Trend Report

The Current State Of The Digital Industrial Platform

Vendors And Their Customers Aspire To A Digital Industrial Platform, But Beware The Gap Between Vision And Reality

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Feb 04, 2026

Summary

Forrester coined the term ‘digital industrial platform’ in 2021, naming an ambition to connect physical and digital systems by combining operational technology (OT) and IT data from factory floor to top floor and across locations. Business and technology leaders should read this report to understand the state of progress toward creating comprehensive digital industrial platforms capable of supporting their evolving needs.

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