AI & Digital Manufacturing Analytics worked example

Connected Asset Percentage at 98% target connected asset share: a worked example

Push target connected asset share up to 98% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. an operations or maintenance leader needs to measure asset connectivity for analytics readiness

The inputs for this scenario

  • Assets streaming usable data: 86 assets (unchanged)
  • Total in-scope assets: 125 assets (unchanged)
  • Target connected asset share: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Connected asset percentage = assets streaming usable data ÷ total in-scope assets × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 68.8 % connected for connected asset percentage, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 29.2 points for connectivity gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 86 assets for assets streaming usable data.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 125 assets for total in-scope assets.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target connected asset share sits at 85% and the headline result is 68.8 % connected, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 68.8 % connected.
  • It computes the percentage of in-scope assets that are streaming usable data and the point gap between that percentage and your connectivity target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Connected asset percentage: 68.8 % connected (headline result)
  • Connectivity gap to target: 29.2 points
  • Assets streaming usable data: 86 assets
  • Total in-scope assets: 125 assets

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Connected Asset Percentage calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.