Mucking Through Digital Sludge with Andrew Rodgers

15/01/2026 1h 27min Temporada 2 Episodio 1

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In this episode, we are Mucking Through Digital Sludge with Andrew Rodgers of Ace IoT Solutions. We explore why the promise of the "Smart Building" often gets bogged down in a messy reality of unorganized, untagged, and unusable data.Andrew takes us on a journey through the three stages of the data crisis:The Descent: How he first entered the industry and realized that despite the high-tech sensors, the underlying infrastructure was messy and disconnected.The Sludge: We drill into why the process is broken. Why does valuable operational data turn into digital waste? Who is responsible when the data hand-off fails between the construction team and operations? And why do expensive analytics dashboards turn into abandoned "shelfware"?The Clean-Up: Finally, we discuss how to pave a path out of the mess. Andrew shares his insights on semantic tagging, standardizing data models, and how to align IT and OT goals to finally turn that sludge into fuel for business outcomes.If you feel like your building’s data is holding you back rather than propelling you forward, this conversation is your boots-on-the-ground guide to getting unstuck.