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Siemens positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms

December 6, 2021
Plano, Texas, USA

Siemens is positioned as the sole vendor in the “Visionaries” Quadrant in the report on its first participation in the research.

Siemens Digital Industries Software today announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the Visionaries Quadrant of the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Industrial IoT platforms.1 Gartner, a leading worldwide IT research and advisory firm, evaluates vendors on the quality and efficacy of the processes, systems, methods or procedures that enable IT provider performance to be competitive, efficient and effective. Vendors are also rated on the ability to positively impact revenue, retention and reputation within Gartner’s view of the market.

Siemens is positioned as the sole vendor in the “Visionaries” Quadrant in the report on its first participation in the research. Gartner describes Visionaries in a market as the innovators that drive the market forward by responding to emerging, leading-edge customer demands and by offering new opportunities to excel. 

“We consider our positioning in the Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT platforms by Gartner as a confirmation of the leadership of MindSphere in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and of our mission to empower industries to generate new insights with IoT and AI,” said Ray Kok, Senior Vice President of Cloud Application Solutions, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “We continue to innovate while we execute on our product roadmap. With every MindSphere update, we deliver a truly revolutionary product that is helping customers across industries leverage IIoT to drive digital transformation.”

MindSphere®, Siemens’ industrial IoT as a service solution, powers the IoT from the edge to the cloud with advanced analytics and AI. Part of Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio, it integrates seamlessly with Siemens’ other software and services to enable powerful solutions, including the full realization of the closed-loop digital twin. Built to leverage the Mendix™ application development platform, it empowers customers, partners and the full Siemens organization to quickly build and integrate personalized IoT applications, allowing customized business use cases to quickly take shape. Combining MindSphere and Siemens’ Industrial Edge solutions with automation data and data in context, comprehensive and revolutionary IoT solutions can be simpler to implement and will aim to deliver instant added value. 

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

1 Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms,” Alfonso Velosa, Ted Friedman, Katell Thielemann, Emil Berthelsen, Peter Havart-Simkin, Eric Goodness, Matthew Flatley, Lloyd Jones, Kevin Quinn 2021.

Siemens Digital Industries Software is driving transformation to enable a digital enterprise where engineering, manufacturing and electronics design meet tomorrow. The Xcelerator portfolio helps companies of all sizes create and leverage digital twins that provide organizations with new insights, opportunities and levels of automation to drive innovation. For more information on Siemens Digital Industries Software products and services, visit siemens.com/software or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Siemens Digital Industries Software – Where today meets tomorrow.

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