Peter Pugh-Jones leads a team of expert industry consultants across EMEA & APAC for the global IoT division at SAS. During a career spanning four decades, he has been lucky enough to have worked all over the world in diverse roles and sectors of the technology and software industries. A passionate believer of utilising the right tools and technology to meet the data and analytical challenges of the present day, Pete or PPJ considers himself a lifelong learner with an optimistic view of the future of technology and the adoption of artificial intelligence to improve quality of life and sustainability. Pete is driven by a sense of responsibility to ensure his customers derive the very best return on their investments in digital transformation technologies. With the convergence of robotics, analytics, artificial intelligence and IoT on the cusp of this fourth industrial revolution, Pete firmly believes there has never been a more exciting or important time to be working in the advanced analytics space as we begin the journey to operationalise AI and transform all our lives for the better.
Adoption of the Artificial Intelligence of Things has never been more relevant for both industry and governments. A recent study by IDC and SAS found that a significant predictor of organizational ability to deliver value from the IoT is the use of AI. This is likely to become even more
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