In this episode we're speaking with Adam Crigger, Founder & President of Preferred Strategies, a California-based provider of business intelligence solutions. As an intelligence provider, Adam's team has mastered the art of weaving together meaningful views of data from the myriad of data sources that successful companies tend to accumulate over time. While many of their customers rely on platforms from JD Edwards and Microsoft, data can come from anywhere, and that's increasingly the case as industrial organizations become ever more connected. But the real story here is not the data, o ..read more

In this episode we're speaking with Rick Hall, CEO of Aginity, a California-based cloud provider of analytics software whose mission is to reinvent the process of accessing and analyzing data that traditionally has been stuck in massive, centralized silos. Aginity's success is proof positive that a major shift is happening at this very moment. Where data is moving from central warehouses out to the edge of organizations where decisions must be made quickly without waiting for engineers and I.T. teams to deliver perfectly crafted data models. And the businesses that embrace this trend will be ..read more

In this episode we're speaking with Sunny Han, Founder and CEO of Fulcrum, a Minneapolis-based cloud provider of ERP software billed as the manufacturing operating system of the future. We've covered ERP in other episodes, but this is the first time we've seen an ERP tool that represents a truly new generation of software, built from scratch within the last decade versus being a continuous upgrade from software that originated in the 1980's and 90's. That's an important distinction because, as Sunny will explain, the new age of digital twins is all about philosophical, behavioral, and other ..read more

In this episode we're speaking with John McEleney, Corporate VP of Strategy at PTC. This conversation is coming right on the heels of our interview with Steve Dertien, CTO at PTC, who talked about the evolving role of SaaS and cloud in engineering organizations. PTC, in its quest to enable a SaaS and cloud based future for their customers, recently acquired Onshape, the cloud-based 3D CAD tool. And John, with us today, is the co-founder of Onshape. But it gets better, because even if you haven't heard of Onshape, you've almost certainly heard of SolidWorks, for which John was the longstand ..read more

In this episode we're speaking with Steve Dertien, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at PTC. PTC is a software and services company that employs more than 6000 people worldwide - serving industrial customers in the areas of Internet of Things, augmented reality, engineering, and collaboration - in addition to consulting, implementation, and training. Steve is one of those people who absolutely loves his job because he gets to spend most of his time exploring the future of technology and making sure that PTC is enabling that future for their customers. And a big part of t ..read more

In this episode we're speaking with Ron Rock, Co-Founder and CEO of Microshare, an IoT software company that was perfectly positioned at just the right time to help the industrial world respond to COVID. And not just respond, but also to proactively define new standards of health and safety in workplaces that require physical presence. In short, there's simply no way to hide from a global pandemic, nor will there be for future pandemics, because industries like manufacturing, distribution, energy, and many others don't have the luxury of remote work. But in Ron's words, what organizations ca ..read more

Today we're speaking with Sunil Senan, SVP of Data & Analytics for Infosys, a multinational technology company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. Sunil is here to share with us what he calls "the art of the possible" - addressing probably the single biggest challenge to digital transformation... With so much technology changing at such a rapid pace, it can be almost impossible to know where or how to start taking advantage of all the possibilities, especially when we're talking about using data and analytics to make better, faster decision ..read more

Today we're speaking with two individuals from Quuppa, a technology company that specializes in indoor, real-time location tracking with centimeter-level accuracy and extremely low latency (~150ms). Quuppa is one of those companies that sits quietly behind the scenes, multiplying their impact through downstream partners, integrators, and solution providers - known as "both the youngest and the oldest indoor location company" because of their unique history. So although you may have never heard of them in an industrial setting, or anywhere for that matter, you may already rely on their techno ..read more

Today we're speaking with Tony Bevilacqua - Founder & CEO of Cognitive 3D out of Vancouver, Canada. Cognitive 3D is an AR & VR software company that aims to change the way human behavior is measured and analyzed in the enterprise. And they're accomplishing that mission by way of a software platform that enables real-world insights to be pulled from virtual environments. And more specifically, from training and research simulations, which are relevant across all kinds of businesses and job functions. This is going to be a fascinating conversation, because as cool as it is to have the ..read more

Today we're speaking with Laurent Zimmerli, Head of Product Marketing at Auterion out of Zurich, Switzerland. Auterion produces an enterprise drone software platform built specifically for commercial applications like mapping, inspection, public safety, and even cargo delivery - which powers drones from some of the most advanced manufacturers in the world, including General Electric (GE) Aviation and the U.S. Department of Defense. And Laurent, with a background in software engineering, is responsible for making sure that drone manufacturers and their end users out in the field, understand h ..read more