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 course has been reworked over four rounds of feedback: theory moved to pre-recorded videos, with live time reserved for deep-dives, Q&A, worked examples and networking — plus a live architectural-typicals mapping session and 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.
The course has been reworked 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.
Regular
€1,390 / $1,585
per seat · VAT-exclusive
All prices VAT-exclusive. Prices mirror IT/OT Academy’s published pricing (itot.academy).
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. The 5% is applied to your quote when you mention it with your enquiry.
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 |
The IT/OT Academy runs in live cohorts, and our 2026 intake is already underway. Register your interest and we’ll let you know the moment the next cohort opens — including APAC-friendly timing if there’s enough demand.
Register interest for the next cohort →Mention code UNPLUGGEDIIOT with your enquiry 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 →Next cohort: dates to be announced. The course runs over 5 live sessions, plus self-paced prep, a private 1:1 with David, and a 1-hour “Ask David Anything.” Register your interest to be first to know when dates are confirmed.
Episode 39: Overcoming IT and OT Silos: Proven Approaches for Success