Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: John Davagian, CEO of L2L (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: It can be done theoretically. Can it be done in a scalable way that is also profitable and sustainable? It is a very case-by-case question. In some industries, it is doable and there are compromises. John Davagian: It depends on the industry. For some, it’s challenging and it’s not going to happen. You

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: John Davagian, CEO of L2L (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: What you just said provides a good segue into a wide-open space that I think is going to mature in the next phase of the internet’s evolution. It’s the notion of mass customization from a manufacturing workflow perspective. Right now, we have seen mass customization products or categories. We’ve seen some businesses starting

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: John Davagian, CEO of L2L (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Which persona generates the bulk of the revenue? John Davagian: The machine maintenance persona generates the bulk of the revenue. Sramana Mitra: Machine maintenance performed by a human being.

Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: John Davagian, CEO of L2L (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Can you speak about what’s happening in your space vis-à-vis automation? We hear from everywhere that factories are automating at a furious pace. What do you see from your vantage point? John Davagian: I think there’re two major themes. It’s a pretty mature market, but the two that I would hit on are

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