Aron Semle

Arlen Nipper, co-inventor of MQTT, shares fascinating insights on the protocol's inception and its role in evolving industrial messaging. Alongside Aron Semle of HighByte and expert Matt Parris, they explore how MQTT's lightweight pub-sub approach revolutionized SCADA systems and improved data efficiency. The trio dives into the progression from Sparkplug Z to the standardized Sparkplug B, emphasizing its applicability beyond just process control. They discuss real-world use cases, the criticality of data integrity, and envision a future of plug-and-play factories.