Shyam Varan Nath - Industrial Digital Transformation

Accelerate digital transformation with business optimization, AI, and Industry 4.0

Shyam Varan Nath

Ann Dunkin

Mahesh Chowdhary

Nital Patel

BIRMINGHAMMUMBAI

"The most comprehensive and insightful book on industrial digital transformation. A decade of real-world experience to help guide the C-suite to compete in a changing world."

William Ruh, CEO, LendLease Digital

"In the 21st century, new technology emerges at an ever-faster pace and government agencies struggle to keep up. In Industrial Digital Transformation, Ann Dunkin, Shyam Varan Nath, Mahesh Chowdhary, and Nital Patel describe this struggle and show the reader how to put the pedal to the metal and begin to catch up."

Rob Klopp, Former CIO, US Social Security Administration

"There's a reason digital transformation is an industrial trend today; it's not just a buzzword phrase! Companies that do not consider how digital technology can streamline their processes are at a significant productivity disadvantage. This book explains why and outlines how to get there."

Dr. Richard Soley, Chairman and CEO of OMG , Executive Director Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) , and Cloud Standards Customer Council

"The industrial digital transformation journey cannot be just a set of trials and errors. This book is a must-read for business and technology leaders trying to get their company ahead of the game in the industry. The authors have shared their own lessons on industrial transformation in an easy-to-follow way."

Dr. Ashutosh Misra, Chief Technology Officer Electronics; Senior Fellow, Air Liquide

"Industrial Digital Transformation is written by authors who are experts in their respective fields. They bring years of experience and have provided a lesson in the history and current status of cutting-edge technologies that the reader can use as a guide on their own journey. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about the risks and benefits of digital transformation and how the latest research in big data and machine learning can be beneficially leveraged."

Dr Diego Klabjan, Northwestern University; Professor, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences; Director, Master of Science in Analytics; Director, Center for Deep Learning

"Industrial Digital Transformation is an excellent read. Not only does it provide a good overview of important developments that are making a difference, but it also deep-dives into topics that add business value. It broadened my field of view to help me appreciate the essential adjacencies one needs to be concerned about."

Devadas Pillai, Intel Senior Fellow, Logic Technology Development, Intel Corporation

"Industrial Digital Transformation is a must-read book for any business and technology professional leading their company toward digital transformation". Diwakar Kasibhotla, VP Engineering, GE Digital

"You can't afford an expensive failure in your industrial digital transformation. This book captures the essence of lessons learned from the transformation journey globally."

Sabina Zafar, Architecture Leader at GE Digital, Grid Software Solutions and Vice-Mayor at the City of San Ramon

"A must-read book describing emerging technologies in digital transformation that connect the dots between AI, ML, and automation."

Dr Jessica Lin, Associate Professor, George Mason University

"Discussions about the topic of digital transformation are very popular these days among business leaders, technologists, technology vendors, and related services companies. This book focuses on providing a grounding in the history, technologies used, cultural shifts needed, and economic impact of such projects. If you are new to this topic in an industrial setting, you will find value in this book."

Robert Stackowiak, Independent Consultant, Instructor, and Author, Coauthor of the Book Architecting the Industrial Internet.

"Industrial Digital Transformation isn't a competitive advantage; it's a way of life and it's critical to survival. The authors provide a common-sense approach to start the journey of digital transformation. The authors provide both fundamental and nuanced guidance in the practical pursuit of industrial digital transformation."

Jim Kohli, DTM Principal Cybersecurity Architect at GE Healthcare and Past International Director at Toastmasters International

"Shyam has a wealth of knowledge on the digital transformation space. We are lucky he and the coauthors are sharing their knowledge with us."

Bett Bollhoefer, Instagram, Technical Product Manager, and Author

"Industrial digital transformation is the next wave of the technological revolution that will dramatically transform manufacturing, energy, healthcare, transportation, and other industrial sectors. This transformation will require new technologies that will connect data centers, industrial control systems, industrial machines, and humans. The connectivity and interoperability of heterogeneous systems are the foundations of industrial digital transformation and major prerequisites to realize its full potential. It will be critical to build systems that can automate data collection, cleansing, and aggregation."

Dr. Alisher Maksumov, VP Engineering and Architecture, Hitachi Vantara

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