Before “IIoT” became a buzzword, connecting machines and data was already a tough job. This episode looks back at one of the early real-world projects that brought those ideas to life — an ambitious effort to make a global automotive plant smarter using SAP solutions. It wasn’t about fancy dashboards or AI models, but about solving real shop floor problems: downtime, data loss, and communication gaps between systems and people. What started as a manufacturing IT challenge became a turning point — showing how small steps toward integration can evolve into a full Industrial IoT journey. For more in-depth stories and insights, visit iiotblog.com.