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Discover Why Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Poka as the Leader in Augmented Connected Worker Platforms

Access the 2025 Frost Radar™: Augmented Connected Worker (End-to-End Platforms) and learn how Poka sets the benchmark for AI, innovation, scalability and frontline impact.

Why This Report Matters

Manufacturers today face a perfect storm: labor shortages, rising operational complexity and a mandate to boost productivity while maintaining safety and quality. 

The report evaluates leading Augmented Connected Worker vendors and identifies those best positioned to help manufacturers strengthen worker performance, accelerate digital transformation and achieve continuous improvement. Poka is highlighted as one of the most comprehensive, people-centric platforms on the market, with capabilities that enhance safety, quality, productivity and workforce development.

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What You’ll Learn

1. The Strategic Imperative Behind ACW Adoption

Manufacturers across all sectors face a growing skilled labor shortage, making scalable training, upskilling, and knowledge retention more important than ever. ACW platforms play a critical role in helping organizations adapt to this shifting workforce dynamic.

2. The Rapid Evolution of ACW Technology

AI-driven copilots, automated content creation, predictive upskilling, AR-guided instructions, shift planning tools, and advanced analytics are becoming the new standard for frontline support and operational visibility.

3. Competitive Benchmarking Across Leading Vendors

The Frost Radar™ benchmarks end-to-end ACW platforms across two major indices—Innovation and Growth—providing a clear picture of market differentiation and vendor maturity.

4. Why Poka Is Positioned as a Market Leader

Poka is recognized for its:

  • Integration of Daily Management System and Learning & Development capabilities
  • Worker-friendly interface built for fast frontline adoption
  • Communication and collaboration ecosystem, including Factory Feed and Huddle Boards
  • Robust AI capabilities that accelerate troubleshooting, instruction creation, translation, and transcription
  • Enterprise-grade rollout methodology proven to rapidly scale across multisite, global deployments
  • Strong R&D acceleration and market reach following its acquisition by IFS

Featured Insight: Poka’s Innovation Edge

Poka delivers a unified, single-pane-of-glass experience that brings knowledge, communication, skills management, and issue resolution together into one cohesive platform, powered by AI. This enables faster decision-making, greater consistency across plants, and more empowered, confident frontline workers.

Why Manufacturers Choose Poka

Poka is ideally suited for enterprise-scale organizations in:

  • Food & Beverage
  • Consumer Packaged Goods
  • Utilities
  • Chemicals
  • Automotive parts
  • Oil and Gas

With expanded global reach, growing partnerships, and enhanced R&D capabilities, Poka is positioned to drive large-scale industrial transformation across hybrid, process, and discrete manufacturing sectors.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an Augmented Connected Worker platform?

An ACW platform provides frontline workers with digital tools that enhance execution, communication, skills development, real-time troubleshooting, and data visibility—improving safety, quality, and productivity across operations.