Simplified Data Solutions
For CEOs and senior leaders
in mid-tier manufacturing
You're right. AI isn't there yet.
But is your data ready for when it is?
Most AI promises in manufacturing aren't delivering real ROI. That's why the manufacturers that will win with AI won't be the first to adopt it. They will be the ones whose data infrastructure is ready when the AI wave inevitably does hit.
35%+
Annual growth in AI for manufacturing
Multiple independent market research firms, 2025
60%
Of AI projects abandoned without AI-ready data
Gartner, 2024
43%
Productivity gap between digital leaders and laggards
Infor / The Manufacturer, 2025
6%
Of companies say their data is fully AI-ready
CData Software / MIT, 2025

"The era of AI being constrained by models is over. Today, AI is constrained by data. The organizations winning with AI aren't the ones with the best algorithms — they're the ones with connected, contextual, and consistent data infrastructure."

Why most AI efforts fail

It's not the AI. It's the foundation underneath it.

Gartner found that 63% of organizations don't have the right data management practices for AI — and predict that 60% of AI projects will be abandoned as a result. MIT research confirms that only 6% of companies have data infrastructure that's fully ready. The reason isn't lack of ambition. It's fragmented systems, siloed data, and no single source of truth. You can't build AI on top of that — and most manufacturers are trying to anyway.

Gartner Q3 2024 · CData Software / MIT, Dec. 2025
What SDS does about it

We build the foundation. Then we build on it.

SDS works alongside your team to map your entire operation — people, systems, and data — then connects your disparate sources into a single source of truth, layers in real-time insight and automation, and builds the AI-ready infrastructure that makes GenAI actually work. We don't hand you a strategy deck and leave. We partner with you through implementation, training, and change management — so your organization is ready for whatever comes next.

How it works — the SDS process
01
Strategic plan
A deep dive into your people, systems, and data — producing a plain-spoken roadmap with expected investment and ROI.
02
Connect & integrate
We link your disparate data sources — ERP, MES, PLC, CNC, and more — into a single, live source of truth with real-time dashboards.
03
Automate
Repetitive, error-prone processes become reliable self-operating systems — freeing your team for higher-value work.
04
Generative AI
With a mature data foundation in place, GenAI tools can actually work — interpreting your data and delivering real-time intelligence.
Start with a Strategic Plan.

A focused engagement that maps your data, scores your AI readiness,
and delivers a clear roadmap — so you know exactly where you stand
and what it will take to be ready when the wave arrives.

Let's build your roadmap →
Simplified Data Solutions

Erik

simplifieddata.net