Breaking the Silos: Why IT/OT Convergence Fails and What Actually Works

<p>Phil Seboa and Ed Fuentes sit down with David Ariens (Analytics For Industry / AVEVA) and Willem van Lammeren (Syensqo) to explore why IT/OT convergence fails — and what organisations actually get right when convergence works.</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss the cultural and technical silos that keep IT and OT teams divided, common misconceptions on both sides, and the practical changes that make integration stick in industrial environments.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><p>• Why convergence projects stall or fail</p><p>• Breaking silos without burning bridges</p><p>• What good IT/OT integration looks like in the field</p><p>• Making OT data usable for IT and business intelligence</p><p>• Real lessons from practitioners on both sides of the wall</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p>• David Ariens — Analytics For Industry / AVEVA</p><p>• Willem van Lammeren — Syensqo</p><p><br></p><p>Episode page: <a href="https://unpluggediiot.com/episodes/ep-58-breaking-the-silos-itot-convergence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://unpluggediiot.com/episodes/ep-58-breaking-the-silos-itot-convergence</a></p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>03:00 The unlikely path into the IT/OT gap</p><p>13:00 Why convergence keeps failing: it’s not the technology</p><p>25:00 Seven patterns that actually work</p><p>37:00 Stories from the plant floor: BASF lessons</p><p>45:00 Building the IT/OT Academy + where IT/OT is heading</p><p>48:30 Outro</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is brought to you by Canary Labs and Cirrus Link.</p><p><br></p><p>Canary Labs — Canary Labs builds the industrial historian platform that captures your plant and process data the moment it&#39;s generated and makes it instantly accessible across your entire operation.</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://unpluggediiot.com/partners/canary-labs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://unpluggediiot.com/partners/canary-labs</a></p><p>---</p><p>Cirrus Link Solutions — MQTT and Sparkplug software that connects OT to IT and cloud systems.</p><p><br></p><p>Visit: <a href="https://cirrus-link.com/unplugged" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://cirrus-link.com/unplugged</a></p>