For years data and analytics buyers have been managing a difficult set of tradeoffs. They know they need to invest in solutions to drive their businesses and data strategies forward. In fact, every third-party survey shows they plan to do so well into the future. However, customers have struggled in how to balance cost and value, and getting a clear answer isn’t always obvious or easy.

Manufacturing is undergoing a massive transformation. Driven by technological advancements that generate vast amounts of data. The industry is moving towards becoming smarter, more sustainable, and services driven. The fragmented nature of manufacturing’s data architecture however, has created barriers to realizing the full value of data, with many projects stalling at the Proof-of-Concept stage.