Key facts
- AVEVA's CONNECT platform aims to unify industrial data and support AI workloads.
- Up to 73% of industrial data globally goes unused due to information silos and complex operations.
- AVEVA is enhancing CONNECT with industrial knowledge graphs and agentic AI-powered digital twin builders.
- India is a key innovation and delivery hub for AVEVA, contributing significantly to its global R&D.
- AVEVA has partnered with Indian companies like Deccan Fine Chemicals and Reliance Power to implement CONNECT.
- New features include zero-copy architecture integrations with Databricks and Snowflake for OT data.
AVEVA is enhancing its industrial intelligence platform, CONNECT, to address the significant challenge of unused data within industrial enterprises, particularly as India pursues its ambitious 2047 productivity vision. Globally, up to 73% of data generated by industrial companies remains untapped, hindering the realization of AI's potential due to issues like information silos and disconnected systems.
Zubin Davar, VP of CONNECT Platform Sales & GTM at AVEVA, explained that the core bottleneck is infrastructure, not ambition. To combat this, AVEVA is updating its CONNECT portfolio to make operational data more accessible and scalable for AI workloads. Key enhancements include industrial-grade knowledge graphs and agentic-based digital twin builders, designed to unify disparate data sources and accelerate AI-driven transformations safely and securely.
Tarun Singh, VP Sales & India Market Leader at AVEVA, highlighted India's central role in the company's global strategy, not just for sales but as a major innovation and delivery hub. With a significant portion of AVEVA's R&D capacity based in India, the company is actively growing its local workforce with a focus on industrial agentic AI. This investment aligns with India's 'Make in India 2.0' roadmap and PLI schemes, aiming to boost the nation's Industry 4.0 market, which is projected to grow substantially.
Davar further elaborated on the practical application of AI on the shop floor, emphasizing the need for rigorous operational context. AVEVA is introducing a revolutionary industrial knowledge graph and a twin builder that applies agentic AI. This framework acts as an architectural schematic for AI, enabling accurate and trusted outputs. Features like zero-copy architecture integrations with Databricks and Snowflake allow for querying operational technology (OT) data directly without duplication, while CONNECT Flows facilitate real-time data cleansing and transformation.
Singh shared examples of impact in India, noting the momentum driven by public-private alliances. AVEVA has signed MoUs with leading customers such as Deccan Fine Chemicals and Reliance Power to accelerate CONNECT implementation and foster secure, collaborative digital ecosystems. Additionally, an MoU with VJTI’s Technology Business Incubator underscores AVEVA's commitment to academia-led skill development for the future digital workforce.