Table Of ContentIndustrial Digital
Transformation
Accelerate digital transformation with business
optimization, AI, and Industry 4.0
Shyam Varan Nath
Ann Dunkin
Mahesh Chowdhary
Nital Patel
BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI
"The most comprehensive and insightful book on industrial digital
transformation. A decade of real-world experience to help guide the C-suite
to compete in a changing world."
– William Ruh, CEO, LendLease Digital
"In the 21st century, new technology emerges at an ever-faster pace
and government agencies struggle to keep up. In Industrial Digital
Transformation, Ann Dunkin, Shyam Varan Nath, Mahesh Chowdhary,
and Nital Patel describe this struggle and show the reader how to put the
pedal to the metal and begin to catch up."
– Rob Klopp, Former CIO, US Social Security Administration
"There's a reason digital transformation is an industrial trend today; it's
not just a buzzword phrase! Companies that do not consider how digital
technology can streamline their processes are at a significant productivity
disadvantage. This book explains why and outlines how to get there."
– Dr. Richard Soley, Chairman and CEO of OMG ®, Executive Director
Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) ,
and Cloud Standards Customer Council
"The industrial digital transformation journey cannot be just a set of trials
and errors. This book is a must-read for business and technology leaders
trying to get their company ahead of the game in the industry. The authors
have shared their own lessons on industrial transformation in an easy-to-
follow way."
– Dr. Ashutosh Misra, Chief Technology Officer – Electronics; Senior Fellow,
Air Liquide
"Industrial Digital Transformation is written by authors who are experts
in their respective fields. They bring years of experience and have provided
a lesson in the history and current status of cutting-edge technologies that
the reader can use as a guide on their own journey. I highly recommend
this book to anyone interested in learning about the risks and benefits of
digital transformation and how the latest research in big data and machine
learning can be beneficially leveraged."
– Dr Diego Klabjan, Northwestern University; Professor, Industrial
Engineering and Management Sciences; Director, Master of Science in
Analytics; Director, Center for Deep Learning
"Industrial Digital Transformation is an excellent read. Not only does it
provide a good overview of important developments that are making a
difference, but it also deep-dives into topics that add business value. It
broadened my field of view to help me appreciate the essential adjacencies
one needs to be concerned about."
– Devadas Pillai, Intel Senior Fellow, Logic Technology Development, Intel
Corporation
"Industrial Digital Transformation is a must-read book for any business
and technology professional leading their company toward digital
transformation".
– Diwakar Kasibhotla, VP Engineering, GE Digital
"You can't afford an expensive failure in your industrial digital
transformation. This book captures the essence of lessons learned from the
transformation journey globally."
– Sabina Zafar, Architecture Leader at GE Digital, Grid Software Solutions
and Vice-Mayor at the City of San Ramon
"A must-read book describing emerging technologies in digital
transformation that connect the dots between AI, ML, and automation."
– Dr Jessica Lin, Associate Professor, George Mason University
"Discussions about the topic of digital transformation are very popular
these days among business leaders, technologists, technology vendors, and
related services companies. This book focuses on providing a grounding in
the history, technologies used, cultural shifts needed, and economic impact
of such projects. If you are new to this topic in an industrial setting, you will
find value in this book."
– Robert Stackowiak, Independent Consultant, Instructor, and Author,
Coauthor of the Book Architecting the Industrial Internet.
"Industrial Digital Transformation isn't a competitive advantage; it's a
way of life and it's critical to survival. The authors provide a common-
sense approach to start the journey of digital transformation. The authors
provide both fundamental and nuanced guidance in the practical pursuit of
industrial digital transformation."
– Jim Kohli, DTM Principal Cybersecurity Architect at GE Healthcare and
Past International Director at Toastmasters International
"Shyam has a wealth of knowledge on the digital transformation space. We
are lucky he and the coauthors are sharing their knowledge with us."
– Bett Bollhoefer, Instagram, Technical Product Manager, and Author
"Industrial digital transformation is the next wave of the technological
revolution that will dramatically transform manufacturing, energy,
healthcare, transportation, and other industrial sectors. This
transformation will require new technologies that will connect data
centers, industrial control systems, industrial machines, and humans.
The connectivity and interoperability of heterogeneous systems are the
foundations of industrial digital transformation and major prerequisites
to realize its full potential. It will be critical to build systems that can
automate data collection, cleansing, and aggregation."
– Dr. Alisher Maksumov, VP Engineering and Architecture, Hitachi
Vantara
Industrial Digital Transformation
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Contributors
About the authors
Shyam Varan Nath is the author of a book on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
titled Architecting the Industrial Internet. Shyam has worked for large companies,
including Oracle, GE, IBM, Deloitte, and Halliburton. His areas of expertise include IIoT,
cloud computing, AI/ML, and databases. He has worked on driving digital transformation
at several large companies. Shyam has also earned Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
status with Toastmasters International. He has an undergraduate degree from IIT Kanpur,
India, and an MS (Computer Science) and an MBA from FAU, Boca Raton, FL. Shyam is
part of the Program Committee of IoTSWC. He is active on Twitter at @ShyamVaran.
You can contact Shyam at [email protected]
I would like to thank my professional colleagues at Oracle and GE, as
well as others who I interact with regularly in the industry. I would like to
acknowledge the key experiences acquired through my participation at the
Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and as a result of attending the
IoTSWC events in Barcelona over the years. Finally, a big thanks to my
co-authors of this book.
Ann Dunkin, P.E., is Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Dell Technologies. She
has over a decade of experience as a Chief Information Officer (CIO), including as
CIO of the US EPA in the Obama Administration. She has led digital transformations in
large organizations and has written and spoken extensively on the topics of technology
modernization, organizational transformation, and digital services. She serves on several
non-profit and for-profit boards and has received numerous awards for her contributions
to government digital transformation. She holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of
Industrial Engineering degree, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a
licensed professional engineer in the states of California and Washington. You can contact
Ann at [email protected]
A big thank you to the IT teams I led at the US EPA, Santa Clara County,
Palo Alto Unified School District, and Hewlett-Packard. I learned
everything I know about technology leadership and digital transformation
from the people I've worked with. Thank you to all my co-authors,
especially Shyam, who invited me to collaborate. And thanks to Kathleen,
who always believed in me.
Mahesh Chowdhary, Ph.D., is a Fellow and the Director of Strategic Platforms and the
IoT Excellence Center at STMicroelectronics, based in Santa Clara, CA. He leads the
effort on the development of solutions and reference designs for mobile phones, consumer
electronic devices, automotive and industrial applications that utilize MEMS sensors,
and computing and connectivity products. His areas of expertise include AI/ML, MEMS
sensors, IoT, digital transformation, and location technologies. He has been awarded 24
patents. He has spoken extensively internationally about ML, smart sensors, and IoT.
Mahesh received his Ph.D. in applied science (particle accelerators) from the College
of William and Mary in Virginia. He is also an adjunct professor at IIT, Delhi. You can
contact Mahesh at [email protected]
I would like to thank my management at STMicroelectronics, along
with the customers, professional colleagues, faculty, and students at
universities from whom I have gained a lot of insight into IoT and digital
transformation. I would also like to thank my co-authors. It was a pleasure
working with them to develop our ideas on digital transformation into a
book.
Nital Patel, Ph.D., is a Principal Engineer responsible for advanced manufacturing
systems research and development at Intel Corporation. He has spent his career
contributing to digital transformation activities and projects across the manufacturing
spectrum, as well as in the sphere of enabling agility in the enterprise supply chain by
leveraging data fusion, ML, and AI. He is the lead inventor on 11 patents, has published
over 50 papers, and serves on the editorial board of the peer-reviewed academic journal,
IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. He was an adjunct professor at
Arizona State University and has been awarded the Mahboob Khan Award from the
Semiconductor Research Corporation for mentoring Ph.D. student research. You can
contact Nital at [email protected]
I would like to thank my colleagues and management at Intel Corporation
for encouraging informed risk-taking on our digitization and smart
manufacturing journey. With many ups and downs, it has been an
incredible ride. Lastly, a special thanks to my co-authors for the effort and
dedication they applied to put this book together.
About the reviewers
Dr. Hakim Laghmouchi is a senior expert in Industry 4.0 with over 13 years of
experience in information technology and smart products. His domain expertise lies
mainly in process, condition, and production systems monitoring, data analytics, and
Industry 4.0 applications. He worked for over 7 years at the Fraunhofer Institute for
Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK), a leading Industry 4.0 application-
oriented institute in Germany, before moving to Accenture Industry X.0. He holds a
Diploma (dipl.- ing.) and Ph.D. (dr.-ing.) in computational engineering sciences from the
Technical University Berlin and an MA in sustainability and quality management from
Berlin School of Economics and Law.
I would like to thank Packt Publishing for the opportunity to review this
wonderful book. Moreover, I would also like to thank my parents, siblings,
relatives, and friends for their continued support and encouragement for
everything that I do.
Bill Maile served for sixteen years in the executive and legislative branches of the
California State Government, including the Governor's Office, Attorney General's Office,
the California Senate, and the California Technology Agency. While serving in Governor
Schwarzenegger's Administration, he was part of an executive team that established the
Office of the State Chief Information Officer, a statewide office created in 2006 to oversee
major IT projects and set state technology policy across more than 130 departments. He
also spent five years as the editor of Techwire, a technology trade magazine he founded
in 2011. Currently, Bill runs a boutique media firm, Maile Media, that specializes in
government technology communications.
