A Two-Lane Road to AI: Why Clean Data Is Your Only On-Ramp
I have been putting a lot of thought into what AI means in organizations—specifically around how to get to AI. In fact, I just had a discussion with my good friend, Edwin Garcia – data scientist for MD Anderson in Houston – about the how to get large organizations to the “AI level”. Here is […]
The Digital Competency Gap That’s Killing Your AI Strategy
How Oil & Gas Companies Must ‘Almost Be’ Software Companies to Compete in the AI Era I was talking to someone last week who asked me a question that perfectly captures the challenge our industry faces: “JP, we want AI everywhere in our operations, but our IT team can barely keep our email running […]
GenAI Meets Citizen Development: The Ultimate Force Multiplier (Or Ultimate Risk?)
In my previous newsletter, I talked about the resurgence of citizen development through Low-Code/No-Code (LCNC) platforms in oil & gas. Today, I want to explore what happens when we add Generative AI to that equation—because this combination is either going to revolutionize how our industry builds solutions, or create the most sophisticated security nightmare we’ve […]
The business case for cloud migrations and cloud-native transformation
By JP Garcia, Founding Partner, Ashwood Advisory Group The Real Value of Cloud Transformation I’ve worked with hundreds of businesses on their cloud transformations, and there’s one huge thing I’ve discovered. The benefits of cloud migrations amount to far more than just initial cost reductions—and often, whether it’s a full data center conversion or a […]
The Low-Code Revolution: Why Oil & Gas Is Embracing Citizen Development (Again)
By JP Garcia, Founding Partner, Ashwood Advisory Group There’s a quiet revolution happening on drilling platforms, in refineries, and across oil and gas operations worldwide. Engineers, geologists, and field technicians are building their own software tools—without writing a single line of traditional code. Welcome to the era of Low-Code/No-Code (LCNC) platforms in energy. If you’re […]
The Cloud-Native Revolution: Why Oil & Gas Companies Need Both Cloud and Edge Computing to Win
By JP Garcia, Founding Partner, Ashwood Advisory Group The oil and gas industry stands at a technological crossroads. While our sector has been historically conservative about adopting new technologies, the convergence of cloud computing and edge processing presents an unprecedented opportunity to revolutionize how we approach drilling and refining operations. After advising dozens of companies […]
