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  • IDC MarketScape: European SAP Modernization Services 2024 Vendor Assessment

    Cyrille Chausson

    This IDC MarketScape provides a comprehensive analysis of IT and consulting services related to SAP modernization in Europe, highlighting the need for organizations in Europe to manage the transformation of their SAP environments, optimize their business processes, and reinvent their activities...

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  • Key Parameters for C-Suite AI Journey to Success — Learnings from the EMEA CIO Xchange 2024

    Duncan BrownGiulia CarosellaAndrea Siviero and others

    This IDC Perspective represents a postcard for digital Leaders from the recent IDC European CIO Xchange 2024. With a focus on the Innovation Challenge at the event, it provides a C-suite guide for AI-Fueled Business Journey success."Every year, the IDC European CIO Xchange is a very special time...

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  • The Supply Chain Redefined: Principal Areas for More Efficient Management

    Jan Burian

    This IDC Perspective emphasizes the need for supply chain resiliency, highlighting the importance of transparency, cargo safety, and cybersecurity amidst global disruptions. It discusses the impact of geopolitical instabilities, energy costs, and regulatory requirements on supply chains. The...

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  • What Challenges Prevent EMEA CISOs from Completing Their Security Initiatives?

    David Clemente

    Every quarter, IDC surveys European chief information security officers (CISOs) to understand their top security and investment priorities and challenges. This IDC Survey Spotlight examines the responses to one question from the Q3 survey, conducted in October 2024, which asked respondents about...

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  • What Are the Top Cyber-Risk Management Pain Points for European CISOs?

    David Clemente

    This IDC Survey Spotlight looks at the results of one question from IDC's European CISO Hub Survey, which runs quarterly. The question relates to the cyber-risk management pain points of European security leaders. The deck presents the fundamental challenges that many European CISOs seek to address...

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Industry Insights assists business and IT leaders in making technology decisions with insightful, fact-based research and consulting services. Get industry research grounded in decades of experience from our global senior analyst team across six industries: retail, government, financial services, manufacturing, health and energy.

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  • Key Takeaways from AVEVA World 2024: The Manufacturing Perspective

    Jan Burian,  Jeffrey HojloLorenzo Veronesi and others

    "Radical collaboration and AI-driven transformation are reshaping manufacturing. Discover how AVEVA's innovations and partnerships are unlocking untapped potential in industrial operations." — Jan Burian, Head of Manufacturing Insights, IDC EMEA

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  • Sovereign Cloud’s Impact on AI Workloads: What Organizations in Western Europe and the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa Need to Consider

    Rahiel NasirMelih MuratMassimiliano Claps,  and others

    IDC defines digital sovereignty as the ability of nations, companies, or individuals to self-determine their digital activities. Sovereign cloud, a subset of digital sovereignty, relies on IT solutions for data, technical, and operational sovereignty. This IDC Survey presentation focuses on the...

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  • Industry Buyers Handbook: Europe Healthcare, 2024

    Federico Mayr

    This IDC Industry Buyers Handbook aims to help technology vendors understand the areas of technology investments of European healthcare provider (HCP) organizations. Vendors can use this Handbook: To align their propositions with buyers' tech priorities as they relate to domain processesTo position...

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  • Hyperscalers Invest in Nuclear for Energy Transition

    Angela SalmeronGaia Gallotti

    This IDC Perspective examines how hyperscalers are turning to nuclear energy to address the rising demands of AI and achieve their sustainability goals. It looks at the potential benefits and risks of nuclear power, including the shift toward small modular reactors (SMRs), and the broader role...

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  • Industry Buyers Handbook: Europe Manufacturing, 2024

    Stefanie Naujoks

    This IDC Industry Buyers Handbook aims to help technology vendors understand the areas of technology investments of European manufacturing organizations. Vendors can use this Handbook to: Align the company’s proposition to the buyer’s tech priorities as they relate to domain processesPosition the...

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