Exclusive Interview

Dr. Jannik Podlesny is Principal, Data & Analytics for Cimpress/Vistaprint. An engineer by heart, with a passion for computer science, he engages in research around data privacy and profiling at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam, contributing to numerous publicationsand patents in this field. Prior to joining Vista, Jannik worked as Associate Director at McKinsey, living in New York, and now enjoys the vibes of Berlin. 

In this exclusive interview he answered the questions: 

• Can you provide a brief introduction to your role at Vistaprint and your involvement in the journey of end-to-end automation for customized product creation in manufacturing?
• Reflecting on Vistaprint's 15-year journey with end-to-end automation, what were the key milestones and challenges faced during this transformative process?
• How has the landscape of customized product creation in manufacturing evolved parallel to automation technologies and where is this evolution headed?
• With 1200 data streams processing different sensor data, handling 9.5B JSON event messages per day, and involving 3000 active users, how did Vistaprint manage the complexity of such a vast amount of data?
• Can you share any insights into the data architecture and infrastructure that supported this scale of data processing?
• Can you share any lessons learned that might be valuable for other organizations looking to embark on a similar automation journey?
• What are you hoping will participants take away from your presentation at the IAAI 2024?
• In your panel talk “EXPLORING APPROACHES TO SCALING INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION” with Schaeffler and DFCG you will speak about the aspect of sustainability which is becoming increasingly important. Which sustainability efforts are you making within Vistaprint's operations?
• How does Vistaprint approach the training and development of its workforce to ensure alignment with the evolving landscape of automation technologies?

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