Smart Innovators: Industrial Data Management Solutions

Executive Summary

Data represents reality, but is not reality itself. It consists of symbols and numbers used to convey information, but is not the information itself. As a human-made construct, data is often manipulated and transformed to serve a specific purpose, which can compromise its authenticity or accuracy. Without proper processes in place to manage access, track transformations and provide context to human operators, the unstoppable universal truth of increasing entropy will begin to introduce bias and error into the data, further distorting its representation of reality. To aid customers in navigating the complex and rapidly evolving field of industrial data management, this report examines the capabilities of 20 vendors offering industry-specific DataOps, data hub and data analytics solutions. In addition, it highlights the data management priorities of industrial firms, considering what software capabilities exist to address real-world needs and how these can be combined to provide a best-fit solution. C-Suite executives, enterprise data science teams and operations managers should consider the solutions discussed in this report to support industrial data strategy.