Industry Insights with Jeff Winter

Jeff Winter, Industry Executive of Manufacturing for Microsoft, shares his perspectives on the shocking amount of IoT data collected, strategies for digital transformation and if the meaning of smart has changed. This interview was filmed as part of IoT Marketing’s live event, the “2022 Emerging Trends Edition” of Industry Insights Webinars. Register to attend future webinars and join our community at www.iotmktg.com.

Questions Jeff answers in this episode:

1. Where do you see our society in the timeline expected for Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0?

2. PPT development for revolutionizing people, processes, and technology dates back to as early as the 1960’s but how has this vision changed? Or not changed?

3. What are you seeing for how this data is being used and how do you measure the ROI?

4. What is the new meaning of Smart? How has the term changed in your opinion?

5. Is there a digital divide in manufacturing? How much of a disadvantage is there for those that are unaware of this technology?

6. Can you share a tip for how to make Digital Transformation successful?

7. What is one of your predictions for emerging trends in 2022?

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Sources Referenced:

• International Standards Organization (ISO) - Joint ISO/TC 184 - IEC/TC 65/JWG 21 - Smart Manufacturing Reference Model(s): https://committee.iso.org/sites/tc184/home/projects/smart-manufacturing.html

• IoT Analytics - Industry 4.0 Adoption 2020 - who is ahead?: https://iot-analytics.com/industry-4-0-adoption-2020-who-is-ahead/#:~:text=Key%20findings%20of%20the%20Industry,adoption%20of%20Industry%204.0%20technologies

• Forbes - Is the 60-Year-Old ‘People Process Technology’ Framework Still Useful?, 2022: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/12/29/is-the-60-year-old-people-process-technology-framework-still-useful/

• Splunk - The State of Dark Data, 2019: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/form/the-state-of-dark-data.html

• IDC - Big Data: Turning Promise Into Reality, 2016: https://www.scribd.com/document/343663115/Dell-Emc-Big-Data-Turning-Promise-Reality