Gartner® Market Guide 2026

IFS named a Representative Vendor for EAM in 2026

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A market moving fast toward predictive maintenance

See what's driving the shift, straight from the Gartner report

The 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Enterprise Asset Management Software looks at how AI, IoT data, and a wave of platform modernization are reshaping the way asset-intensive organizations plan, schedule, and execute maintenance work. Download the full report for the complete Gartner findings and recommendations for CIOs.

IFS named a Representative Vendor

The 2026 Gartner Market Guide names IFS Cloud for EAM as one of its Representative Vendors. IFS believes this reflects the breadth of its enterprise asset management capabilities, spanning midsize operations through large, complex, asset-intensive enterprises.

  • By 2028,

    %

    of CIOs in asset-intensive industries will cite GenAI-enabled EAM as their main contributor to maintenance productivity, up from near zero today.

  • By 2030, CIOs who rely on EAM platforms without intelligent asset management capabilities will face 

    %

    higher operational costs and risk losing competitive advantage, as industry leaders migrate to platforms with OT software management features.

Gartner describes a market in transition

  • "Organizations are moving from solely using reactive and preventive maintenance models to more strategic predictive and prescriptive approaches."

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    Gartner® Market Guide for Enterprise Asset Management Software, 2026 

Source: Gartner, "Market Guide for Enterprise Asset Management Software," Kristian Steenstrup, Nicole Foust, 20 May 2026, ID G00820281. 

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