Unlock the Big Value of Big Data

Description

By some estimates, 90% of the recorded data in the world was created within the past two years.  That avalanche of information has affected every facet of business and industry, making it one of today's most critical technology trends (and buzzwords): Big Data.

Manufacturing is in the middle of this Big Data movement. Every machine tool turn, every kilowatt of energy consumed, every shift change or procedural variation results in unfathomable quantities of raw data -- information that until recently has been locked in the machines, vaulted in historians or piled high on a manager's desk.

Now, with the advance of data mining technologies and the proliferation of powerful analytics software, manufacturers finally have the power to unlock this data. In the process, they are discovering the true wealth of this information, buried inside their financial, operational, and workforce data and are bringing it onto the plant floor to streamline operations like never before.

In this webinar you will learn:

• How Big Data has gone from a big headache to big value.
• How manufacturers are harnessing big data to save time and reduce costs.
• How you can use Big Data to increase productivity and maintain compliance.

Speakers

Kristen Wylie
Product Marketing Manager, Analytics
Kronos Incorporated

Kristen Wylie joined Kronos in 2012 as product marketing manager for Workforce Analytics, a business intelligence solution that helps employers control labor costs and improve workforce productivity. In this role, Kristen works closely with product management to shape the Analytics product strategy while serving as the product subject matter expert for Kronos sales and marketing. Prior to joining Kronos, Kristen was a lead product evangelist for Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software at Nuance Communications where she was responsible for product positioning, as well as product training and demonstrations. Kristen earned a master’s degree from the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Union College.

Travis Hessman
Associate Editor
IndustryWeek

Associate editor Travis Hessman examines trends in manufacturing technology, covering developments in automation, robotics, digital tools and emerging technologies. He also reports on the best practices of the most successful high tech companies, including computer, electronics and industrial machinery / equipment manufacturers.

Travis returned to IndustryWeek in 2012 after working as an intern for the publication back in 2001 and later as a contributing writer.

Travis received his bachelor’s degree in English from Kent State University and his master’s in creative writing from the Northeast Ohio MFA consortium via Kent State.