Evolution of Data

IOT, ML/AI are the buzzwords these days. These are technologies that are changing the way we think, make decisions and act both in personal and business life. With decades of experience working in Enterprise world, we are at a junction now where CIOs and COOs are faced with the following questions: We want to follow the trend. Where do we start? What criteria do we use to pick ML products? We have implemented these technologies. But I don’t see ROI. Why? It is important to understand Evolution of Data to: Choose your projects wisely Aim for tangible ROI Come out with strong, quick wins This talk will go through real use cases and extensive survey results to actually carve out specific steps that can be taken.

Karpagam Narayanan is a co-founder of eKryp, an Intelligent Service application.  eKryp, provides ML based predictions and prescriptive actionson Assets, People and Parts by continuously learning from your service data and is delivered as a SaaS product.  Manufacturers and Service Providers can reduce service costs by over 30%, and parts inventory by 10% by predicting failure, and parts demand.   

Prior to eKryp, Karpagam is a co-founder and President of Paloras Corporation, an install base analytics company till successful exit in 2016. The San Francisco Business Times recognized Paloras as a Top 100 software company in 2014 and 2013. Karpagam believes in AI being inclusive of people with various attitudes and aptitudes. She is now a board member of TiE Silicon Valley, an organization that focuses on advising and mentoring technology startups.She has been a leader, mentor and volunteer for Girl Scouts for 14 years, raising awareness of STEM, especially among girls. She started advanced math clubs at elementary schools and was a mentor in the Maker Faire, Bay Area Science Festival, FIRST robotics, and Western Regional Robotics programs in the Bay area. 

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