Jayraj Ugarkar heads the Internet of Things Center of Excellence in Infosys Labs. His focus is on helping Infosys’ clients identify opportunities, define solutions and realize benefits from Internet of Things concept. He has been active in the IT and Telecom industry for over 19 years and has worked or consulted for companies like ATT and British Telecom. In addition, he is the author of “The Essentials of Telecommunications Management”. He holds an MBA degree from John E Simon School of Business St. Louis, USA and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from SDM College of Engineering and Technology, India.
“Internet of Things (IoT) – Areas of Opportunity”, provided feedback to entrepreneurs from practical data collected by experts implementing IoT projects. The presentation and discussion addressed the separation of product and process when designing solutions, the importance of each, and how smaller entrepreneurs can team with big players who are already in the midst of implementing IoT projects for customer verticals.
Other key takeaways:
1) Entrepreneurs need to identify an area that is in line with their own skills and passion to develop compelling value
2) Opportunities for Startups in India abound, notably in manufacturing & government and
3) IoT holds a great number of opportunities since it is billed as one of the 3 greatest waves in computing after the Personal Computer and Internet revolutions.
