motorola, and his 20 years at Caterpillar3:10 - "We started our telematics in the 90s – we've been at some of these things for a long time"4:05 - Three things Tom focuses on when helping develop digital talent5:50 - FIVE BACK, FIVE FORWARD SEGMENT - Caterpillar's connected fleet, five years back, and five years forward – including connectivity, analytics and machine learning8:15 - What is digital? How Caterpillar approaches digital10:26 - Cat Connect technology and services, including story of what it can do for mixed fleet customers12:05 - Importance of Internet of Things (IoT) in our industry, contrasting satellite and cellular connectivity14:28 - What can Caterpillar offer digital talent? Let's talk about purpose and making people’s lives better17:35 - "So we've got our people back here that are building the digital tools, then we have our experts out in the field that are leveraging those tools to really help our customers be successful – both areas are really fun."19:08 - Tom talks about how a mine customer has benefitted from predictive analytics reducing downtime20:00 - How our customers experience has changed from mostly physical, to an integrated digital experience

Tom Bucklar, Caterpillar’s director of IoT and channel solutions, joins the Caterpillar Podcast to talk about how we’re expanding connectivity to make our machines and customers’ mixed fleets more valuable. Program Guide: 1:40 – Tom shares about upbringing, his time at Motorola, and his 20 years at Caterpillar 3:10 - "We started our telematics in the 90s – we've been at some of these things for a long time" 4:05 - Three things Tom focuses on when helping develop digital talent 5:50 - FIVE BACK, FIVE FORWARD SEGMENT - Caterpillar's connected fleet, five years back, and five years forward – including connectivity, analytics and machine learning 8:15 - What is digital? How Caterpillar approaches digital 10:26 - Cat Connect technology and services, including story of what it can do for mixed fleet customers 12:05 - Importance of Internet of Things (IoT) in our industry, contrasting satellite and cellular connectivity 14:28 - What can Caterpillar offer digital talent? Let's talk about purpose and making people’s lives better 17:35 - "So we've got our people back here that are building the digital tools, then we have our experts out in the field that are leveraging those tools to really help our customers be successful – both areas are really fun." 19:08 - Tom talks about how a mine customer has benefitted from predictive analytics reducing downtime 20:00 - How our customers experience has changed from mostly physical, to an integrated digital experience

Director of IoT and Channel Solutions, Tom Bucklar: Why We Care About IoT