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Carl Gould and Colby Clegg

Carl Gould
Carl Gould is Chief Technology Officer at Inductive Automation. As CTO, Carl is responsible for the overall technical strategy and roadmap for the company and its products. Carl has been with the company from the ground up as one of the original creators of Ignition. His work over the years in leadership roles, including Director of Software Engineering, has been instrumental to the development of Ignition and to the company's rapid growth. Today, Carl continues to innovate new ways to elevate the software, the company, and the manufacturing automation industry as a whole.

Colby Clegg
Colby Clegg is the Chief Executive Officer of Inductive Automation. Colby has been with Inductive Automation since the company’s formation, and is one of the original creators of the Ignition software platform. After serving in a variety of leadership positions, including Co-Director of Software Engineering and VP of Technology, Colby was selected by Founder Steve Hechtman to become Inductive Automation’s CEO in 2022. As CEO, he oversees the company’s strategic vision and execution, ensuring that the goals set forth by the Board of Directors are achieved and maintained. Colby is dedicated to a long-term vision of establishing and maintaining Inductive Automation's role as a leader in the market, and Ignition as the platform of choice for all industrial software needs.
The Future of Ignition 7.9 LTS and EOL Plans Carl Gould and… Wed, 06/30/2021 - 16:45
Ignition 7.9 is the last Long-Term Support (LTS) release for the Ignition 7 branch. LTS versions of Ignition receive active support from our development and tech support teams, including improvements and fixes for a full five years after their release. Our original plan was to end active, long-term support for Ignition 7.9 on December 12, 2021; however, we’d like to announce that we’ve decided to make a change that will benefit many of our users.
Perspective and Vision: Which Module is Best for Your Next Project? Carl Gould and… Fri, 10/30/2020 - 16:34
While the Perspective Module is emerging as the application-building platform of the future, we will continue supporting the Vision Module for the foreseeable future.
Bring Innovation Home with Ignition Maker Edition Carl Gould and… Tue, 06/23/2020 - 10:37
The Ignition Maker Edition is a free SCADA software for individuals looking to learn the platform or to use Ignition for personal home projects.
The Real Deal About Java and the Future of Ignition Carl Gould and… Tue, 05/08/2018 - 16:00
Oracle will soon make sweeping changes to the Java roadmap by removing Java Web Start and ending support for older versions of Java. While this may cause some concerns, we have a migration path that will ease the transition.