--- title: Ayyeka News & Insights | Ariel Stern description: An experienced electrical engineer and entrepreneur, Ariel Stern is CEO and Co-Founder of Ayyeka Technologies. Via Ayyeka, he is introducing innovative, cyber-secure, turnkey data monitoring solutions to the industrial automation industry. Prior to co-founding Ayyeka, Ariel served as Captain and Senior Project Manager with the Israeli Air Force, where he was responsible for airborne control systems implementation and operations, as well as managing the workflows of world-leading defense contractors. Ariel received a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. image: https://www.ayyeka.com/hubfs/Ayyekas%20Blog%20Feature%20Image.png --- # Ariel Stern An experienced electrical engineer and entrepreneur, Ariel Stern is CEO and Co-Founder of Ayyeka Technologies. Via Ayyeka, he is introducing innovative, cyber-secure, turnkey data monitoring solutions to the industrial automation industry. Prior to co-founding Ayyeka, Ariel served as Captain and Senior Project Manager with the Israeli Air Force, where he was responsible for airborne control systems implementation and operations, as well as managing the workflows of world-leading defense contractors. Ariel received a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. [![Where will the next generation of water professionals come from?](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Canva%20images/Water%20Industry%20Next%20Generation.png?width=2240&height=1260&name=Water%20Industry%20Next%20Generation.png) ](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/silver-tsunami) 1 min read #### [America’s Water Industry at Risk Due to Retiring Professionals](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/silver-tsunami) ![Picture of Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png?width=30&name=Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png) [Ariel Stern: ](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/author/ariel-stern) 1/24/23 10:00 AM The silver tsunami is upon us. A huge wave of baby boomers are now hitting retirement age and leaving the workforce. This mass exodus of experienced professionals presents a big challenge for utilities, who now have to find ways to transfer all that... [Critical infrastructure](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/tag/critical-infrastructure) [Water](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/tag/water) [Read More](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/silver-tsunami) [![New Year's Resolution--Make Decisions Anchored in Data](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Canva%20images/Make%20a%20New%20Years%20Resolution%20You%20Can%20Keep.png?width=2240&height=1260&name=Make%20a%20New%20Years%20Resolution%20You%20Can%20Keep.png) ](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/in-2023-make-new-years-resolutions-you-can-keep-decisions-with-data) 1 min read #### [Make New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep--Decisions anchored in Data](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/in-2023-make-new-years-resolutions-you-can-keep-decisions-with-data) ![Picture of Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png?width=30&name=Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png) [Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/author/ariel-stern): 1/3/23 10:00 AM As the saying goes - new year, new beginnings, and new year's resolutions. [Data utilization](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/tag/data-utilization) [Read More](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/in-2023-make-new-years-resolutions-you-can-keep-decisions-with-data) [![](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled_design.webp?width=1200&height=628&name=Untitled_design.webp) ](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/lets-use-smart-infrastructure-for-climate-adaptation) 3 min read #### [Building Smarter Infrastructure with AI for Climate Change Adaptation](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/lets-use-smart-infrastructure-for-climate-adaptation) ![Picture of Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png?width=30&name=Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png) [Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/author/ariel-stern): 11/15/22 10:00 AM A major solution to fix aging infrastructure to adapt to climate change realities is building smarter – not bigger. When it comes to choosing the... [Smart infrastructure](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/tag/smart-infrastructure) [Read More](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/lets-use-smart-infrastructure-for-climate-adaptation) [![](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/converted_image_2.webp?width=1200&height=628&name=converted_image_2.webp) ](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/data-makes-all-the-difference-in-critical-infrastructure-operations) 1 min read #### [Data makes all the difference in stormwater infrastructure](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/data-makes-all-the-difference-in-critical-infrastructure-operations) ![Picture of Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png?width=30&name=Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png) [Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/author/ariel-stern): 11/8/22 10:00 AM Stormwater managers should get their heads out of the sand when managing data. Data utilization is essential for forward planning. [Data utilization](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/tag/data-utilization) [stormwater](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/tag/stormwater) [Read More](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/data-makes-all-the-difference-in-critical-infrastructure-operations) [![](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Data_Utilization.webp?width=2048&height=1152&name=Data_Utilization.webp) ](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/stormwater-managers-take-the-head-out-of-the-sand-use-data-better) 1 min read #### [Stormwater managers : take the head out of the sand & use data better](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/stormwater-managers-take-the-head-out-of-the-sand-use-data-better) ![Picture of Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png?width=30&name=Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png) [Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/author/ariel-stern): 11/1/22 10:15 AM Collecting and managing data is vital for every business. This is especially true in the stormwater management industry, where a wide variety of data... [Data utilization](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/tag/data-utilization) [stormwater](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/tag/stormwater) [Read More](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/stormwater-managers-take-the-head-out-of-the-sand-use-data-better) [![Ayyeka_Blog_Digitalization_Smart_Infrastructure_Data_Cybersecurity](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*K25uFbqN5PT94QbARC-m4Q.png) ](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/twenty-years-since-9/11-al-qaeda-is-hiding-in-your-computer-files) 3 min read #### [Twenty Years Since 9/11: Al Qaeda is Hiding in Your Computer Files](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/twenty-years-since-9/11-al-qaeda-is-hiding-in-your-computer-files) ![Picture of Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png?width=30&name=Ariel%20Stern%20Picture%20.png) [Ariel Stern](https://www.ayyeka.com/blog/author/ariel-stern): 10/5/21 7:33 AM From physical security to digital security, our world has undergone a total digital transformation in the two decades since September 11, 2001,... 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