PAC's Top 10 Software & IT Market Predictions for 2025

Before looking at our predictions for 2025, let's review the overall IT services market's situation and trend. As usual, we examine the seven key growth drivers regarding market dynamics, which are also reflected in our SITSI "clusters."

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Cloud X Summit by STACKIT: "We have come to stay"

Cloud X Summit by STACKIT centered on digital sovereignty and the vendor’s expansion of cloud regions, certifications, partnerships, and services. The event highlighted public sector and enterprise wins and a cloud adoption framework to support migrations. STACKIT positions itself as a sovereign European cloud alternative.

Event Date : September 23, 2026

Cyber Resilience and Sovereignty Are Becoming Buyer Requirements Across Europe

European cybersecurity buying decisions are moving beyond a narrow focus on protection. Buyers still expect strong prevention, detection, and response, but they increasingly need confidence that critical security services will remain available and under control during a major incident, supplier failure, or geopolitical disruption. The question is ...

Event Date : September 22, 2026

DIGITAL X Helps Turn AI From Experimentation Into Measurable Value

DIGITAL X took place for the 9th time on 8th September 2026 in Cologne, Germany. This year, key areas included enterprise AI, sovereign AI infrastructure, AI agents and agentic AI, cloud, cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, connectivity/IoT, and practical industry applications. The message of DIGITAL X transformed from "look what AI can do" into ...

Event Date : September 16, 2026

Cyber Resilience Act: The 2027 Deadline Is Already the Wrong Date to Focus On

The Cyber Resilience Act is no longer a 2027 issue. Since 11 September 2026, manufacturers have been subject to mandatory reporting obligations for actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents affecting product security. On the same day, ENISA launched its Single Reporting Platform (SRP), providing the reporting channel required for ...

Event Date : September 16, 2026

Orange Acquires Obvios’s Dome Technology: Private 5G Becomes Critical Resilience Infrastructure

Private 5G is becoming part of Europe’s critical infrastructure strategy. Orange’s acquisition of Obvios’s Dome technology illustrates how secure connectivity, edge computing, and operational resilience are converging in defense and critical infrastructure. The deal also underscores Orange’s positioning beyond telecom services and closer ...

Event Date : September 09, 2026