by Neha Narula | 11/05/2025

The industrial edge is quickly becoming the heart of digital transformation. Across factories, utilities, and logistics networks, organizations are turning to AI-powered edge systems, devices, and applications to act on data as it is created. The goal is straightforward: make operations faster, smarter, and more adaptable.

As information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) continue to merge, companies are realizing that connecting disparate systems is only part of the equation. The real challenge lies in managing an expanding web of intelligent, connected assets with the right balance of precision, security, and scalability.

Industrial Edge Management Solutions are central to overcoming these growing challenges, bringing structure and control to complex environments by coordinating devices, applications, and data pipelines under one framework. They extend cloud-native flexibility to the industrial edge, ensuring systems stay secure, current, and visible in real time.

Strong edge management is now one of the clearest ways to stay competitive. Vendors are racing to deliver cloud-level agility to manufacturing floors, energy grids, and supply chains. Organizations that can effectively align IT and OT strategies, reinforce governance, and apply AI at the edge will move faster, innovate more easily, and build stronger operational resilience.

VDC’s upcoming Industrial Edge Management Solutions research program examines how the market’s leading vendors are shaping this next wave of industrial modernization. The analysis dives into new technologies, evolving partnerships, and the expanding influence of AI-driven analytics across industrial automation. It highlights major players including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Dell Technologies, Emerson, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Litmus, Microsoft, Red Hat, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Wind River, and ZEDEDA, as well as others advancing the next phase of industrial digital transformation.

Explore the full research outline to discover what is next for the industrial edge.