Turning Building Data Into Better Decisions With Willow
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Turning Building Data Into Better Decisions With Willow

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 15, 202648 min
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What would change if your building could help explain what needs attention, why it matters, and whether the action you took actually worked? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I welcome Bert Van Hoof, CEO of Willow, back to the show to discuss operational AI for buildings and infrastructure. Bert spent about 20 years at Microsoft, where his work included launching Azure Digital Twins. He now works with environments such as hospitals, airports, universities, corporate campuses, and data centers, where the condition of a physical space can directly affect the work happening inside it. We...

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And you can do that by visiting Denodo.com to learn more. But now, on with today's show. What if the smartest person in your building turned out to be the building itself? Well, if you work in a facilities team, you might begin your morning opening 17 browser tabs,

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checking alarms, chasing work orders and deciding which problem deserves attention first. Yep, welcome to the world of alert fatigue. Well, my guest today is Bert Van Hoof, CEO of a company called Willow. He returns to the podcast to talk about how operational AI can turn the overload into

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