Host

David Ariens

Best Quotes

“The best possible solution is to decouple the IT and the OT architecture.”
Why Industry 4.0 Didn't Deliver (And What to Do About It)

“Connecting machines is not the same as changing the way people work.”
Why Industry 4.0 Didn't Deliver (And What to Do About It)

“It will happen. That's not the point. The point is how fast.”
Inside the New HiveMQ Platform: Full Walkthrough | IT/OT Builds

“Could you in theory calculate it on the HMI? Yes, of course you can, but that's not the point. The point is that we get data out of the system but also back into the system.”
Inside the New HiveMQ Platform: Full Walkthrough | IT/OT Builds

“We aren't even cutting the video. So these are things you really can follow yourself if you wanna build the thing we've been building.”
Inside the New HiveMQ Platform: Full Walkthrough | IT/OT Builds

Appearances

Why Industry 4.0 Didn't Deliver (And What to Do About It)

Explainer · Oct 3, 2026

Inside the New HiveMQ Platform: Full Walkthrough | IT/OT Builds

IT/OT Builds · Sep 24, 2026

HiveMQ: From MQTT Broker to Full Data Platform | IT/OT Builds

IT/OT Builds · Sep 24, 2026

Deploy HiveMQ at the Edge & Build a Governed Namespace | IT/OT Builds

IT/OT Builds · Sep 24, 2026

Building KPIs & Reusable Data Models in HiveMQ | IT/OT Builds

IT/OT Builds · Sep 24, 2026

What Industry 4.0 Got Wrong: Organizational Problems Technology Can't Solve

On Stage · Sep 24, 2026

What is The IT/OT Handbook?

Explainer · Sep 23, 2026

Richard Beeson on Four Decades of Industrial Data

Podcast Episode · Sep 21, 2026

Full Circle: The Gene Kim Interview

Podcast Episode · Sep 14, 2026

Can AI Run Your Plant ?

Explainer · Sep 7, 2026

What is… IT/OT Convergence (hint: more than technology)

Explainer · Aug 12, 2026

Nail It, Then Scale It: What Ontology Actually Means on a Factory Floor

Podcast Episode · Aug 4, 2026

From Platforms to Outcomes: Vatsal Shah on What Industrial AI Actually Needs

Podcast Episode · Jul 22, 2026

From Telemetry to Intelligence: What Cumulocity’s IIoT Platform Actually Does

Podcast Episode · Jun 16, 2026

Building a Broker to Learn a Protocol: Andreas Vogler and the Story Behind MonsterMQ

Podcast Episode · Jun 2, 2026

i3X Explained with John Dyck and Jonathan Wise: One API to Connect Them All?

Podcast Episode · May 26, 2026

Kevin Jones from dataPARC on Historians, Industrial Data, Context and a Piece of Black Paper

Podcast Episode · May 12, 2026

Aron Semle on MCP, Agents and the Data Foundation You Can’t Skip

Podcast Episode · Apr 14, 2026

100 and Counting: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Podcast Episode · Mar 30, 2026

Two Problems Standing Between You and Industrial AI at Scale

Explainer · Mar 25, 2026

The Forgotten Foundation: PID control and Process Automation with Prof. Margret Bauer

Podcast Episode · Mar 3, 2026

OT Data Governance with Wybren van der Meer

Podcast Episode · Feb 4, 2026

The Unified Namespace Explained (2026 edition - 30 min crash course)

Explainer · Jan 21, 2026

Data as the Common Thread: Process Safety, Metrics, and Career Lessons with Kris Doering

Podcast Episode · Jan 13, 2026

Build your Industrial Data Platform (2026 edition - 20 min free crash course)

Explainer · Jan 6, 2026

When Physics Meets AI: A Conversation with Dan Jeavons

Podcast Episode · Dec 2, 2025

Overcoming the Impossible: DataOps at Poclain Hydraulics with Rija Rakotoarisoa

Podcast Episode · Nov 25, 2025

From 4 to 140: What Building Northvolt’s Digital Core Taught Anton Melander About Scaling and Starting Over

Podcast Episode · Oct 14, 2025

Industrial Data and AI through the eyes of an End-User – A Conversation with Nathalie Rigouts

Podcast Episode · Sep 30, 2025

MQTT vs OPC UA with Kudzai Manditereza

Podcast Episode · Sep 2, 2025

The $50K use case matters – Zev Arnold on Scaling, Context and AI

Podcast Episode · Aug 5, 2025

OT Cybersecurity 101 with Danielle Jablanski

Podcast Episode · Jul 22, 2025

Tech to the Back – A Conversation with Raf Swinnen on Lean, Culture, and Digital Discipline

Podcast Episode · Jul 14, 2025

Open Source in Industrial Applications with Alexander Krüger

Podcast Episode · Jun 25, 2025

We’re launching the ITOT.Academy (and we can’t wait to get started)

Podcast Episode · Jun 17, 2025

Building industrial IoT that works (and scales) with Olivier Bloch & Ryan Kershaw

Podcast Episode · May 13, 2025

The power of Industry 3.0 with Nikki Gonzales

Podcast Episode · May 6, 2025

MES Matters with Matt Barber

Podcast Episode · Apr 29, 2025

Connecting People, Parts and Processes with Tego’s Tim Butler

Podcast Episode · Apr 15, 2025

Industrial DataOps #12 with HiveMQ – Dominik Obermaier on MQTT, UNS and Massive Scale

Podcast Episode · Mar 31, 2025

Industrial DataOps #11 with AVEVA – Clemens & Roberto on Unlocking the Value of Industrial Data

Podcast Episode · Mar 28, 2025

Industrial DataOps #10 with Celebal Technologies – Anupam Gupta on ERP, AI, and Lake Houses in Manufacturing

Podcast Episode · Mar 26, 2025

Industrial DataOps #9 with Databricks – David Rogers on scaling AI

Podcast Episode · Mar 23, 2025

Industrial DataOps #8 with InfluxData – Evan Kaplan on how Developer-Led Innovation is Reshaping Industrial Data

Podcast Episode · Mar 20, 2025

Industrial DataOps #7 with Rhize – Geoff Nunan on Why Data Modeling in Manufacturing isn’t optional

Podcast Episode · Mar 17, 2025

Industrial DataOps #6 with Splunk – Joel Jacob on the road from Cyber Security to Sensor Data

Podcast Episode · Mar 13, 2025

Industrial DataOps #5 with Litmus – John Younes on Scaling Industrial DataOps

Podcast Episode · Mar 10, 2025

Industrial DataOps #4 with HighByte – Aron Semle on the Future of Unified Data

Podcast Episode · Mar 6, 2025

Industrial DataOps #3 with TwinThread – Andrew Waycott on scaling AI in Manufacturing

Podcast Episode · Mar 3, 2025

Industrial DataOps #2 with Crosser – Martin Thunman about The Power of Industrial Data in Motion

Podcast Episode · Feb 27, 2025

Industrial DataOps #1 with David & Willem – Deep dive into our capability map, data management and more

Podcast Episode · Feb 24, 2025

Transcript of Inspiring the Next Generation for Manufacturing Careers with Mike Nager

Podcast Episode · Dec 22, 2024

Transcript of Computer Vision, AI in Quality Control & Ethics with Wilhelm Klein

Podcast Episode · Dec 22, 2024

Transcript of Automate the Automation Engineer with Davy Demeyer

Podcast Episode · Dec 5, 2024

Transcript of How to start as an OT Manager with Gregory Grauwels

Podcast Episode · Dec 5, 2024

Transcript of Bram Van Genabet Talks Digital Transformation, MES, and IT/OT Collaboration

Podcast Episode · Oct 6, 2024

Transcript of Idea to Shop Floor: IIoT & Household Appliances at Electrolux with Klaas Dobbelaere

Podcast Episode · Oct 6, 2024

Transcript of Idea to Shop Floor: IT/OT Data Governance at Bekaert with Sophie Van Nevel

Podcast Episode · Jun 25, 2024

Transcript of Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) in Smart Water Networks: Insights from Dr. Amir Cahn

Podcast Episode · Jun 18, 2024

Transcript of Digital and AI in Pharma: Insights from Toni Manzano, CSO at Aizon

Podcast Episode · May 14, 2024

Transcript of Behind the (podcast) scenes: David and Willem

Podcast Episode · May 7, 2024

Transcript of Bridging Data between OT and IT: A Conversation on Data Management with Jan Meskens

Podcast Episode · Apr 29, 2024

Transcript of Bridging the Data Value Gap: A Conversation on IT/OT Data Integration with Shiv Trisal (Databricks)

Podcast Episode · Apr 11, 2024