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Quarter Century in Tech
by VKStrategyLab
Quarter Century in Tech brings 25 years of real-world experience in enterprise IT, operating models, outsourcing and complex industry systems. Each episode breaks down strategic technology leadership, practical frameworks, and lessons learned from inside large scale organizations. We Are not just “talking tech” - we are bringing decades of IT experience + niche depth via VKStrategylab
Episodes
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O&G: Offshore Decommissioning Legacy Liabilities and Environmental Responsibility
This podcast provide a comprehensive examination of the lifecycle, regulatory oversight, and environmental challenges associated with retiring offshore oil and gas infrastructure. A significant portion of the text chronicles the Brent Spar controversy, illustrating how public opposition and...
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O&G: Refining Products and Processing Specifications
This podcast investigates the historical, technical, and commercial landscape of petroleum refining and the shift toward cleaner fuel alternatives. The records detail the global success in eliminating leaded gasoline, culminating in a total worldwide ban by 2021 to protect public health and...
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O&G Origins: From Korean to Reservoir Accumulation
This podcast explains the geological formation and extraction of fossil fuels, detailing how dead organic matter transforms into oil and gas over millions of years. This complex process involves three distinct stages—diagenesis, catagenesis, and metagenesis—driven by rising temperatures and...
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O&G 101: Value Chain Evolution and Refining Dynamics
This podcast discusses the Oil and Gas value chain, charting the progression of energy from upstream exploration and midstream transport to downstream refining and marketing. The discussion highlight a significant energy transition, explaining how traditional infrastructure like pipelines and...
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Pre-Sales Mastery Deep Dive
Pre-Sales Mastery - This Deep Dive discusses understanding for tech mba enthusiasts on pre-sales function in IT organization. Discussion includes case studies. Keeps the humor on so that students get excited while exploring this topic. (1) Define the term pre-sales specifically within the IT and...
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Book Review: Debate on Surf When You Can by Capt Brett Crozier
This is debate on leadership concepts that are presented in the book Saving Sailors vs the Chain of Command. Debate includes around the leadership crisis surrounding Captain Brett Crozier and the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The debate provides a personal look at Crozier’s...
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Book Review: Surf When You Can by Captain Brett Crozier
Book Review Note: Surf When You Can by Captain Brett Crozier Core Philosophy: People-First Leadership The central theme of the material is Crozier’s fundamental belief: "Take care of your sailors, and they will take care of everything else". This is not presented as "management speak" but as a...
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Book Review: Inner Excellence
This Book Review provides a comprehensive look at the book Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy, which gained massive popularity after NFL star A.J. Brown was seen reading it during a playoff game. The text explores Murphy’s philosophy on mental toughness, suggesting that true success comes from...
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Generative AI Rescued fragmented well data
Geologists use well data to understand the subsurface (stratigraphy, reservoirs, fluids, structure) so they can reduce exploration risk and optimize field development, and the same data underpins broader decisions across drilling, completions, production, and portfolio management for the wider…
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Hydrocarbon Accounting: Who Owns Which Drop Of Oil (Energy Accounting)
This podcast features a deep-dive conversation between a senior petroleum accountant and a production engineer. The discussion defines the dual nature of allocation—commercial and technical—and explain why it is vital when multiple stakeholders share infrastructure. Key topics include the 'back...
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AI Rescues Geoscientist Deluge
Subsurface Smart: How IT Companies Help Geologists Turn Well Data into Winning Oil & Gas Decisions In this podcast we examine the ongoing digital transformation of the geology and energy sectors through the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Leading tech providers like…
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Book Review: The Threshold Leading In The Age Of AI
Book Review: The Threshold Leading In The Age Of AI by Nick Chatrath. Reading a book has always been something that I kept in my radar and as part of this book review, I am sharing some of the key highlights or discussion points with you. Key Tensions That I Explored in This Review were: 1....
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Can Tech MBAs Bridge Code and Capital?
Why do nearly 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail to reach their full potential? The answer rarely lies in the technology itself, but in a structural "Strategy-to-Performance" gap that leaves business strategy (Capital) disconnected from technical execution (Code). In this podcast, we...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Quarter Century in Tech brings 25 years of real-world experience in enterprise IT, operating models, outsourcing and complex industry systems. Each episode breaks down strategic technology leadership, practical frameworks, and lessons learned from inside large scale organizations. We Are not just “talking tech” - we are bringing decades of IT experience + niche depth via VKStrategylab
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