Turning Big Data into Action for Digital Transformation
Webinar Speaker: Fern Halper, TDWI VP Research, Senior Research Director for Advanced Analytics
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET
Digital transformation is reshaping industries, and data from the Internet of Things (IoT) is at the heart of this change. With an explosion of connected devices creating massive amounts of machine data, organizations face big opportunities and challenges. Effectively managing and analyzing this data is key to improving efficiency, making better decisions, and gaining a competitive edge. But to get the most value, organizations need to handle the complexities of integrating, managing, governing, and analyzing this data to drive actions and achieve significant business outcomes.
By setting up the right data infrastructure and using advanced analytics tools, businesses can mine actionable insights from fast-moving data streams. Join this TDWI webinar with experts from Lexmark and Databricks to learn best practices for managing new types of data while tackling governance and analytics challenges to ensure a successful digital transformation.
Topics include:
- Real-world examples of using large-scale data like IoT data
- The data platforms and analytics needed for digital transformation
- How Lexmark and Databricks accelerate innovative projects with connected products to drive new revenue and better business outcomes
- Best practices for getting started
Guest Speakers
Shiv Trisal
Databricks
Shiv is responsible for worldwide adoption of Databricks in the manufacturing, transportation, and energy sectors for development of new industry solutions, ecosystem partnerships, and GTM programs that bring differentiated value to CxO priorities. Shiv has a proven track record of leading diverse teams and delivering game-changing data and AI-led innovation across the manufacturing, transportation, and energy industries with roles at EY, Strategy&, and Raytheon. He regularly connects with senior executives to unfold data and AI strategies and unlock competitive advantage in their businesses.
Alice Bowen
Lexmark
As senior portfolio manager, Alice drives the strategy and vision for Lexmark’s Optra IoT Connected Products solution. Her 15 years of deep experience throughout the Lexmark customer lifecycle in our print business gives her a strong understanding of the outcomes that customers are looking to achieve through connecting and managing their own devices.
Sudhir Mehta
Lexmark
Sudhir is a technology leader and digital transformation executive with Lexmark. He is a versatile professional who has led significant efforts across many dimensions, including products, corporate strategy and alliances, security, cloud, IoT, AI, SaaS, partnerships, and modern apps. Sudhir established Lexmark's Optra Solutions in 2022 for connected devices, operations, and services in manufacturing, retail, and healthcare with vice president responsibility for engineering and products.
Fern Halper, Ph.D.