Aug 17, 2026 · 18 min · 8 segments
Adam Sklader is the new industry president of manufacturing at ECI Software Solutions.
Adam SkladerGuest
Michelle BangertHost
And over the years with software, seeing so many different industries and companies.
Is there kind of one, I guess, besides AI, a big change you've seen over the years that customers are asking about more or things that's kind of coming into play these days?
And as I mentioned, I think at the start, manufacturers were a little reluctant to adopt that.
There are things like FedRAMP and CMMC that are requirements if you're selling into the Department of Defense.
So, there's a lot of data security that comes up and a lot of questions around that.
Do I create a data lake? Where does my data reside? How do I keep my data safe? So, obstacles like that or questions like that seem to be continually prevalent in the industry.
Increased cybersecurity concerns, you know, as manufacturing becomes more connected, which is the goal of any manufacturer, or at least it should be, the risk of cyber threats do grow.
So, you know, companies need to prioritize investing in cybersecurity solutions and ensure that they have a great strategy around that.
You see manufacturing being one of the most, you know, concerned about that issue.
So for sure, like even now, you know, you still get letters all the time from something 10 years ago, like, you know, our accounts were compromised and no one wants to get those kind of things.
No, and we do a lot of training internally at ECI on phishing and, you know, being able to recognize phishing type emails just to make sure that we're secure, of course.
And that's totally separate from any customer information, but it's something that's top of mind internally as well.
Even my parents, I feel like sometimes, you know, text you like someone texted me I was hacked or something.
I'm like, but I think if it was a real hacker, they wouldn't want you to know that.
And over the years with software, seeing so many different industries and companies.
Is there kind of one, I guess, besides AI, a big change you've seen over the years that customers are asking about more or things that's kind of coming into play these days?
And as I mentioned, I think at the start, manufacturers were a little reluctant to adopt that.
There are things like FedRAMP and CMMC that are requirements if you're selling into the Department of Defense.
So, there's a lot of data security that comes up and a lot of questions around that.
Do I create a data lake? Where does my data reside? How do I keep my data safe? So, obstacles like that or questions like that seem to be continually prevalent in the industry.
Increased cybersecurity concerns, you know, as manufacturing becomes more connected, which is the goal of any manufacturer, or at least it should be, the risk of cyber threats do grow.
So, you know, companies need to prioritize investing in cybersecurity solutions and ensure that they have a great strategy around that.
You see manufacturing being one of the most, you know, concerned about that issue.
So for sure, like even now, you know, you still get letters all the time from something 10 years ago, like, you know, our accounts were compromised and no one wants to get those kind of things.
No, and we do a lot of training internally at ECI on phishing and, you know, being able to recognize phishing type emails just to make sure that we're secure, of course.
And that's totally separate from any customer information, but it's something that's top of mind internally as well.
Even my parents, I feel like sometimes, you know, text you like someone texted me I was hacked or something.
I'm like, but I think if it was a real hacker, they wouldn't want you to know that.
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