The Ultimate Guide to Digital twins
A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Digital twins.
What to know about Digital twins
Digital twins represent a cutting-edge technology that creates virtual replicas of physical environments, systems, or processes. These digital counterparts allow organizations to simulate, analyze, and optimize real-world operations in a dynamic virtual setting. By bridging the physical and digital worlds, digital twins are transforming diverse sectors, from transportation and manufacturing to urban planning and supply chain management.
Exploring our stories on digital twins reveals how companies worldwide leverage this technology to enhance efficiency, improve decision-making, and support sustainability goals. Readers can learn about the latest advancements, including AI-integrated simulations, digital twin marketplaces, and industrial metaverse applications. Understanding digital twins offers valuable insights into how enterprises drive innovation, manage complex systems, and prepare for the digital future.
Kiwi Digital twins News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Digital twin cuts costs & emissions at Te Rua archive
Digital twin slashes Te Rua archive contingency spending and emissions, with Dexus saying the Wellington project cut carbon output by 80%.
The 5 trends that will shape the scale of AI in 2026
AI's 2026 breakthrough will hinge on power, cooling, smarter grids and skills as data centres scale to support hotter, denser workloads.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Digital twins
Gartner warns misconfigured AI could halt G20 power
NETSCOUT boosts 5G slicing visibility for operators
Gartner maps nine AI-driven work trends CHROs face by 2026
Celonis leads Forrester's 2025 process intelligence report
Celonis named process intelligence leader in Forrester's 2025 report
Expert Columns
The 5 trends that will shape the scale of AI in 2026
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The smart money is on inclusion
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In 2026, AI is setting course for maritime competitiveness
From hype to reality: The three forces defining security in 2026
Five AI shifts that will redefine enterprise strategy in 2026
AI and the future of supply chains: Moving from predictive to adaptive
The future of smart buildings: How video and AI are shaping seamless user experiences
The agentic AI revolution: Experts explain key business trends
When emergency strikes, it's time for a native zero-trust network
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Digital twins News
SAS launches AI supply chain agent in industry push
SAS adds a private-preview supply chain agent and other AI tools, backed by USD $1 billion investment, for manufacturing, retail and finance.
FPT, Intel partner on AI-driven factory optimisation
FPT and Intel partner on an AI-driven factory system aimed at boosting throughput, cutting bottlenecks and enabling smarter production decisions.
Ntt Data launches AI agent for multivendor IT estates
NTT DATA launches Software Defined Infrastructure Services Agent to help enterprises manage multivendor IT estates with natural language prompts.
SUSE unveils AI partnerships amid sovereignty push
SUSE expands AI, virtualisation and agentic partnerships as it targets digital sovereignty, citing research showing many firms have yet to act.
Adobe adds brand intelligence to GenStudio marketing tools
Adobe expands GenStudio with Brand Intelligence, giving marketing teams AI tools to bind brand rules, approvals and campaign workflows together.
Casting a wide net: Vection Technologies' push across emerging tech markets
Vection Technologies showcases AI and VR tools for defence, healthcare and property as CEO Gianmarco Biagi targets wider international growth.
GreyOrange launches AI simulator for warehouse planning
GreyOrange's new GreyMatter Foundry simulator lets warehouse operators test automation, labour and layout scenarios before spending capital.
Neara adopts ClickHouse ClickStack for observability
Neara turns to ClickHouse's ClickStack as engineers cut incident response times by more than half and track seven terabytes of data monthly.
Tech Mahindra & ParkourSC expand AI supply chain deal
Tech Mahindra and ParkourSC deepen AI supply chain tie-up to target pharma and cold chain customers across global markets.
Energy & chemicals sector ramps up autonomy by 2030
Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.
AutoStore unveils CubeVerse AI platform for warehouses
AutoStore debuts CubeVerse cloud and AI tools to boost warehouse throughput and real-time fulfilment without adding robots or grid space.
TrendAI links with HPE to secure private cloud AI stack
TrendAI integrates its AI security platform with HPE Private Cloud AI to secure enterprise AI deployments from infrastructure to applications.
TrendAI, Nvidia bring digital twin security to AI hubs
TrendAI and Nvidia link DSX Air with digital twin security tools so AI datacentre “factories” can be hardened before hardware is built.
Vertiv & Nvidia boost AI data centre design with DSX
Vertiv and Nvidia deepen collaboration on simulation-ready AI data centre blueprints to cut deployment risk and speed build-out at scale.
TCS unveils Nvidia-powered Rapid Outcome AI platform
TCS launches Nvidia-based Rapid Outcome AI to help enterprises scale predictive, generative and vision AI across operations and industries.
AVEVA, Nvidia tie up on digital twins for AI Factories
AVEVA and Nvidia are building lifecycle digital twins to design, run and optimise gigawatt-scale AI Factories and data centres.
Schneider & NVIDIA unveil AI factory blueprints, twins
Schneider and NVIDIA roll out AI factory blueprints, digital twins and alarm AI to cut design risk and speed 'time-to-token' at scale.
Adobe & Nvidia deepen AI pact for creative workflows
Adobe and Nvidia are expanding their AI alliance to power Firefly, agent-based workflows and 3D digital twins for creative teams.
HPE expands NVIDIA-based AI infrastructure portfolio
HPE broadens its NVIDIA-based AI stack with new secure private cloud, networking, storage and financing aimed at large-scale deployment.