In this episode of the Smart Metals Podcast, hosts Denis Gontcharov and Luke van Enkhuizen welcome Todd Abraham from InnoVaas. They dive into digital transformation within the metals industry, focusing on the Unified Namespace’s growing influence in Asia and Europe. The discussion covers enabling technologies like Apache Kafka and MQTT, cultural differences in technology adoption, and how agile approaches help smaller companies innovate. The episode concludes with advice on navigating digital transformation and the importance of structured data for machine learning.

Notable Quotes:

“Building the Unified Namespace is about doing the work upfront to contextualize and normalize your data, so it’s ready when you need it for machine learning.” — Todd Abraham

“You can’t just hand a data engineer a pile of disorganized data and expect results. Structuring your data from the beginning makes everything, including machine learning, much more effective.” — Luke van Enkhuizen

“Don’t boil the ocean. Break digital transformation into small, actionable steps, creating value incrementally.” — Todd Abraham

“We act as Sherpas, guiding companies through digital transformation, but they still have to walk the path themselves.” — Denis Gontcharov

“The agile, smaller organizations are the ones that will thrive in the future, as larger corporations struggle to adapt.” — Todd Abraham

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