Japanese waitress and self-taught Power BI and Azure developer digitally transforms her restaurant–and the industry

Akiyoshi Shinobu, a waitress at Ebiya restaurant in Ise, Japan, wanted two things: to improve dining experiences for customers and create a great place to work for colleagues. So she enrolled in a nearby computer school and taught herself #Microsoft #PowerBI and #Azure. Today, the applications that she created for Ebiya are enabling the restaurant to deliver superb customer service while helping to reduce food waste. More impressive, other restaurants and larger enterprises in the industry are now calling upon Akiyoshi to help solve their problems. Watch this video to see her incredible story, then contact Yocum Technology Group to learn how we can help your organization create its own great story.

For Akiyoshi Shinobu, a waitress at Ebiya restaurant in Ise, Japan, creating superb dining experience for customers and a great place to work for colleagues has always been a passion. To accomplish both, she enrolled in a nearby computer school, and on her own time, taught herself Microsoft Power BI and Azure, and also became proficient in machine learning and A.I. Her immediate goal was to visualize the data generated by customer visits in order to improve the dining experience, deliver better service, and reduce food waste by the restaurant.

Today, the applications that she developed for Ebiya have been so effective, and become so well respected, that other restaurants and larger enterprises in the food service industry are calling upon Akiyoshi to help solve their problems. Watch the video to learn more about her incredible story.