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What CEOs talked about in Q1 2026: Iran war, physical/agentic AI, OpenClaw, and the SaaSpocalypse
In short According to IoT Analytics’ latest What CEOs Talked About report, AI maintained the top spot in CEOs’ minds...
The top 10 smart manufacturing technology vendors
In short The global smart manufacturing market reached $175 billion in 2025, according to IoT Analytics’ Industry 4.0...
7 lessons manufacturers can learn from automakers in the era of software-defined everything
In short A software-defined-everything revolution is currently changing hardware technology architectures. Automotive...
60+ emerging industrial digital technologies you should have on your radar (2026 update)
In short IoT Analytics identified 64 industrial digital technologies that those working in industrial operations...
State of enterprise IoT 2026: The shift from IoT to autonomous connected operations
In short The enterprise IoT market is entering the agentic and AI phase of IoT maturity according to IoT Analytics’...
The top 10 industrial automation trends—as seen at SPS 2025
In short The IoT Analytics research team updated its list of top 10 industrial automation trends after attendance of...
OT cybersecurity: How IT/OT convergence and AI are changing security architectures
In short While industrial executives often cite AI and IT/OT convergence as the most promising future developments,...
Software-defined vehicles: The 4 dimensions of adoption and the OEMs moving fastest
In short 45% of automotive OEMs and suppliers currently rank the transition to SDVs as their top strategic priority,...
What CEOs talked about in Q4 2025: AI initiatives, AI bubble concerns, and the US government shutdown
In short According to IoT Analytics’ latest What CEOs Talked About report, AI took the top spot in CEOs’ minds for the...
Manufacturing Execution Systems: The 300+ vendors looking to displace pen, paper, and spreadsheets in the factory
In short 54% of small- and medium-sized plants use some combination of pen & paper or spreadsheets as their...
SPS 2025: How Siemens, Beckhoff, Rockwell, ABB, and peers are positioning for industrial automation’s future
In short The current state of industrial automation was on full display at SPS Fair 2025. IoT Analytics had 4 analysts...
6 IoT semiconductor predictions for 2026
In this article Definition: IoT semiconductors Prediction 1: Edge AI integration into IoT chips to accelerate...
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