Cognite acknowledged for leadership in industrial innovation.
PHOENIX, AZ - April 10, 2025 - Cognite, the global leader in Data and AI for industry, today announced its inclusion in the 2025 Internet of Things (IoT) 50 list by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, a leading Technology News channel for IT. Cognite was recognized in the Software category for its leadership in industrial innovation.
The annual list honors standout vendors across five core categories—hardware, software, security, networking and connectivity, and industrial–for delivering innovative, channel-ready solutions.
Cognite earned a spot in the Industrial IoT category for its market-leading software, Cognite Data Fusion®. Its robust data modeling capabilities create a strong foundation that empowers manufacturers, energy providers, and other asset-heavy industries to unlock real-time operational insights and scalable AI-driven outcomes. This honor highlights Cognite’s continued commitment to accelerating digital transformation and delivering measurable value through trusted, industrial-grade IoT solutions.
"This recognition from CRN reinforces our mission to make complex industrial data simple and actionable," said Geir Engdahl, Chief Technology Officer at Cognite. “We're proud to support our partners in delivering cutting-edge solutions that redefine efficiency, resilience, and innovation at scale."
With this annual project, CRN’s editorial team selects technology vendors who stand out for their strong IoT hardware, software, and services portfolios. Each company on the CRN IoT 50 has taken steps toward enabling its channel partners to deliver cutting-edge IoT solutions and drive growth. Honorees are chosen by a panel of CRN editors, with input from members of the solution provider community, based on the quality of their IoT offerings and consistency in delivering new opportunities for their partners.
“IoT solutions deliver critical data for better decision-making and are powerful growth drivers for the channel,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, The Channel Company. “We’re pleased to spotlight these vendors for their dedication to empowering partners with IoT innovation that helps them better serve their clients and advance the entire IT channel.”
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About Cognite
Cognite makes Generative AI work for industry. Leading energy, manufacturing, and power & renewables enterprises choose Cognite to deliver secure, trustworthy, and real-time data to transform their asset-heavy operations to be safer, more sustainable, and profitable. Cognite provides a user-friendly, secure, and scalable industrial data & AI platform that makes it easy for all decision-makers, from the field to remote operations centers, to access and understand complex industrial data, collaborate in real-time, and build a better tomorrow. Visit us at www.cognite.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
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