# Microsoft — Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms

- Company: Microsoft (microsoft.com)
- Announced: 2026-10-06T21:00:00+00:00
- Category: funding-company-news
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-global-industrial-aiot-platforms/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/16334-microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-global
- Subject: Azure AI

Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms, reflecting its vision for intelligent industrial operations. The recognition is based on Azure's adaptive cloud approach, which integrates IoT, AI, and edge capabilities to help organizations connect operational assets, contextualize data, and apply AI-powered reasoning.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-global-industrial-aiot-platforms/:

> We’re proud to share that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms.

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