Velotic: The Journey Toward an AI-Ready Industrial Data Fabric

This IDC Perspective analyzes the role of Velotic in the modern industrial software ecosystem. Velotic's creation out of the integration of Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx marks a shift from monolithic industrial applications to data-centric, AI-ready platforms. The company offers manufacturers not only an OT backbone and ecosystem but also introduces choices around architecture, DataOps, branding, and partner models."Industrial software is no longer a sidecar to hardware or IT procurement; long-term value will accrue to those that control and structure industrial data, not just to those selling individual point solutions," said Lorenzo Veronesi, associate research director, Manufacturing Insights, IDC. "Manufacturers should treat Velotic not just as a logo change, but rather as a chance to evolve their architecture. They should pursue a map drafting of the as-is versus to-be Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx dataflows and define a mid-term target for an integrated, AI-ready data fabric."