Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms
We’re proud to share that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms. We believe this recognition reflects our vision for the future of industrial operations: moving toward intelligent systems that continuously learn, adapt, and improve business outcomes.
As industrial organizations modernize, they need a foundation that connects operations across cloud and edge environments. Azure’s adaptive cloud approach, powered by Microsoft Azure IoT, Microsoft Azure Arc, Azure Local, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft Foundry, enables organizations to connect operational assets, contextualize data, apply AI-powered reasoning, and close the loop between insight and action.
The shift towards learning operations
The first wave of industrial digital transformation was driven by IoT, connecting operational assets and making industrial data accessible, at scale. That visibility remains the foundation, but on its own it is not enough. Industrial organizations are contending with...
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