This Frost Radar™ on digital industrial platforms was conceived and built as the competitive benchmark analysis derived from Frost & Sullivan’s Global Digital Industrial Platforms Growth Opportunities study published in March 2022.
This Frost Radar™ features what Frost & Sullivan considers to be the top 33 companies in the digital industrial platform ecosystem in 2022
in terms of
• Growth trajectory over the past four years,
• Growth potential,
• Market presence and influence, and
• The ability to innovate and disrupt the market.
It is not intended to be just the top players’ digital industrial platform offerings for comparison and benchmarking or merely an evaluation of the technical and technological features, capabilities, and specifications of such platforms; what this study offers is a comprehensive performance analysis and assessment of the top companies in terms of their growth strategies, innovation focus, product portfolio, customer alignment, Mega Trends leverage, and other categories.
Based on Frost & Sullivan’s proprietary research methodology and algorithm, the robust Frost Radar™ analytical platform calculated and assigned a Growth Index and an Innovation Index score ranging from 1 to 5 to each company based on the analysis of 10 criteria. The intersection of both scores determined each company’s position on the Frost Radar™.
Digital industrial platforms market revenue stood at $5.8 billion in 2021. Frost & Sullivan anticipates $14.21 billion in annual revenue by 2026, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.6% from 2021 to 2026. The market is in the growth phase despite some perplexity and reluctance among business leaders due to challenges related to data security, deployment complexity, and high implementation costs. The continuous development of cloud and edge computing; Big Data; artificial intelligence; robotics; digital twins; augmented, virtual, and mixed reality; cybersecurity; communication protocols (including 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi HaLow, TSN, MQTT, and OPC UA); and intelligent sensors will continue to drive market growth.
Among the most relevant non-technological growth enablers are M&A and partnerships, new practices propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic such as remote work and remote operations, the growing need for centralized asset monitoring and predictive maintenance, macroeconomic factors such as commodity price fluctuations and higher demand in the oil and gas industry, and the sustainability Mega Trend that focuses on carbon footprint reduction, net zero initiatives, and the circular economy.
In a highly fragmented and heterogeneous market with a universe of more than 600 players ranging from hyperscalers and OT vendors to IoT/IT companies, a subset comprising the 65 major market participants in terms of revenue and market share (sliced by player category and platform type) were invited to participate in a briefing session as part of the research scope of the Global Digital Industrial Platforms Growth Opportunities study.
According to Frost & Sullivan’s definition of digital industrial platforms, this research service considered only those companies with any of the following subscription-based XaaS offerings:
• Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
• Platform as a service (PaaS)
• IaaS + PaaS
• PaaS + Software as a service (SaaS)
After a comprehensive analysis of their performance focused on this report’s 10 analytical criteria, Frost & Sullivan independently plotted 33 of the most significant companies in 2022 in this Frost Radar™ analysis, earning the status of market powerhouses from a growth and innovation strategy perspective.
The Frost Radar™ reveals the market positioning of companies in an industry using their Growth and Innovation scores as highlighted in the Frost Radar™ methodology. The document presents competitive profiles on each of the companies in the Frost Radar™ based on their strengths, opportunities, and a small discussion on their positioning. Frost & Sullivan analyzes hundreds of companies in an industry and benchmarks them across 10 criteria on the Frost Radar™, where the leading companies in the industry are then positioned.
Author: Sebastian Trolli
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Trailblazers
Amazon (AWS)
C3 AI
Cognite
Google (Google Cloud)
Honeywell
Litmus Automation
Microsoft (Microsoft Azure)
PTC
Schneider Electric
Siemens Digital Industries Software
Software AG
Innovators
ABB
Altair
Altizon Systems
Braincube
ClearBlade
Davra
Emerson
FogHorn
FORCAM
GE Digital
HighByte
Hitachi
MachineMetrics
Rockwell Automation
Telit
Tulip
UnifyTwin
Yokogawa
Torchbearers
Uptake
Agitators
Cloudera
Consyst
Factana
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Frost Radar™: Benchmarking Future Growth Potential 2 Major Indices, 10 Analytical Ingredients, 1 Platform
Growth Index
Growth Index (GI) is a measure of a company’s growth performance and track record, along with its ability to develop and execute a fully aligned growth strategy and vision; a robust growth pipeline system; and effective market, competitor, and end-user focused sales and marketing strategies.
- Market Share (previous 3 years)
This is a comparison of a company’s market share relative to its competitors in a given market space for the previous 3 years. - Revenue Growth (previous 3 years)
This is a look at a company’s revenue growth rate for the previous 3 years in the market/industry/category that forms the context for the given Frost Radar™. - Growth Pipeline
This is an evaluation of the strength and leverage of a company’s growth pipeline system to continuously capture, analyze, and prioritize its universe of growth opportunities. - Vision and Strategy
This is an assessment of how well a company’s growth strategy is aligned with its vision. Are the investments that a company is making in new products and markets consistent with the stated vision? - Sales and Marketing
This is a measure of the effectiveness of a company’s sales and marketing efforts in helping it drive demand and achieve its growth objectives.
Innovation Index
Innovation Index (II) is a measure of a company’s ability to develop products/ services/ solutions (with a clear understanding of disruptive Mega Trends) that are globally applicable, are able to evolve and expand to serve multiple markets and are aligned to customers’ changing needs.
- INNOVATION SCALABILITY
This determines whether an organization’s innovations are globally scalable and applicable in both developing and mature markets, and also in adjacent and non-adjacent industry verticals. - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
This is a measure of the efficacy of a company’s R&D strategy, as determined by the size of its R&D investment and how it feeds the innovation pipeline. - PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
This is a measure of a company’s product portfolio, focusing on the relative contribution of new products to its annual revenue. - MEGATRENDS LEVERAGE
This is an assessment of a company’s proactive leverage of evolving, long-term opportunities and new business models, as the foundation of its innovation pipeline. - CUSTOMER ALIGNMENT
This evaluates the applicability of a company’s products/services/solutions to current and potential customers, as well as how its innovation strategy is influenced by evolving customer needs.
Significance of Being on the Frost Radar™
Companies plotted on the Frost RadarTM are the leaders in the industry for growth, innovation, or both. They are instrumental in advancing the industry into the future.
- GROWTH POTENTIAL
Your organization has significant future growth potential, which makes it a Company to Action. - BEST PRACTICES
Your organization is well positioned to shape Growth Pipeline™ best practices in your industry. - COMPETITIVE INTENSITY
Your organization is one of the key drivers of competitive intensity in the growth environment. - CUSTOMER VALUE
Your organization has demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance its customer value proposition. - PARTNER POTENTIAL
Your organization is top of mind for customers, investors, value chain partners, and future talent as a significant value provider.
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| Deliverable Type | Frost Radar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sebastian Trolli |
| Industries | Industrial Automation |
| No Index | No |
| Is Prebook | No |
| Podcast | No |
| WIP Number | K76A-01-00-00-00 |
Frost Radar™: Digital Industrial Platforms, 2022
A Benchmarking System to Spark Companies to Action Innovation that Fuels New Deal Flow and Growth Pipelines
03-Oct-2022
Global
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