Manufacturing industries are challenged more than ever as traditional industry boundaries dissolve and new ecosystems emerge. Today, the enterprises are growing at the edges as the competitive advantage moves from closed IP-based business models to the ability to effectively participate, co-create, leverage, and gain market share.

Manufacturing enterprises have embarked on this journey, but the absence of unified data platform solutions is constraining them in capturing the true value of ecosystems. A data platform integrating the right set of ecosystem partners with a common vision is vital for sharing the data between ecosystem partners, providing and enhancing value to each stakeholder.