Session: 01-09 Transformative Technologies Driving Oil & Gas Efficiency and Sustainability

Paper Number: 173675

173675 - Unleashing Potential: Suse Rancher Prime Powers Frictionless Modernization in Oil & Gas 

The oil and gas industry is undergoing a profound digital transformation. At SUSE, we believe this journey should empower you, not restrict you. This session reveals how SUSE Rancher Prime removes complexity and accelerates your path to modernization. It gives you the freedom to innovate with powerful container management and cloud-native capabilities. We'll show you how to gain ultimate control, drive real-time insights, and secure your operations from core to the most remote edge – unleashing new potential for asset monitoring, predictive analytics, and sustainability.

Key Agenda Points:

- Navigating the Digital Frontier: Addressing key O&G challenges in automation, AI, IoT, and edge computing.

- SUSE Rancher Prime: Your Accelerator for Modernization: How we remove friction, simplify the cloud-native transition, and - give you control over Kubernetes everywhere.

- Driving Real-time Operations & Intelligence: Empowering intelligent edge, mastering IoT data, and accelerating AI/ML for critical insights.

- Streamlining & Securing Your Operations: Unifying management, automating with GitOps, and fortifying security for your critical infrastructure.

- Innovating for a Sustainable Future: Enabling new solutions and future-proofing your enterprise.

- Q&A

Attendees will gain a clear understanding of how to overcome the complexities of digital transformation in the oil and gas industry. They will learn practical solutions for accelerating modernization, gaining real-time operational insights, and enhancing security across their critical infrastructure, ultimately enabling them to innovate for a more sustainable future.

Presenting Author: Jeff Price SUSE

Presenting Author Biography: Jeff Price is a seasoned Technologist, Strategist, Futurist, and Communicator with over 30 years of experience across companies like 3M, IBM, Novell, Attachmate, NetIQ, Micro Focus, and SUSE. He has held leadership roles including Chief Architect, Enterprise Innovation Officer, Global Head of Domain Solution Architects, and now Field CTO.

Jeff is a recognized thought leader and dynamic storyteller who simplifies emerging technologies like AI, Kubernetes, Zero-Trust security, DevSecOps, transactional Linux, and Edge automation. He brings deep industry insight and a consultative mindset to every conversation, helping audiences connect innovation to real-world outcomes.

Jeff is an engaging speaker and story teller who takes these complicated technologies, and leverages his
consultative experience, understanding of verticals, markets and trends and makes them easier to understand,
prioritize and apply.