How To Handshake: The OT Networking Series
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Podcast Overview
<p><i>How to Handshake</i> is a new series from<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.optigo.net" target="_blank"> Optigo Networks</a> that goes beyond the manual. Hosted by Optigo Networks’ Ping Yao and Ryan LaFlamme, we’re bringing together the brightest minds in OT from around the globe to talk shop, swap stories, and solve the industry's biggest connectivity headaches.</p><p></p><p>Whether we’re deep-diving into a complex BACnet Q&A or hosting a panel on the future of building automation, we focus on the connection—between devices, between protocols, and between the people who build them.</p><p><br /></p>
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July 8, 2026
Secure, Not Obscure, OT Networks.
<p>Ping and Ryan are joined this week by Fred Gordy from KMC Controls, and James Roberts of Kelso Building Service to talk real cybersecurity for OT networks. We're looking at the differences between IT and OT security priorities, exploring how remote access and cloud-based frontends have shifted the security landscape, and pulling in real-world incident examples.</p>
June 16, 2026
"Advanced" Analytics and "Predictive" Maintenance
<p><b>How to Handshake Ep. 6 — Advanced analytics and predictive maintenance for building automation systems. With Justin Carter and Rudy Bohince.</b><br /></p><p>This one's on what "advanced analytics" and "predictive maintenance" actually mean in a real building — the dirty data problem, where these tools genuinely earn their keep, and why none of it works if your network isn't in shape first.</p><p>Our guests are Justin Carter, Controls Technologist at ENFRA, and Rudy Bohince, who leads the managed services and intelligent building services center at Alberio Energy. Between them, they cover both the SI side and the analytics platform side of this problem — which means you get the honest version of where this market is and where it's still catching up.<br /><br /></p>
June 2, 2026
EP. 5 - Skills to Pay the Bills
<p>Is a career in OT still worth it? Which certifications are actually worth chasing, and which ones are mostly marketing? What's the real story behind the skilled labor shortage? And with all the AI noise out there, will these jobs even be here in five years?<br /><br />In Episode 5 of How to Handshake, Ryan LaFlamme and Ping Yao are joined by Jon Spooner and Mike Conway, co-founders of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.stacksandjoules.org" target="_blank">Stacks and Joules</a> — the NYC-based nonprofit running a 14-week BAS field-technician bootcamp with a 92% post-graduation placement rate.<br /><br />We cover what an OT job actually looks like on a Monday morning, why Stacks and Joules deliberately won't scale faster, the fastest path into the industry today (IT skills with a dash of mechanical context), where AI is actually chewing up jobs in the built environment, and the one piece of advice everyone considering the jump should hear: learn PoE, watch out for early-career poaching, and don't take this job if you don't like working with people.<br /><br />Stacks and Joules: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.stacksandjoules.org/" target="_blank">https://www.stacksandjoules.org/</a><br /><br />Subscribe to the podcast:<br />Apple Podcasts: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1889945777" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1889945777</a><br />Spotify: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6Jg2yumYXCV2dRl1sIuPHO" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/6Jg2yumYXCV2dRl1sIuPHO</a><br />Deezer: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1002831921" target="_blank">https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1002831921</a><br />Read the full show notes and transcript: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.optigo.net/how-to-handshake-ep-5/" target="_blank">https://www.optigo.net/how-to-handshake-ep-5/</a><br /><br />How to Handshake is Optigo Networks' podcast series on OT networking, building automation, and the conversations that actually move the industry forward. New episodes every two weeks.</p>
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- What is How To Handshake: The OT Networking Series?
<p><i>How to Handshake</i> is a new series from<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.optigo.net" target="_blank"> Optigo Networks</a> that goes beyond the manual. Hosted by Optigo Networks’ Ping Yao and Ryan LaFlamme, we’re bringing together the brightest minds in OT from around the globe to talk shop, swap stories, and solve the industry's biggest connectivity headaches.</p><p></p><p>Whether we’re deep-diving into a complex BACnet Q&A or hosting a panel on the future of building automation, we focus on the connection—between devices, between protocols, and between the people who build them.</p><p><br /></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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