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The metaverse currently stands for the vision of a digital universe with many different virtual worlds where people can “live” an immersive, real-time experience. To bring this visionary topic down to earth, we have chosen a more basic defin...
Shakeup of the vendor landscape and new initiatives around open-source-based industrial IoT platforms
Open-source-based industrial IoT platforms have a clear focus on leveraging open-source technologies for large-scale IoT deployments across industrial, mobile, and other enterprise-related use cases. As the market for IoT platforms is maturing, we observe that open-source-based industrial IoT becomes a relevant alternative in the market. ...
IoT Security Vendor and Provider Landscape in Europe
IoT security is among the top issues related to IoT implementations at scale. In the early days of IoT (before “security first” was imperative and integrated IT and OT security operations were even an option), security was of little interest. This changed with the first successful operational implementations; today, IoT security is ...
Cyber Security Service Provider Landscape in Europe
The cyber security market is highly dynamic. This is true from a technology perspective and a demand perspective. User organizations are implementing their digital strategies, opening their perimeters to clients, partners, and suppliers. To do so securely, cyber security solutions need to be adapted. As internal staff is scarce and the ...
The Advance of Digital Public Services in Europe
The pandemic prompted many industries to focus more on the customer experience. In the retail & wholesale sector, companies used alternative sales channels and developed engaging digital customer experiences to fuel online sales. Once the lockdowns ended, the customer experience (CX) was again at the center of attention for retailers as they ...
PAC CxO survey reveals the reality, and opportunity, of enterprise 5G adoption across Europe
For 2022 PAC chose 5G as one of the key topics to survey 596 European CxOs across 14 countries. From the survey data highlighted in this blog, it is evident to PAC that 5G presents a significant opportunity for enterprises to improve their operations with the right support from solution/service providers.
Figure of the day: Cloud-related C&SI (total) - Western Europe
Cloud-related consulting and systems integration (C&SI) will generate a €66.7bn market in Western Europe in 2021.
Most enterprises don’t have a clear 5G strategy – just 34% have a plan for integrating 5G into their business
A new PAC study reveals that many business leaders are yet to develop a detailed strategy for the adoption of enterprise 5G. More pressingly, only a third of telecommunications firms have a strategy in place – lagging behind enterprises that will inevitably rely on the sector to support their adoption journey.
Figure of the day: IaaS/PaaS (total) - Western Europe
According to PAC, Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and PaaS (Platform a s a service) will generate a €31.7bn market in 2021 in Western Europe, growing 19.9% from 2020.
Figure of the day: Microsoft Dynamics-related C&S Services - Total Western Europe
Microsoft Dynamics-related C&SI services will generate a €2.150m market in 2021 in Western Europe, growing 5.4% from 2020.
Oracle Applications-related C&SI services in Western Europe
According to PAC, Oracle Applications-related C&SI services will generate a €3.714mn market in 2021 in Western Europe.
Figures of the week - SAP-related C&SI services in Western Europe
This week, in our "figure of the day" series, we mainly focused on SAP-related consulting and systems integration (C&SI) services in Western Europe, looking at market volumes in 2021.
Q2 21 results underline the rapid, and sustainable, rebound of the IT services market
Most IT services companies have released their second quarter earnings this week. Overall, results are excellent. After registering four straight quarters of revenue decline, growth is back for a large majority of the sector’s actors, sometimes even in the double digits (Alten, Capgemini, OBS, TCS, Wipro…).
Figure of the day: Application services in Western Europe
Application-related services (consulting, system integration, training and application management) will generate a €89bn market in 2021 in Western Europe.
Following a 9.5% decrease in 2020, as several segments collapsed,...
Figure of the day: SAP Cloud-related services in Western Europe
According to PAC, SAP Cloud-related consulting and system integration services will generate a €3.25 bn market in 2021 in Western Europe. This includes €2bn related to...
Figure of the day: S/4-related services in Western Europe
According to PAC, SAP S/4-related consulting and system integration services will generate a €3bn market in 2021 in Western Europe. This represents 22% of the overall SAP-related consulting and system integration market; PAC expects...
Figure of the day: SAP-related services in Western Europe
According to PAC, SAP-related consulting and system integration services will generate a EUR 13.6bN market in 2021 in Western Europe, 34% more than SAP's main rivals (Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle Applications and Salesforce) together. However SAP was also more impacted than its rival by the pandemic, as this market decreased by 4.2% in 2020.
DevOps, container technology, and cloud-native are shaping the future of industrial platforms and applications
PAC has published the PAC INNOVATION RADAR “Open Digital Platforms for the Industrial World in Europe 2020”. It is the broadest analysis of the vendor landscape around newly emerging topics in the context of digital platforms. PAC evaluated 61 in seven different segments, around specific focus areas.
The top 10 IT trends for 2020 (11) – Trend 10: Agile and DevOps boost flexibility
teknowlogy | PAC expects significant growth in demand in the areas of DevOps and agile consulting with regard to IT and the business side, their cooperation in project definition, and the necessary adaptations and corresponding environments. For more information on how Agile and DevOps boost flexibility read Christophe Chalon´s latest blog.
Die Top 10 IT-Trends für 2020 (11) – Trend 10: Agile und DevOps steigern die Flexibilität
teknowlogy | PAC erwartet in diesem Jahr eine deutliche Zunahme der Nachfrage nach Consulting im Bereich DevOps und Agile mit Blick auf IT und Business sowie deren Zusammenarbeit bei der Projektdefinition und bezüglich der erforderlichen Anpassungen und entsprechenden Umgebungen. Mehr dazu, wie Agile und DevOps zu mehr Flexibilität beitragen ...
The top 10 IT trends for 2020 (10) – Trend 9: Managed security services accompany digital change
Today we are faced with a dynamically changing threat situation that has many causes. On the one hand, there is an astonishing rise in cyber attacks that are increasingly innovative, agile, global, and targeted. On the other hand, digital transformation technologies such as the cloud, mobility, IoT, IT/OT integration, and software-defined ...