Explore this report to fuel the future with smart manufacturing technologies
More and more, manufacturers across the globe are accelerating toward autonomous, real-time operations. As operational complexity, uptime risk and cost pressures grow, technology leaders are being forced to rethink how the factory of the future is built. In fact, according to the 10th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing report, 81% of manufacturers say the obstacles they face – both within their organization and externally – are accelerating digital transformation and bringing the “factory of the future” to life.
Explore this CIO’s Map to the Factory of the Future infographic from Gartner® to identify a clear, visual framework for understanding how technology enables smarter, more autonomous operations across the top floor, control room and shop floor. This research highlights where legacy, patchwork systems limit scale—and where resilient, elastic platforms create the foundation for continuous execution:
- Secure and resilient operations that run through disruptions
- Modular architecture that enables faster ROI and deployment
- Centralized management and maintenance that reduces TCO
- Unified visibility and control from edge to cloud
- Elastic platform to support emerging technologies and AI
- Scalable systems that adapt as production needs and demand patterns change
In the Factory of Future, operational resiliency and elasticity aren’t backup plans – they are the foundation CIOs must lead with to shift from automating processes to architecting for autonomy.
Gartner, Infographic: CIO’s Map to the Factory of the Future, Sudip Pattanayak, Mike Ramsey, Frank Ridder, 25 March 2025.
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