EnergyTech Podcast

Connected by Design: The Future of MQTT In Oil and Gas – Arlen Nipper - Ep. 019

Arlen Nipper brings over 38 years of experience in the SCADA industry to today’s talk. Currently Arlen sits as President and CTO of Cirrus Link a company he co-founded in 2012. He was one of the early architects of pervasive computing and the Internet of Things and co-invented MQTT, a publish-subscribe network protocol that has become the dominant messaging standard in IoT. He has worked for Amoco and Koch Oil, and served as President and CTO of Arcom Control Systems and Eurotech Inc. His experience covers a broad range of technology from the design and manufacturing of embedded systems to SCADA system infrastructure implementations. Arlen holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BSEE) from Oklahoma State University.https://cirrus-link.com/00:15 Introduction and Welcome1:30 Topic Introduction2:45 Arlen’s Career Journey - 46 years!8:00 Arlen’s why12:00 SCADA Protocol converters for legacy equipment to new SCADA14:40 History of SCADA communications, ATT deal, deregulation, 16:15 VSAT on the scene17:45 ATT VSAT utilizing TCP/IP (1998)19:50 Decoupling IT Data and publishing to a broker with subscribers20:20 SCADA Pub/Sub over VSAT for report by exception – the development story26:30 Time to develop in preparation for TCP/IP28:50 MQTT The backbone of pipelines, ATMs, social media messaging and more. 30:00 Why is MQTT so prolific in 2025?31:30 MQTT Leveraging the best security technologies and TLS Certificates

Episode 018 From Legacy to Predictive Part II

From Legacy to Predictive: A Conversation with CNX COO Navneet Behl (Part II)00:10 Digital Transformation – Looking in the Mirror2:30 Keys to Success, What does winning look like?5:15 Impacting operations7:30 Ground up approaches 10:00 Creating lasting change12:05 Lasting change in Remote Operations – Manage by Exception17:00 Leveraging Cloud Data

Episode 017 From Legacy to Predictive a conversation with COO of CNX

From Legacy to Predictive: A Conversation with CNX COO Navneet Behl (Part I)00:30 Intro1:10 Welcome Navneet1:30 Technology in Energy – A look back and a look forward3:15 Data as a commodity4:30 Data and the human race9:50 Legacy Operations to Predictive Operations – The Challenge14:30 Cultural Challenges18:00 Scaling Remote Operations and the ChallengesTune in For Part II

Beyond the PHMSA Checklist - Ep. 016 - Why alarm redirection is a symptom, not a solution

Beyond the PHMSA Checklist – Why Alarm Redirection is a Symptom, not a SolutionJoin us today as we speak about taking your control room operations past compliance and into optimization. New Technologies are changing the way we approach control room technologies and PHMSA like always is late to the show. 01:00 Intro 01:40 Undaunted Courage4:44 Traditional Alarm Management7:45 PHMSA CRM: What It Actually Requires8:20 Alarm Redirection12:00 What the Competitors Offer15:00 How OpSite Goes Beyond25:21 Compliance Vs Optimization30:15 Learn More at OpSIte Energy

Episode 015 - Why Small Midstream Companies Are Rethinking Control Rooms — and What Comes Next

00:07 Intro01:08 Opsite Control Room02:34 The Traditional Approach to PHMSA Control Room Operations3:45 The Past vs the Present – Where does new technology fit?5:15 PHMSA – outdate approach05:45 Costs 06:30 Staffing Costs 07:00 Regulatory SME Costs07:55 Regulatory Pressure8:45 Cybersecurity Threats9:50 Staffing Challenges13:00 Flexibility for Dynamic Private Midstream14:30 The Smarter Approach in 202516:15 The OpSite Way17:45 OpSite Vs the “Other Guys”

Ep. 012 - AI Business Productivity Tools for the Energy Sector, Part II

AI Business Productivity Tools for the Energy Sector, Part II - Episode 012Tech Podcast withJoin us for Part II where we cover the struggles of AI implementation in the oil and gas and offer a step-by-step guide to get a project in AI off the ground. 00:43 AI in small margin industries01:25 AI in Oil and Gas – less incentive?03:15 – Data prep and contextualization for AI and ML04:00 – The generational gap in oil and gas08:30 – Oil and Gas Leadership for Digital Transformation11:00 Culture for transformation14:00 Innovation driving change and Management of change16:00 Applications for Knowledge workers 18:15 Step by step for Managers, Directors, leadership22:30 Crap Data 25:35 Where to get educated?Easy Win Applications for Knowledge workers & Training for AI Generalistmake.comn8n.ioFolks to Follow to learn about AI Tools:Helena Liu - @HELENA-LIU Liam Ottley - @LiamOttley Eric Siegel - https://www.amazon.com/AI-Playbook-Mastering-Deployment-Management/dp/0262048906Prompt Engineeringhttps://www.coursera.org/specializations/prompt-engineering/paidmedia?adgroup=Prompt+Engineering+for+ChatGPT+Vanderbilt+-+All+KWs&adgroupid=1244648474898914&adposition=&bidmatchtype=be&campaignid=662631048&creativeid=77790657171783&device=c&devicemodel=&extensionid=&keyword=prompt+engineering+coursera&matchtype=e&network=o&querystring=Prompt+Engineering+%7C+Coursera&targetid=kwd-77790883966467%3Aloc-190Ignition SCADA: Inductive Automation University (Free):https://inductiveuniversity.com/#energytech #podcast #opsiteenergy #aitools #machinelearning

Ep. 014 An Interview on Leadership - Stanley Schurdak

Stanley Schurdak - Regulatory Manager for CNX comes on the show to complete an MBA assignment. A interview with a manager on all things leadership.

Ep -013 - Technology Solutions for the Modern Data Center

Technology Solutions for Modern Data Centers – Ep. 0131:20 Pennsylvania Weather2:00 Master Dive Instructor – Todd8:00 Diving into Challenges of legacy Data Centers10:40 Data Center Growth – Power Challenges11:35 Other Data Center Growth Challenges12:20 Success Strategies12:35 Operational Efficiencies for Legacy Technologies and Devices 13:45 Protocol conversions and contextualizing data17:10 Connecting to legacy devices and field communications19:05 Contextualizing data and creating a SCADA HMI21:45 Ignition as a data center platform23:40 Single pane of glass applications24:30 Data Management, Database deployment, Monthly SAAS and Service & Support 26:15 Tosicloud Architecture35:30 Connecting to business applications37:00 Business productivity tools and online dashboards41:00 Opsite Control Room – Remote Operations and SOCIgnition Demo:https://demo.inductiveautomation.com/data/perspective/client/data-center-demo/ScenariosIgnition Data Centers:https://page.inductiveautomation.com/industry/data-centers?AdvertisingTouch=post-event-survey%3DDCDDIgnition Phased Deployment Methods:https://inductiveautomation.com/resources/article/phased-deployment-methods?AdvertisingTouch=post-event-survey%3DDCDDIgnition AWS Edge to Cloud Resiliency: https://inductiveautomation.com/resources/article/ignition-aws-guide-edgetocloud-resiliency-disaster-recovery?AdvertisingTouch=post-event-survey%3DDCDD#datacenter #datacentersolutions #scada #scadasystem #podcast #EnergyTech #RemoteOperations #Automation #IndustrialControl #IoT #SmartGrid #TechPodcast #EnergyInnovation #datastructures

Ep 009 - Expertise in Remote Operations, SCADA Integration and Deployment

Expertise in Remote Operations, SCADA Integration and Deployment - Ep 009 Energy Tech PodcastEpisode 009: Expertise in Remote Operations, SCADA Integration and Deployments for Energy(Verticals of OpSite and the Partnership – Part II)Join us as we explore the vertical markets that Opsite Operates in and how OpSite’s unique partnership positions it for competitive advantage in each vertical. 00:10 – OpSite’s Bread and Butter – Third-Party Remote Operations for hire05:00 – Data Center and Colocation Hosting09:50 – We understand BOE and LOE10:30 – Modern SCADA Design with Ignition11:10 – AI and ML capabilities for SCADA systems22:50 – Cloud integration to leverage Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningOpSite’s Foundational Four1. Third Party Remote Monitoring and Control Services2. Connecting SCADA systems and field data to cloud databases for AI & ML3. Modern SCADA design, architecting & integration4. Data Center & small-scale colocation services5. Consulting: Control Room Design 6. 24/7 SOC: custom services7. OSHA PSM & PHMSA CRM compliance consulting services8. Grant Research: Human Performance in Remote Operations9. Final Leg application development and product marketing#scada #scadasystem #podcast #EnergyTech #RemoteOperations #Automation #IndustrialControl #IoT #SmartGrid #TechPodcast #EnergyInnovation

Ep, 008 - Verticals of OpSite and the Partnership (Part I) - PHMSA control Rooms and Much More.

Join us as we explore the vertical markets that Opsite Operates in and how OpSite’s unique partnership positions its for competitive advantage in each vertical. 00:10 Introductions2:20 OpSite Partnerships15:00 Opsite Website15:36 – Third Party Remote Monitoring and Control Services16:33 Connecting SCADA Systems and field data to cloud databases for AI & ML Modern SCADA Design, Architecting, and Integation Data Center and Colocation Services 18:30 – Secondary VerticalsConsulting: Control Room Design 24/7 SOC: custom servicesOSHA PSM & PHMSA CRM compliance consulting servicesGrant Research: Human Performance in Remote OperationsFinal Leg application development and product marketingTune in for part II as we do a deep dive into each vertical. OpSite’s Core Four1. Third Party Remote Monitoring and Control Services2. Connecting SCADA systems and field data to cloud databases for AI & ML3. Modern SCADA design, architecting & integration4. Data Center & small-scale colocation services_____________________________________________________________________________5. Consulting: Control Room Design 6. 24/7 SOC: custom services7. OSHA PSM & PHMSA CRM compliance consulting services8. Grant Research: Human Performance in Remote Operations9. Final Leg application development and product marketing#IIOT #IndustrialIoT #SmartEnergy #EnergyTech #DigitalTransformation #IIOTinEnergy #SmartGrid