Raynet named a Sample Vendor in the 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Managing Operational Technology
For Raynet, the inclusion reflects the growing importance of reliable technology visibility across increasingly connected IT and OT landscapes. Operational environments now contain a wide range of software, hardware, servers, control stations, sensors, network-connected devices, and industrial systems. At the same time, these environments are often highly distributed, fragmented, and difficult to inventory using conventional methods.
A trustworthy asset baseline is therefore essential for understanding which technologies are in use, identifying risks, planning lifecycle activities, managing software licenses, and ensuring that relevant systems have not been overlooked.
Ragıp Aydın, Founder and CEO of Raynet, emphasizes the importance of this foundation: “Organizations can’t manage, secure, or optimize technology assets they can’t reliably identify. We believe our inclusion as a Sample Vendor in the OT-applied asset management category underlines the growing relevance of the challenge Raynet has been addressing for many years: creating a complete, accurate, and actionable view of highly distributed and heterogeneous technology environments.”
Raynet One creates visibility across complex technology environments
Raynet One provides a central platform for discovering, consolidating, normalizing, and enriching technology asset information across complex environments.
By combining asset data with technology intelligence and lifecycle information, the platform creates an actionable basis for IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, cybersecurity, vulnerability remediation, and technology lifecycle governance.
This is particularly important in OT environments, where assets may have long replacement cycles, limited maintenance windows, specialized communication methods, and operational dependencies. Raynet One gives IT and OT teams a shared and reliable data foundation while complementing established OT management and security processes.
As Andreas Gieseke, Chief Technology & Product Officer at Raynet, explains: “OT environments can’t simply inherit every IT Management process unchanged. They require context. Teams need to understand the asset, its function, its dependencies, its lifecycle status, and the operational consequences of a change before they can make a responsible decision. Raynet One provides that context and creates the foundation for closer cooperation between IT and OT.”
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Raynet is a global software vendor with market-leading solutions and complementary managed services for successful end-to-end management of IT projects and IT operations. Following the mission “Discover to Manage”, Raynet offers companies worldwide transparency and security as well as the optimization of their IT investments with Raynet technologies.
In addition to its headquarters in Paderborn, Raynet has further locations in Germany, the USA, Poland, Türkiye and the UK. With more than 170 highly qualified employees, Raynet has been supporting renowned customers and partners worldwide since 1999 with its portfolio of solutions for IT Management and cybersecurity initiatives. True IT Asset Visibility serves as the foundation for a single, reliable source of all IT assets, enabling companies to secure, optimize, and efficiently manage their complex IT landscapes.
Raynet also maintains strong partnerships with the leading companies in the industry. Raynet technologies are unique in design and functionality. Their development is highly influenced by customers and partners, who play an important role in product optimization and are the main reason why they are always at the forefront.
Further information: www.raynet-inc.com
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