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The Channel Partner as a Strategic Compass to Navigate the AI Boom

F5 and its channel partners are helping EMEA organisations move AI from hype to measurable business value by prioritising governance, security and scalable delivery. By embedding security and visibility from the start with F5’s ADSP and using Distributed Cloud (XC) to address sovereignty and multi‑cloud flexibility, partners guide customers ...

by Spencer Izard

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Why Data and Application Security Is Now a Business Imperative

In a digital era where businesses rely more on technology, data and applications are essential assets that drive operations, generate revenue, and build trust. A comprehensive, end-to-end strategy for protecting data and applications is crucial. Integrating security into the product lifecycle enables faster scaling, smoother launches, and more ...

by Wolfgang Schwab

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NTT DATA Business Solutions Transformation NOW! 2025 – Unlocking the Future of AI-Driven ERP

This week, PAC attended the annual NTT DATA Business Solutions Transformation NOW! 2025 event in London. Keynotes and sessions led by UK&I leaders and customers revealed a clear message: AI is no longer a future consideration; it is foundational to ERP transformation from day one. NTT DATA believes AI must be embedded across the enterprise, in ...

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The mid-tier playbook gets a new chapter on GCC growth

Hexaware’s acquisition of SMC Squared reflects a deliberate pivot to the intersection of platforms, AI, and GCCs. It underscores the shift from labor arbitrage to value creation and positions GCCs as environments where digital and human talent come together.

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Workday Updates on Europe, Sana & AI Progress Nick Mayes

Workday Updates on Europe, Sana & AI Progress

December 03, 2025

PAC recently attended the Workday EMEA Rising event in Barcelona, where the vendor updated on the progress it is making a year after unveiling a major investment drive in the region. It has been a big 12 months for Workday, with a string of eye-catching acquisitions and a raft of new AI features, as the company positions as what CEO Carl ...

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Orange Cyberdefense PQC roadmap diagram Eric Domage

Orange Cyberdefense's 'Come to Jesus' moment: getting closer to the mother, facing eternity, whispers & prayers

December 03, 2025

Orange Cyberdefense is reshaping its MSSP strategy through deeper integration with Orange Group, major bets on PQC and agentic AI, and a renewed focus on threat intelligence. This article analyses the key insights from Orange Cyberdefense’s Analyst Day.

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New Realms of Cyber Defense: Key Takeaways from Orange Cyberdefense’s Analyst Day in London Wolfgang Schwab

New Realms of Cyber Defense: Key Takeaways from Orange Cyberdefense’s Analyst Day in London

December 02, 2025

Orange Cyberdefense’s Analyst Day in London revealed a sharpened strategy built on intelligence-led security, tighter integration with Orange Business and Orange Telco, and a strong focus on CTEM, CTI, AI, and quantum-safe technologies. The event highlighted how the company aims to scale across enterprises and SMBs while reinforcing its European ...

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Why Infrastructure Security Is Now a Boardroom Priority Wolfgang Schwab

Why Infrastructure Security Is Now a Boardroom Priority

December 02, 2025

Introduction to the Series The nature of enterprise IT is evolving quickly. From cloud-native architectures to remote work, from IoT devices at the edge to highly regulated multi-cloud data flows, the modern digital business relies on an increasingly complex, distributed, and dynamic infrastructure. This complexity creates a strong need for ...

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Part 9: What’s Next? Emerging Trends in Data and Application Security Wolfgang Schwab

Part 9: What’s Next? Emerging Trends in Data and Application Security

December 01, 2025

In the previous eight posts, we have thoroughly covered the full scope of securing data and applications, from business strategy and compliance to architecture, implementation, and operations. As we look ahead, it’s evident that the security field is changing quickly. The digital landscape is changing rapidly. AI is transforming how development ...

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Trend Topics from SPS 2025 Arnold Vogt

Trend Topics from SPS 2025

November 28, 2025

The SPS fair in Nuremberg, Germany, just closed its doors. From November 25 to 27, the SPS brought together 1,175 exhibitors (2024: 1,114 exhibitors) and approximately 56,000 trade visitors (2024: 51,300 visitors) to discuss the latest trends in smart factory and digital automation.

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The Core Ingredients Fuelling Sage’s AI Momentum Sidney Siegertsz

The Core Ingredients Fuelling Sage’s AI Momentum

November 18, 2025

Earlier this month, PAC attended the Sage Future for Partners event in Barcelona, where the software provider highlighted the launch and expansion of its offering, closer ties with partners, and how AI is the most transformative opportunity of our time. With a core focus on the SMB segment, Sage is embarking on a journey to embed AI across every ...

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Part 8: Choosing the Right Partners – Navigating the Security Tooling and Services Ecosystem Wolfgang Schwab

Part 8: Choosing the Right Partners – Navigating the Security Tooling and Services Ecosystem

November 18, 2025

No matter how strong your application architecture or how advanced your controls are, securing data and applications at scale is rarely a one-person job. This section examines the crucial process of selecting the best partners—when to build internally, when to buy, when to outsource, and how to evaluate technology that meets your needs and ...

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PAC at the Google Cloud Digital Sovereignty Summit in Munich Jennifer Jonat

PAC at the Google Cloud Digital Sovereignty Summit in Munich: Europe’s Moment of Decision

November 17, 2025

Last week, PAC attended the Google Cloud Digital Sovereignty Summit in Munich, where leaders from government, industry, and the technology sector came together to discuss one of Europe’s most urgent strategic questions: how to accelerate AI and cloud innovation while maintaining sovereignty, trust, and compliance.

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Automatisation du test logiciel grâce à l’IA et aux LLM – PAC RADAR 2026 Dominique Raviart

PAC launches its first PAC RADAR on Quality Engineering, with LLMs in mind

November 17, 2025

Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming Quality Engineering by automating long-standing manual processes such as requirements analysis, test case generation, and synthetic data creation. PAC’s first QE RADAR will evaluate the emerging GenAI and AI agent ecosystem shaping the future of software testing. Publication planned for April/May ...

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IFS Sets out Its Blueprint for Industrial AI Nick Mayes

IFS Sets out Its Blueprint for Industrial AI

November 13, 2025

IFS unveiled a new partnership with Anthropic to create “Resolve,” which helps field workers interpret complex data (video, audio, temperature & pressure) and route jobs to the best-placed technician. IFS also introduced out-of-the-box digital agents as role-specific templates to speed tasks like inventory checks for field technicians.

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Automatisation du test logiciel grâce à l’IA et aux LLM – PAC RADAR 2026 Dominique Raviart

Impact de l’IA générative sur le test logiciel

November 12, 2025

PAC annonce le lancement de son premier RADAR sur le test logiciel, prévu pour 2026. Une étude inédite sur l’impact des LLM et de l’IA générative dans la transformation de la qualité logicielle.

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Part 7: Run Secure – Operationalizing Data & Application Security at Scale Wolfgang Schwab

Part 7: Run Secure – Operationalizing Data & Application Security at Scale

November 10, 2025

Operationalize your Zero Trust security strategy to run application and data protection at scale, focusing on observability, automated detection and response, and strict access controls. Foster cross-team collaboration, runbooks, and regular reviews to keep controls effective as threats and environments evolve.

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Unit4 Doubles-Down on Industries & Sets Out Growth Plan Nick Mayes

Unit4 Doubles-Down on Industries & Sets Out Growth Plan

November 07, 2025

PAC recently attended the latest European analyst event from Unit4, its first major roadshow since the appointment of new CEO Simon Paris earlier this year. The ERP software firm is now halfway through its fifth decade, and the company is looking to put its foot down on the accelerator with the target of doubling in size to pass the €1bn ...

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Iulia Sandut

Key Takeaways from Google Cloud Day Romania 2025

November 06, 2025

Google Cloud Romania Day 2025 celebrated 15 years of Google Cloud in Romania, highlighting customer success stories from banking, retail, utilities and payments. The event showcased AI innovations (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, Veo 3), the new Agent Payments Protocol, and a focus on cybersecurity and digital sovereignty.

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PAC Horizons 2025 event in Munich and Frankfurt – PAC analysts presenting key market insights Felix Jones

PAC Horizons 2025 Germany: Key Insights on AI, Automation, and the Future of Digital Transformation in Europe

November 05, 2025

PAC Horizons 2025 in Munich and Frankfurt brought together industry leaders to discuss how AI, digital sovereignty, cybersecurity, automation, and post-S/4HANA strategies are shaping Europe’s digital future. This article summarises the key insights, market trends, and strategic priorities highlighted during the event.

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Orange Business Is Transforming Its Business Model Dan Bieler

Orange Business Is Transforming Its Business Model

November 04, 2025

Orange Business is transforming from a traditional telecom provider into a platform-driven network and digital integrator, emphasizing end-to-end data lifecycle management and European data sovereignty. Its platform strategy combines cloud-agnostic, AI-ready and software-defined infrastructures with embedded zero-trust security to drive innovation ...

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Part 6: From Blueprint to Reality – Implementing Core Controls for Data and Application Security Wolfgang Schwab

Part 6: From Blueprint to Reality – Implementing Core Controls for Data and Application Security

November 04, 2025

Designs must become enforceable controls to protect applications and data in practice, not just on paper. Implement core measures – IAM, encryption and key management, secure application controls, SSDLC, data governance, monitoring, and supply-chain checks—and automate them for consistency and scale. Map controls to risk, assign owners, and ...

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Tom Reuner

Hitachi Digital Services builds the bridges to cross the Agentic AI chasm

October 31, 2025

Hitachi Digital Services proposes an “Intelligent Architecture” and a phased, governance-centered approach (R2O2 + HARC) to help enterprises operationalize and scale Agentic AI. Their strategy emphasizes a 200+ agent library, an Agent Management System for unified control, and a Minimal Viable Agent path to ease adoption. The focus is on ...

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PAC Horizons London 2025: Insights, Innovation, and Industry connections Jean-Christophe Bodhuin

PAC Horizons London 2025: Insights, Innovation, and Industry Connections

October 31, 2025

PAC Horizons London 2025 brought together technology leaders, analysts, and innovators to explore how organisations can lead through disruption in the AI era. From strategic insights on the UK digital market to the transformative power of GenAI and autonomous enterprises, the event offered a deep dive into the forces reshaping software and IT ...

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