Hitachi Digital Services’ recent recognition as a Leader in Everest Group’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026 highlights the company’s ability to help enterprises modernize product development and engineering operations through Digital PLM, Digital Thread, AI-enabled transformation, and integrated ET (Engineering Technologies) x IT (Information Technologies) x OT (Operational Technologies) solutions.
As products become increasingly connected, software-defined, and sustainability-driven, Product Lifecycle Management has evolved into the digital backbone of modern industrial enterprises. Organizations are investing in PLM modernization initiatives to create end-to-end digital continuity across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, service, and end-of-life processes while enabling faster innovation, stronger compliance, and improved business performance. Everest Group notes that enterprises are increasingly pursuing PLM modernization, cloud and SaaS adoption, digital thread enablement, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) integration, data governance, and AI-led productivity improvements to address these challenges.
According to Everest Group, the PLM services market continues to experience strong growth as enterprises move beyond traditional product data management toward integrated lifecycle environments that connect requirements, design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, service, and end-of-life processes. Organizations increasingly seek partners that can combine strategy, implementation, migration, integration, change management, automation, and managed services while delivering measurable business outcomes.
Everest Group evaluated 22 leading global PLM service providers and categorized them as Aspirants, Major Contenders, and Leaders. Leaders, the highest designation in the assessment, demonstrated strong capabilities across advisory, implementation, migration, integration, AI enablement, innovation, and managed operations, while helping enterprises achieve meaningful outcomes from complex PLM transformation programs.
“Industry 5.0 is redefining how products are conceived, engineered, manufactured, and serviced. As enterprises increasingly embrace Physical AI, digital twins, autonomous operations, and intelligent industrial ecosystems, the quality and continuity of product data become foundational,” said Ganesh Bukka, Global Head of Industry 5.0 and Physical AI Practice, Hitachi Digital Services. “Being recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s PLM Services PEAK Matrix validates our strategy of connecting engineering, manufacturing, operations, and service through an AI-powered Digital Thread. We help organizations move beyond modernization projects to create intelligent, adaptive enterprises that continuously learn, optimize, and innovate across the entire product lifecycle.”
Hitachi Digital Services earned strong scores across both Market Impact and Vision & Capability, reflecting its ability to deliver business value through comprehensive PLM advisory services, advanced ET-IT-OT integration, differentiated program delivery, ecosystem partnerships, and deep industry expertise. The assessment also recognized Hitachi Digital Services’ strategy of positioning PLM as the backbone of an enterprise-wide Digital Thread connecting engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and service functions through AI-enabled and outcome-led transformation approaches.
“Hitachi Digital Services brings together PLM consulting, implementation, modernization, and managed services capabilities, with particular strength in connecting industrial operations and enterprise IT environments. This supports digital twin and product and quality data solutions, as well as PLM integration across engineering and manufacturing systems,” says Nishant Udupa, Vice President at Everest Group. “Clients highlight Hitachi Digital Services’ competitive pricing, product and service support, and reliability. These strengths have contributed to Hitachi Digital Services emerging as a Leader in Everest Group’s Product Lifecycle Management Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026.”
Hitachi Digital Services continues to invest in Digital PLM, Digital Thread, Smart Manufacturing, Industry 5.0, and AI-powered engineering & operations capabilities to help industrial enterprises accelerate innovation, improve operational agility, and create connected, intelligent product ecosystems. The company’s approach combines strategic advisory services, domain expertise, reusable accelerators, ecosystem partnerships, and advanced AI capabilities to help clients modernize product development and lifecycle management while achieving measurable business outcomes.
“Today’s manufacturers are under pressure to deliver more complex, software-defined, and sustainable products while reducing development cycles and improving operational performance. Success requires far more than deploying a PLM platform. It requires connecting people, processes, and data across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and service into a unified Digital Thread,” said Sankar Natarajan, Global Head of Digital PLM and Smart Manufacturing, Hitachi Digital Services. “This recognition reflects our commitment to helping clients transform product development and industrial operations through Digital PLM, AI-enabled engineering & operations, and integrated ET-IT-OT solutions. By combining deep industry expertise, proven transformation playbooks, and advanced AI capabilities, we enable organizations to accelerate innovation, improve product quality, strengthen compliance, and achieve measurable business outcomes at scale.”
To access the Everest Group’s report, visit Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026.
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