IT Advisory for Industry & Manufacturing
Industrial mid-market and machine-building Hidden Champions face multiple transformation fronts in 2026: Industry 4.0 data integration, Microsoft 365 modernisation, OT/IT cybersecurity under NIS2 and demographic-driven IT renewal. danad GmbH has delivered IT renewal programmes with security-by-design, ransomware resilience, Microsoft 365 rollouts and Microsoft Defender XDR implementations in this sector. Typical engagements: cloud migration of office IT with strict OT-network segregation, Conditional Access hardening for engineering workplaces with CAD/CAM specialist software, Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout for engineering and sales, OT backup and disaster-recovery programmes, supply-chain cybersecurity under NIS2 requirements.
Typical pain points
- • Outdated office IT meets cutting-edge Industry 4.0 systems — missing integration
- • OT/IT segregation: production networks (SCADA, MES, ERP) must be securely segmented from office IT
- • Ransomware risk with production downtime consequences (multi-million daily damages)
- • Microsoft licence complexity for engineering workplaces (CAD servers, RDS, specialist software)
- • Demographics: experienced IT staff retiring, knowledge transfer missing
Relevant compliance frameworks
NIS2 / NIS2 implementation actsISO 27001IEC 62443 (OT security)German Supply Chain ActTISAX (automotive supply chains)