Yadhu is Co-Founder & CEO at Esper, a leader in DevOps for Devices. He is the visionary behind Esper’s mission to bring DevOps to smart Edge devices in the enterprise. Under Yadhu’s leadership, Esper was named on three of Built In Seattle’s “best of” lists: ranking 18 out of 100 on Seattle Best Places To Work, three out of 100 on Seattle Best Midsize Companies To Work, and 17 out of 50 on Seattle Best Paying Companies. Esper was also honored as a G2 2022 Best Software Award Winner in the Best IT Management Products category, ranking #13 out of 50 and the top-ranked in the fleet and device management space. Yadhu has over 25 years of experience and 35 patents in embedded systems and security. He has held engineering leadership roles at Microsoft as Chief Architect of the Windows CE and Windows Phone. At Amazon, he designed back-end solutions for the FireOS, and AWS before owning Systems Engineering for Amazon Go. Yadhu has a BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Maine and an MS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Auburn University. He lives in the greater Seattle area.
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The Software-defined Restaurant: Why Software Deployment is your Next Advantage
Location: Grand Sonoran AWhether it’s improving staff training and streamlining day-to-day operations or engaging customers with modern apps, personalized experiences, and faster wait times, your competitive advantage relies on carefully orchestrating hardware and software. And while your hardware may be on a 3-7 year lifecycle, your software sure isn’t. Having the confidence to fearlessly deploy software to any and every endpoint — be it your POS, KDS, kiosks, on-table tablets, digital menu, or consumer app — means you’re always putting your best foot forward.
Join executives from Esper and Tray as they share the secrets to unlocking predictable software deployment for the restaurant industry. No matter where you are on your technology journey, you’ll gain insights that can reduce IT OpEx and CapEx, create new revenue streams, and keep your customers and staff happy.
Co-Founder & CEO
Esper
Chief Revenue Officer
Tray