Episode 96:

How To Collect and Leverage Data From the Physical World with Prateek Joshi of Plutoshift

July 20, 2022

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Prateek Joshi, the CEO of Plutoshift. During the episode, Prateek discusses data that’s emitted from the physical world by sensors attached to all sorts of different devices, specifically in manufacturing, and data’s responsibility when it comes to sustainability.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Prateek’s background and career journey (2:10)
  • The lack of advanced data tools for the physical world (4:55)
  • Dealing with data from the physical world (10:53)
  • Stocks in the physical world (14:20)
  • What it takes to execute this kind of project (19:05)
  • Challenges around this infrastructure (25:56)
  • ML tools that are useful in this environment (31:55)
  • Physical instrumentation and environmental interaction (36:43)
  • Current adoption of physical instrumentation (42:50)
  • Data’s responsibility in sustainability (45:56)

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