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Meet the humble tea cosy

December 17, 2021 2 Mins Read

I drink tea largely thanks to the Jain’s—Professor and Mrs. V. K. Jain. Prof. Jain was my….
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Will 2022 herald the end of pilot purgatory for AI and IoT?

December 15, 2021 7 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Dec 15, 2021 on the Drishti blog) 2022 is in sight, and…

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The BIG gap in digital twin technology: Assembly operations

December 8, 2021 3 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Dec 8, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Digital twins combine all the…

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Lean and data: Two journeys on the path to lean leadership

October 19, 2021 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Oct 19, 2021 on the Drishti blog) It’s not easy to be…

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Monetizing Mobile Enterprise Apps — What’s in it for the players?

August 10, 2011 4 Mins Read

Mobility and mobile apps for the enterprise space have been on my mind and on…

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Questions SMBs should ask when going mobile

June 29, 2011 4 Mins Read

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (July 28, 2011; page B5) had an article by Joe Mullich…

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Small Businesses and Midsize Companies hit the big stage at SAP’s SAPPHIRENOW

May 17, 2011 1 Min Read

Orlando, May 17th, 2011: Bill McDemott and Jim Hagemann Snabe, SAP’s co-CEOs, just delivered their…

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SAP’s Best-Kept Secret….

April 20, 2011 2 Mins Read

While I have always enjoyed writing, it’s been a while since I have written professionally.…

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The 100-year-old manufacturing problem

May 5, 2018 6 Mins Read

(Originally posted on May 5, 2018 on the Drishti blog) The biggest problem facing modern…

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My first Macs

February 18, 2016 3 Mins Read

Stanford, 1985 I am in the process of retiring my old PowerMac 7100 from circa 1994. (I…

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On why I love T-Mobile

September 10, 2014 4 Mins Read

I am a big fan of T-Mobile’s. I am what is called a “Net Promoter”  – I actively canvas….
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Click or Clack? In either case, we will miss you!

April 5, 2014 2 Mins Read

I’ve loved cars as far back as I can remember. There are any number of photos of me….
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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME and a Stanford PhD, Michigan MBA, and IIT BS.

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