Richard Beeson on Four Decades of Industrial Data
Former OSIsoft CTO Richard Beeson on four decades of industrial data: the Hawaii story behind PI, what Asset Framework was really for, and why AI could bring the next spreadsheet hell to OT.
Our podcast episodes
Podcast Episodes
Full Circle: The Gene Kim Interview
Gene Kim wrote a novel about IT set in a factory. We wrote a book about factories shaped by ideas from IT. In this long overdue episode we finally compared notes!
Nail It, Then Scale It: What Ontology Actually Means on a Factory Floor
Bob van de Kuilen joins us to explain why knowledge graphs are what let machines (and people) actually reason about a factory, and why the best ontologies are discovered.
From Platforms to Outcomes: Vatsal Shah on What Industrial AI Actually Needs
Litmus CEO Vatsal Shah on the shift from platform-first to outcome-first thinking, why an industrial data catalog is the missing piece for AI, and why "stop buying tools" is coming for all of us!
From Telemetry to Intelligence: What Cumulocity’s IIoT Platform Actually Does
IIoT platforms are hiding in plain sight: in elevators, wind turbines, and even medical devices. It's time we talked about what they are and why AI makes the underlying data architecture important!
Building a Broker to Learn a Protocol: Andreas Vogler and the Story Behind MonsterMQ
Andreas Vogler, Chief Innovation Officer at ETM, didn't set out to build a product, he set out to understand MQTT as deeply as possible, and MonsterMQ is what happened next.
i3X Explained with John Dyck and Jonathan Wise: One API to Connect Them All?
CESMII's i3X is a new common API specification for manufacturing data platforms. In this new episode we sat down with John Dyck, CEO, and Jonathan Wise, Chief Technology Architect.
Kevin Jones from dataPARC on Historians, Industrial Data, Context and a Piece of Black Paper
Kevin Jones from dataPARC walks us through 40+ years of industrial historians and shares the unforgettable “black paper” story that explains why operator buy-in still beats every architecture diagram.
Aron Semle on MCP, Agents and the Data Foundation You Can’t Skip
HighByte’s CTO Aron Semle returns to talk about what’s changed (and what hasn’t) in Industrial DataOps, and why MCP, agents and vibe-coded factory apps are here to stay.
100 and Counting: Looking Back, Looking Forward
A special David & Willem episode — no guest, just us, a living room, and three years of IT/OT stories.
The Forgotten Foundation: PID control and Process Automation with Prof. Margret Bauer
We talk a lot about data platforms, AI, and digital twins on this blog. But all of that sits on top of a process automation layer that most people take for granted — and that layer is quietly eroding.
OT Data Governance with Wybren van der Meer
A deeper dive into our conversation with Wybren van der Meer on the unglamorous work that makes scaling possible
Data as the Common Thread: Process Safety, Metrics, and Career Lessons with Kris Doering
Kris shares his journey across refineries, postal services, and gas transportation—revealing how data connects it all and why making metrics visible at the front line matters more than most realize.
When Physics Meets AI: A Conversation with Dan Jeavons
We are talking Data, AI and IT-OT Convergence with Dan Jeavons, president of Applied Computing and formerly the VP of Computational Science and Digital Innovation at Shell.
Overcoming the Impossible: DataOps at Poclain Hydraulics with Rija Rakotoarisoa
We are diving into the real-world struggles when integrating IT and OT from the perspective of another super interesting end-user!
From 4 to 140: What Building Northvolt’s Digital Core Taught Anton Melander About Scaling and Starting Over
From building Northvolt’s digital backbone from scratch to helping smaller manufacturers unlock the value of their data, Anton Melander’s journey is a masterclass in scaling fast and learning hard!
Industrial Data and AI through the eyes of an End-User – A Conversation with Nathalie Rigouts
From spreadsheets to AI co-workers: Nathalie Rigouts on what it really takes to turn data into value in industry.
MQTT vs OPC UA with Kudzai Manditereza
Let’s go a bit more technical in this one 😁. With our new Capability Map just being published, we wanted to get some more insights in the connectivity part... so let's talk OPC UA and MQTT!
The $50K use case matters – Zev Arnold on Scaling, Context and AI
We talk about Platforms that Empower, About People-AI and AI-AI interaction, Context and much more with Accenture's Zev Arnold.
OT Cybersecurity 101 with Danielle Jablanski
We're diving into OT Cyber Security for the first time (but definitely not the last!) with Danielle Jablanski and talk about The Good, the Bad, and the Pointless Deliverables.
Tech to the Back – A Conversation with Raf Swinnen on Lean, Culture, and Digital Discipline
Digital solutions should not be front and center. People and processes should be. This episode is all about Lean, Culture and Operational know-how!