Data Historian
Asset-Centric Modeling: The Foundation of Industrial Data Context
To fully understand industrial operations, data models must move beyond structure and begin to represent behavior.
Jeff Tao
March 24, 2026 | AI-Native Industrial Data Foundation, Data Historian
Seeing Throughput, Blend Quality, and Margin Together in Refinery Operations
Refinery performance does not live in one screen. Throughput, blend quality, and site economics move together, and operations teams need a way to see them together if they want to respond earlier and operate more consistently.
Jim Fan
March 19, 2026 | Data Historian
From Data Archive to TSDB: Why the Industrial Data Foundation Must Be Rebuilt
When viewed through the lens of industrial internet, IoT, and AI, the assumptions behind Data Archive no longer hold.
Jeff Tao
March 19, 2026 | AI-Native Industrial Data Foundation, Data Historian
From Data Historian to Industrial Data Platform to AI-Native Industrial Data Foundation
Data historians solved one of the hardest problems in industrial computing: reliably storing massive volumes of operational data. But in the AI era, simply storing data is no longer enough.
Jeff Tao
March 18, 2026 | AI-Native Industrial Data Foundation, Data Historian
Asset-Centric Data Modeling Is Even More Important in the AI Era for Industrial Operation
When it comes to industrial operations, there is one concept that remains essential—and often overlooked by modern data platforms: Asset-centric data modeling.
Jeff Tao
March 10, 2026 | Data Historian
Event Frames: One of the Most Brilliant Ideas in Industrial Data — And Why They Matter Even More in the AI Era
Industrial data platforms are evolving rapidly. But sometimes the most powerful ideas are not the newest ones. Event Frames are one of those ideas.
Jeff Tao
March 5, 2026 | Data Historian
Industrial Software Is Entering the Insight Era
When industrial systems truly develop decision intelligence, the conversation will no longer revolve around how much data we can see, but how many better decisions we can make.
Jeff Tao
March 4, 2026 | Data Historian
The Missing Context in Modern Data Platforms
Industrial analysis is not just about looking at trends, but about reconstructing a segment of operations. This is why asset-centric modeling and event-based analysis frameworks have long-term value in industrial environments.
Jeff Tao
March 3, 2026 | Data Historian
