Virtual representation of a physical device, system, or process that mirrors its real-world counterpart in real-time using IoT sensor data. Like having a digital mirror that shows exactly what's happening with your physical equipment, enabling simulation and prediction.
An aircraft manufacturer creates digital twins of jet engines, using sensor data to predict maintenance needs and simulate performance under different conditions before implementing changes on real engines.
AWS and Azure offer specific services for creating digital twins, allowing integration with IoT data to simulate and analyze real-world systems. GCP and OCI do not have dedicated digital twin services but offer IoT and data analytics tools that can be used to build similar solutions.