Howard Fireman, SVP & CTO, ABSoices As industry increasingly evolves on the digital transforma-tion path, inevitably the focus turns to the move toward cloud computing. Last month Maritime Reporter & Engi- Howardneering News spoke with Howard Fireman, SVP and Chief Technology Of? cer of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for take on how industry innovators – large and small – in the shipbuilding and marine equipment sectors Firemanare leveraging inherent advantages of cloud computing to better position themselves for the competitive long-haul.SVP & CTO, ABSBY GREG TRAUTHWEINPhoto: ABS32 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • NOVEMBER 2017MR #11 (26-33).indd 32 MR #11 (26-33).indd 32 11/5/2017 1:13:46 PM11/5/2017 1:13:46 PM