Partner Education
A live cohort course for engineers and leaders bridging the IT/OT divide — with David Ariens, Co-founder, IT/OT Insider & IT/OT Academy.
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We’ve all been talking about Industry 4.0 for over a decade, but the dirty secret is: we still don’t know how to scale beyond those first two flashy pilots, let alone cooperate between IT and OT. The IT/OT Academy was created in 2025 for exactly this moment — a live online course, built by practitioners, for practitioners, already followed by 100 students in its first year. The next cohort kicks off September 18, rebuilt on four rounds of feedback: theory moved to pre-recorded videos so live time goes entirely to deep-dives, Q&A, real-world examples, networking and peer knowledge-sharing. New live architectural-typicals mapping session, plus every participant gets a complimentary 1-hour private session with David. Short, to the point, and brutally real.
Ready to go beyond the podcast? IT/OT Academy is a live online course created in 2025, built by practitioners for practitioners — 100 students in year one. Cohort-based training for engineers and leaders navigating real industrial digitalisation challenges. Not vendor content. Not theory. Short, to the point and brutally real.
Next cohort rebuilt over four rounds of feedback: theory moved to pre-recorded videos so live time is deep-dives, Q&A, real-world examples, and networking. New live architectural-typicals mapping session. Every participant gets a complimentary 1-hour private session with David Ariens.
Early Bird — Limited Window
€995 / $1,160
per seat · VAT-exclusive
Regular
€1,390 / $1,585
per seat · VAT-exclusive
All prices VAT-exclusive. Prices mirror IT/OT Academy’s published pricing (itot.academy). Save up to €395 per seat — early-bird pricing is available for a limited time. Secure your seat before the window closes.
Your Unplugged Community Discount — 5% off
Industry Unplugged listeners get 5% off enrolment with the exclusive code:
UNPLUGGEDIIOT
This code is exclusive to the Industry Unplugged community. Discount applies to the seat price at checkout.
Five live sessions plus a complimentary 1:1 — every hour of live time is focused on application, not theory.
| # | Module | Live | What you cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understand + Cooperate | 2h | IT vs OT worldviews, the divergence trap, the CIO–COO disconnect, engineering IT/OT cooperation |
| 2 | Data Platform Architectures | 2h | Data modelling, Unified Namespace, historian vs broker, time-series vs events, scaling blockers |
| 3 | Architectural Typicals | 2h | Interactive drawing of architectural typicals per industry; pulling apart vendor diagrams via a capability map |
| 4 | Sweet Harmony Treats | 3h | Industrial-bakery playground; students digitise operations in both IT and OT roles; 2h group work + 1h feedback |
| 5 | Practitioner Panel + Q&A | 2h | Industry leaders on real-world application, DataOps on the floor; access to all previous panels |
| + | Ask David Anything | 1h | On-demand 1:1 private session — your questions, your situation, no agenda |
Group pricing is available from IT/OT Academy:
| Pack | Seats included |
|---|---|
| 3-seat pack | 3 paid + 1 free |
| 6-seat pack | 6 paid + 2 free |
| 9-seat pack | 9 paid + 3 free |
| 13+ seats | Custom — contact us |
Cohort sessions run 10:00 PM–midnight AEST (14:00–16:00 CET / 08:00–10:00 EST) — Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16. Use code UNPLUGGEDIIOT at checkout for your 5% listener discount.
Can’t make 10pm AEST? We hear you.
David is considering a future APAC-friendly cohort if there is enough interest. Register your interest — if 10 or more Unplugged listeners sign up, we’ll work with David to schedule a timezone-friendly run.
Join the APAC Waitlist →Episode 39: Overcoming IT and OT Silos: Proven Approaches for Success