# Foghorn's Ramya Ravichandar | Ensuring Value with Edge AI in IIoT Applications

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2020-07-20
- Length: 30m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/Foghorns-Ramya-Ravichandar--Ensuring-Value-with-Edge-AI-in-IIoT-Applications-e28bp63

## Summary

Ramya Ravichandar, VP of Products at Foghorn, explains how the company uses edge AI to deliver real-time value in industrial and commercial IoT deployments. She details Foghorn's evolution from edge analytics to machine learning, highlighting use cases like defect detection at Stanley Black & Decker and workplace safety monitoring. Ravichandar argues that 'proof of value' is critical for scaling IoT projects, as edge computing enables low-latency responses and reduces bandwidth constraints compared to cloud-only architectures. She also discusses the complementary relationship between cloud-based model training and edge-based inference, and Foghorn's new 'Lightning' solutions for rapid deployment.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications#t=0) Introduction and Foghorn Overview
- [4:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications#t=297) Edge AI Use Cases: Manufacturing and Safety
- [7:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications#t=432) Proof of Value vs. Proof of Concept
- [9:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications#t=556) Edge Computing vs. Edge AI and ROI
- [13:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications#t=785) Cloud-Edge Hybrid Architecture
- [17:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications#t=1044) Real-Time Applications in Automotive
- [21:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications#t=1266) Customer Challenges and User Personas
- [27:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications#t=1676) Lightning Solutions and Future Outlook

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Foghorn (company)
- Stanley Black & Decker (company)
- Cisco (company)
- Core Connect (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Lightning Solutions (product)

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