ISG Research defines operational data platforms as environments for organizing and managing the storage and processing of data generated by applications targeted at business users and decision-makers to run the business. The ISG Buyers Guide™ for Operational Data Platforms provides a thorough evaluation of 28 software providers in this space.
According to the ISG Research Insight released in January 2026 Progress achieves consistent outperformance across customer experience dimensions, positioning at or near the upper bound of the market range in Product Roadmap, Strategic Value and Customer Commitment. It operates above the median for core operational data platform dimensions including Data Architecture, Data Analysis and AI for Data Platforms.
Matt Aslett — Director of Research, Analytics and Data
“Progress has strengthened its operational data platform credentials with the launch of Progress Data Platform, which includes its MarkLogic data platform, Semaphore semantic AI platform, DataDirect connectivity software, and OpenEdge application development and deployment environment. The combined environment supports the processing of structured and unstructured data and the creation of knowledge graphs that represent and expose the relationships between data entities, enabling customers to develop, deploy and manage AI powered applications.”
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