Landman: The difference between TV and reality
In this week's Powering the Permian, ABC Big 2's Chris Talley had the opportunity to find out what exactly is the role of a Landman is in the Oil and Gas industry and how it compares with the role as seen on TV.
He also highlights the Energy and Land Management Program at the University of Texas Permian Basin – teaching the next generation of Landmen, and one student's story on his path of pursuing the role. This comes after a re-direction in his career path for the UTPB Senior.
to watch the on-air version of Powering the Permian and hear from UTPB Senior Parker Goin on his path to become the next Landman.
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- Los Angeles Times
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Here is what Wall Street and the media industry will be watching for once the deal closes on Aug. 7: Last year, Paramount+ added 10 million new subscribers to reach 77.5 million. Its subscriber count is now 79 million, thanks also to NFL programming, CBS shows such as 'NCIS' and original hits including '1923,' 'Landman,' 'Lioness' and 'Tulsa King.' Paramount has projected full-year U.S. profitability for Paramount+ this year, making it one of the fastest subscription services to get there. But its relatively scant resources and thinner slate has made it difficult to truly compete with Netflix and the other biggest players. One potential solution: partnering with a rival streamer to increase its reach. 'Questions around the long-term scalability of Parmamount+ continue to loom large,' analyst firm MoffettNathanson noted in a report Friday. 'Will the new management team pursue external partnerships as a viable path forward?' 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BUSINESS WIRE)--proteanTecs®, a global leader in deep data solutions for electronics health and performance monitoring, today unveiled a revolutionary solution for system production testing that combines embedded on-chip telemetry with an ML-driven analytics engine, introducing deep data sources and insights that were previously inaccessible under today's current production methods. To learn more, download the white paper here. Bridging the silicon-system gap, this telemetry reveals how the chip behaves within the system context, not just in isolation. Share As system companies integrate increasingly advanced chips onto their boards for high-performance markets such as AI, Cloud, Telecommunications, and Automotive, the complexity of system production continues to rise. Ensuring quality, performance, and lifetime reliability, while minimizing test costs and production time has become a significant challenge. proteanTecs enables first-ever parametric visibility during functional test, enabling real-time insights when software meets silicon. It allows system vendors to detect hidden failures, such as power integrity, thermal, and assembly faults as well as optimize performance, and improve power efficiency, at scale and in real time, bridging the longstanding gap between silicon and system behavior. At the heart of the solution is a hardware-embedded monitoring system that uses on-chip Agents to capture deep data throughout the production lifecycle. It is combined with a cloud-based analytics platform and edge-deployed ML models for inline test decisions from new product introduction (NPI) to high-volume manufacturing (HVM). 'Our embedded HW monitoring system serves as a sophisticated monitor for the system, capturing critical telemetry. Together with a dedicated software stack, system quality, power consumption, and performance are significantly improved,' said Evelyn Landman, proteanTecs co-founder and CTO. 'We deliver the first-ever deep parametric visibility during PCB, Module, and System functional testing – under actual workloads and configurations.' Built to accelerate system bring-up and in-depth characterization, proteanTecs simplifies debug and helps teams identify root causes faster – providing critical feedback to design and production test teams and ensuring better system readiness for volume production. During mass production, the solution provides ongoing, cloud-based monitoring and analytics to improve production efficiency and quality. It supports population-based analysis to track trends, anomalies, and system behavior across large volumes, enhancing quality and reliability. 'Bridging the silicon-system gap, this telemetry reveals how the chip behaves within the system context, not just in isolation,' added Landman. 'It provides a new layer of data – not derived, not inferred, but monitored directly from within the chip.' 'Today's rapid adoption of complex AI, hyperscale computing is stretching traditional system production methods beyond their limits,' said Uzi Baruch, Chief Strategy Officer at proteanTecs. 'We're transforming test from a static, reactive process to a predictive, data-driven workflow that adapts to each device's actual behavior. This empowers teams to move beyond oversimplified worst-case assumptions and into an era of precision performance tuning and quality assurance.' The solution is already deployed by leading system vendors – delivering measurable return on investment, underscoring its value as a critical enabler of modern production excellence. Download the full white paper to learn how proteanTecs offers new levels of visibility for functional testing to improve reliability, efficiency, and performance in high performance electronic systems. Contact Us to schedule a demo. proteanTecs is the leading provider of deep data analytics for advanced electronics monitoring. Trusted by global leaders in the datacenter, automotive, communications and mobile markets, the company provides system health and performance monitoring, from production to the field. By applying machine learning to novel data created by on-chip monitors, the company's deep data analytics solutions deliver unparalleled visibility and actionable insights – leading to new levels of quality and reliability. Founded in 2017 and backed by world-leading investors, the company is headquartered in Israel and has offices in the United States, India and Taiwan.
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