Sramana Mitra: We’ve been covering the AI trend quite extensively for a while now. There are so many interesting use cases in all segments. I’ve always been really excited about AI as a technology, but it took a long time to find its stride. Shariq Mansoor: Yes, that’s because people are now focusing on solving problems.
Sramana Mitra: What information are you extracting? Shariq Mansoor: All the supply chain intelligence. Our definition of supply chain is not just sending packages to your customers. Our supply chain is your entire company from the moment you have a demand, to manufacturing, purchasing, and to everything that happens in between. What this means is, we go
Sramana Mitra: Big Data is AI. To me, the difference between Big Data and regular data is that you have to use machine learning to make sense of Big Data. With small amounts of data, you can do it without machine learning. Shariq Mansoor: One of the challenges that everybody is running into right now
FusionOps was ahead of its time. Founded in 2005, the company has only recently found its groove with the AI wave. Focused on the supply chain area, they are doing some very cool stuff with Cloud, Big Data, and AI. Sramana Mitra: Tell us about the company and yourself. Shariq Mansoor: FusionOps is focused on the supply chain.