EP 27: Alex Fortin from Coldbore

Alex Fortin, CTO of Coldbore Technologies shares his unconventional journey to becoming a tech innovator in oil and gas and explains how Coldbore's cutting-edge tech stacks and AI solutions are solving industry-wide problems. The episode dives into the challenges of traditional fracking operations, Coldbore’s contrarian approach to efficiency and sustainability, and what the future holds for technology in the energy sector.Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.Apply today at collide.io.0:00 - Intro Energy Bytes Podcast2:58 - Alex Fortin Coldbore Background9:16 - Coldbore Technology Overview11:54 - Energy Data Wrangling15:04 - Data Synchronization in Energy19:22 - Non-Productive Time (NPT) Analysis20:19 - Edge Computing vs Cloud in Energy23:13 - Energy Tech Lessons Learned27:10 - Consuming Coldbore Data31:13 - Data Management: Shared Rows32:39 - Introduction to DuckDB34:16 - Time Series Databases in Energy40:35 - Cognite Technology Stack44:50 - Why Cognite Chooses Rust53:16 - Alex's Favorite Social Media53:42 - Preferred Cloud Providers54:04 - Top Vacation Destinations54:47 - Favorite Programming Languages55:05 - Best Managed Services56:10 - Connecting with Alex Fortinhttps://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters