What is industrial intelligence?
Industrial intelligence is what becomes possible when industrial AI, real-time data, and human expertise are brought together to solve complex challenges faster. It’s a capability that surfaces new opportunities siloed systems alone could never reveal.
Industrial intelligence is built on connected data—enterprise and operational—in the cloud. From there, organizations can layer in analytics, AI, and digital twin technology to amplify human expertise.
With industrial intelligence, everyone from the plant floor to the boardroom has trustworthy, contextual information to see across silos, anticipate change, and act with confidence.
Industrial operations rarely exist in isolation. They are a part of industrial ecosystems, vast networks of suppliers, partners, regulators, and customers. The further industrial intelligence extends beyond organizational boundaries, the more value it creates for all parties through shared visibility, coordinated decisions, and collaboration.
Benefits of industrial intelligence
Industrial intelligence connects data, people, and ecosystems, so organizations can act faster, collaborate better, and grow sustainably.
Turn data into decisions
Transform disconnected industrial data into trustworthy information that every team can act on, from the field to the c-suite.
Break down silos
Create a single view of operations, so engineers, operators, planners, and partners are working from the same source of truth.
Connect every link
Extend that intelligence across your network of suppliers, customers, and logistics partners to build a resilient industrial ecosystem.
Turn insight into growth
Use shared information to uncover new services, efficiencies, and business models that benefit your entire value chain, not just your plant or fleet.
Industrial intelligence in action
$10M
in annual savings
AGL saves up to $10M annually using CONNECT with Advanced Pattern Recognition diagnostics.
50%
reduction in downtime
New Belgium cut downtime by over 50% with AVEVATM Manufacturing Execution System.
3X
faster data transfers
Agnico Eagle achieved three times faster data transfers using a CONNECT as its unified data foundation.
20%
reduction in operators’ time spent
Rio Tinto achieved 20% operator time savings with AVEVATM PI SystemTM.
Industrial intelligence use cases
- Visibility
- Optimization
- Prediction
- Lifecycle
- Workforce
- Ecosystems
Understand your operations
Bring together data from assets, sites, and systems into a unified view, so teams can clearly understand operations and act on trustworthy information.
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Optimize your performance
Compare performance across plants and operations to continuously improve throughput, reliability, energy efficiency, and cost.
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Anticipate problems early
Use analytics and AI to detect anomalies before they become downtime or safety events.
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Connect lifecycle decisions
Connect engineering design, asset information, and operational data, so decisions improve performance across the entire asset lifecycle.
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Empower your workforce
Deliver contextual operational insight to engineers and operators, so teams can make faster decisions and operate from a shared source of truth.
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Collaborate across ecosystems
Securely share trusted operational insights with partners and suppliers to enable collaboration across complex industrial ecosystems.
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Recognized by industry analysts
Industry analysts consistently recognize AVEVA’s leadership in AI, analytics, and data management—the capabilities that enable industrial intelligence.
Leader: 2025 Verdantix Green Quadrant for Industrial AI Analytics Software
Recognized for helping industrial teams turn data into trusted operational insight through AI-powered analytics.
Visionary: 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms
Recognized for industrial data platforms that connect, contextualize, and scale industrial data from edge to cloud.
Leader: 2025–2026 IDC MarketScape for Asset Performance Management
Named a leader for asset performance solutions that deliver predictive insights, so manufacturers can improve reliability, reduce risk, and make more informed maintenance decisions.
Leader: 2024 -2025 IDC MarketScape for Manufacturing Execution Systems
Named a leader in manufacturing execution system solutions that connect real-time production visibility with plant-wide operational coordination.
Core technologies behind industrial intelligence
Industrial intelligence is built on the integration of industrial data, AI, digital twins, and cloud platforms to empower workers to improve decisions across operations.
FAQs
Industrial intelligence is a capability that helps organizations turn industrial data into trusted insights for faster, better decisions. It emerges when industrial data, human expertise, and advanced analytics work together across engineering, operations, and business systems.
No. Industrial AI is one component of industrial intelligence. Industrial intelligence combines multiple capabilities—including industrial data platforms, IIoT connectivity, analytics, digital twins, and AI—to help organizations understand operations and act on trustworthy information.
Industrial intelligence helps organizations reduce energy use, emissions, and waste by turning operational data into actionable insight. With better visibility into assets, processes, and supply chains, teams can continuously improve efficiency and make more informed decisions about resource use.
Industrial intelligence creates a shared, trusted view of operational data across teams, sites, and partners. When everyone works from the same information, organizations can break down silos, share insights faster, and coordinate decisions across complex industrial ecosystems resulting in radical collaboration.
Industrial organizations operate within complex ecosystems of suppliers, partners, customers, and regulators. Industrial intelligence helps organizations make better decisions across those interconnected networks through shared visibility, coordinated decision-making, and collaboration. As industrial ecosystems become increasingly connected, organizations that can extend intelligence beyond their own operations will be better positioned to navigate disruption, unlock new opportunities, and create competitive advantage.
Events
- Webinar
Industrial intelligence optimization: Bringing together the concepts of AI, digital twins, and energy transition
- Webinar
AI-enhanced visibility: Turning data into industrial intelligence
- Webinar
Understanding the role of digital twins with industrial intelligence
Resources
- Blog Post
Why connected industrial intelligence is rewriting energy industry rules
- Blog Post
Building resilient energy supply chains for the energy transition
- Blog Post
