The Day IT And OT Finally Talked W/Bill Markut #407
You've Been Heard, Monday, March 23rd, 2026
Bill Markut spent 36 years avoiding management, preferring hands-on technical work. Then he became IT Director at a manufacturing company running 25 years behind the tech curve and discovered something that changed everything: the power of getting IT and OT to actually talk to each other.
Manufacturing IT runs 20-25 years behind the technology curve. That gap is the opportunity.
The event storm exercise gets IT and OT in one room. That is where silos actually break.
Hire for initiative, not just technical skill. Addition by subtraction is real.