Phoenix, AZ - December 2nd, 2025 – Foundry's InfoWord announces Cognite, the global leader in industrial AI, as a 2025 Technology of the Year finalist. The InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards recognize the most innovative software development, DevOps, data management, and AI/ML products on the information technology landscape.
“Being recognized by InfoWorld as a finalist for the 2025 Technology of the Year Awards is a testament to the transformative power of industrial AI and real value we deliver to customers,” said Girish Rishi, CEO of Cognite. “This recognition reflects our team’s relentless commitment to innovation and to helping industrial companies unlock the full potential of their data through AI. It’s exciting to see our technology making a meaningful impact across industries and being celebrated among the best in the field."
The Cognite AI and data platform is built on the principles of openness, interoperability, and scalability — ensuring that enterprise AI can thrive across any system, data source, or cloud. As the only open, secure, and trusted Industrial AI and Data Platform that supports any use case, Cognite empowers customers to deploy, scale and realize value from agentic AI faster and more confidently. Its modern, cloud-agnostic architecture and secure-by-design framework enable real-time collaboration and insight generation across complex, asset-heavy operations, without compromising data integrity or governance. This unique combination of IT excellence and industrial expertise is what allows Cognite to power domain-specific workflows, connect seamlessly with ecosystem partners, and accelerate measurable, enterprise-wide value creation.
“Artificial intelligence is reshaping products across the technology landscape, often in surprising ways,” said Executive Editor Doug Dineley, InfoWorld. “Our 2025 Technology of the Year Award finalists are a showcase of AI-inspired innovation.”
About the Technology of the Year list: InfoWorld, the go–to destination for technology enthusiasts, visionary architects, and forward–thinking business leaders driving the evolution of next–generation projects on cloud platforms, has announced the finalists for the 2025 Technology of the Year Awards. The judges have cast their votes, and the preliminary results are in. Behold the finalists for the 2025 Technology of the Year Awards, the most innovative software development, devops, data management, and AI/ML products on the information technology landscape.
About Cognite
Cognite makes GenAI 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 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.
About InfoWorld
InfoWorld delivers insights on software development, cloud computing, data analytics, and machine learning for IT professionals—from CTOs and architects to developers and data scientists. Over the past decade, open-source software and cloud computing have reshaped how businesses build and run technology. Today, software drives nearly every operation, with most applications developed using open-source code and hosted in the cloud. Through news, analysis, reviews, and expert guidance, InfoWorld helps IT leaders and practitioners navigate emerging technologies and build the next generation of business applications on modern cloud platforms.
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