How Industrial Organizations Are Building the Foundation for Trusted AI

About this survey
Industrial AI is rapidly moving from experimentation to real-world deployment. Yet many organizations continue to face challenges turning operational data into trusted intelligence and measurable business outcomes.

IIoT World is conducting this survey to understand how industrial organizations are evolving their data foundations, AI strategies and operational architectures. The findings will be published in the 2027 Industrial Data & AI Readiness Report, providing industry benchmarks, emerging trends, and practical insights into how leading organizations are connecting, contextualizing, analyzing and acting on industrial data.

The survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. All responses will be aggregated and reported anonymously.


Section 1: About You

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1. Which role best describes your primary responsibility? (Required.)

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2. Which industry best represents your organization? (Required.)

Section 2: Business Priorities

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3. Which business outcome is the highest priority driving your organization's Industrial AI and digital transformation initiatives over the next 12–24 months? (Required.)

Section 3: Building the Operational Data Foundation

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4. How would you describe the maturity of your organization's operational data infrastructure? (Required.)

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5. What is the single biggest challenge preventing your organization from building a unified operational data foundation? (Required.)

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6. How is operational data primarily shared across plants, edge systems and enterprise applications today? (Select the option that best describes your primary approach.) (Required.)

Section 4: Trusted Operational Context

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7. How confident are you that your operational data is trusted enough to support production AI and operational decision-making? (Required.)

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8. Which data challenge has the greatest impact on your organization's ability to scale Industrial AI? (Required.)

Section 5: Operational Intelligence

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9. Which Industrial AI use case has delivered the greatest measurable business value in your organization today? (Required.)

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10. What has been the biggest obstacle to moving Industrial AI from pilot projects into production? (Required.)

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11. Which operational area presents the greatest opportunity for Industrial AI over the next three years? (Required.)

Section 6: Operational AI

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12. Which statement best describes your organization's approach to AI-driven operational decisions? (Required.)

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13. Which concern is the greatest barrier to adopting AI-driven operational decision-making? (Required.)

Section 7: Looking Ahead

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14. Looking ahead three years, which statement best reflects your organization's vision for Industrial AI? (Required.)

Section 8: Receive the Report

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15. Would you like a copy of the full report? Please share your email. Your email will be used only to send you the 2027 report. See our privacy policy at https://www.iiot-world.com/privacy-policy/.

Thank you for participating in this survey. Once the results of the survey are released, we will send an email.
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