# General Electric ## General Electric > The World Runs on Industry, and Industry Runs on Predix. [Homepage](https://www.ge.com/digital/predix) > > The Industrial Internet: Digital Transformation Starts Here. As the world’s first industrial operating system, Predix powers the modern digital industrial businesses that drive the global economy. ### News * [GE and PTC Form Broad Strategic Alliance to Pursue Brilliant Factory Opportunity](http://www.ptc.com/news/2015/ge-ptc-alliance-pursue-brilliant-factory-opportunity) * [GE and Microsoft partner to bring Predix to Azure, accelerating digital transformation for industrial customers](https://www.genewsroom.com/node/283086) * [GE Partners](http://www.ge.com/digital/partners) ## Predix Platform > The Power of GE’s Predix on Microsoft Azure. Build and deploy industrial applications on Predix, integrated with the Azure cloud, Azure IoT Suite, and Cortana Intelligence > > The Industrial Internet: Digital Transformation Starts Here. As the world’s first industrial operating system, Predix powers the modern digital industrial businesses that drive the global economy. Operational Technology (OT) security risk is changing. More devices are connected and the threat landscape is expanding. GE’s Wurldtech can help you reduce risk. [GE Predix](https://www.ge.com/digital/predix) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://theiotlearninginitiative.gitbook.io/internetofthings101/internet-of-things/key-players/general-electric.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.