EP 148 - How are standards and microservices reducing integration costs - a podcast by Erik Walenza: CEO, IoT ONE | Chair, IIC Smart Factory Task Group | Director, Startup Grind

This week we interviewed Daniel Young, Senior Manager of Product Standards at Toshiba. Toshiba provides innovative and cost-efficient technology solutions for multiple industries. Daniel is part of Toshiba's global Digital Innovation team, promoting digital transformation strategies and best practices across all of Toshiba's operating companies.

In this episode, we discussed trends in manufacturing technology adaptation and common adoption challenges to address. We also explored how standards and microservices enable the development of solutions with significantly lower system integration costs and timelines. 

Key Questions: 

• How would you characterize the state of manufacturing in the US today?

• How do you assess the financial viability of use cases and optimize them to meet ROI targets?

• What are common challenges in digitalizing industrial automation processes that are operated with legacy technology?

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