A phenomenon called smart cities is growing. These locations are generally defined as urban areas that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information which is used to manage assets and resources efficiently. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is trying to turn his town into a smart city via a partnerhip with Microsoft. He joined the company's President of U.S. regulated industries Toni Townes-Whitley on Ask the CIO: SLED Edition to discuss how smart city technology helped the Bayou City rebuild after Hurricane Harvey in 2017.