TECHNOLOGY

48 of partners including IBM , Microsoft and Amazon , so the multi-cloud compatible cloud service providers . It ’ s those integrations across all of these service providers and solutions providers that make the technology more accessible to everybody .”

The world has changed dramatically , and technology is to blame . As the mining industry plays catch up , there is a pressing issue that has to be addressed . The industry is currently at a critical point as the result of a generation gap that ’ s about to happen . Over the next five years , there is close to 60 % of the entire global mining workforce looking to retire . How the industry handles the transfer of knowledge to the younger next generation of mining professionals will ultimately prove crucial in ensuring that the industry continues to grow and to innovate .

To that end , LlamaZoo works with the University of Saskatchewan to enable and develop the future generation of mining technologists . Coming from a gaming background , Lavigne believes that there is already a world of technology enabled future professionals , they just need the platform to unlock their creativity . “ You have

NOVEMBER 2018