IBM has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Augmented Data Quality Solutions.

We believe this recognition reflects IBM’s commitment to strengthening data quality through proactive, automated and scalable approaches that support modern AI initiatives.

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How watsonx.data intelligence advances data quality

IBM watsonx.data intelligence helps organizations operationalize trusted data at scale by unifying data quality, governance, lineage and data products in a unified platform.

In the context of data quality, it enables teams to:

• Automatically profile data and translate natural language into intelligent quality rules using AI agents
• Detect anomalies and support prioritization of issue resolution based on business impact
• Automate remediation workflows to reduce manual effort and ensure timely resolution of issues that affect critical business data
• Apply governance and lineage controls to structured and unstructured data used in AI

This approach elevates data quality from a reactive control measure to a strategic, intelligence driven capability across the enterprise.

What our customers are saying 

To us, this recognition reflects not only our commitment to data quality innovation, but also the confidence our customers place in IBM solutions as they scale trusted data across the enterprise.

"IBM Knowledge catalogue is a powerful enterprise-grade data catalogue and governance solution built to help organizations protect and share trusted data. It enables organizations to confidently use their data for analytics and AI initiatives." Data and Analytics Manager, Banking (Read the full review)

"IBM's Manta Data Lineage has provided us with exceptional value. I've also leaned on Manta's metadata scanning visualization for building value to my clients since its inception. Our team achieved auditing time reduction as well as quick data quality issue resolution together with enhanced departmental cooperation and improved compliance officer and data team interaction." Network and Security Engineer, IT Services (Read the full review)

“Full picture view of the entire asset, its dependencies, descriptions, sample values, etc. It also provides an important view of the data quality percentage based on the actual values populated in the data source. Also we were able to tie all the linked assets together which makes it possible to get the birds eye view picture.” Data Analyst, Telecommunication (Read the full review)

We look forward to continuing this journey with our customers as data ecosystems grow in scale and complexity.

Expanding the scope of data trust

In addition to its recognition in Augmented Data Quality Solutions, IBM has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Metadata Management Solutions and 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms.

We believe that together, these recognitions highlight IBM’s integrated approach to data quality, metadata and governance, helping organizations build trusted data foundations for AI at scale.

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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Augmented Data Quality Solutions, By Sue Waite, Divya Radhakrishnan, Amy Bickel, 11 February 2026

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions, By Melody Chien, Thornton Craig et al., 19 November 2025

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms, By Anurag Raj, Guido De Simoni, Sarah Turkaly, 6 January 2026 

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