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Les résultats de l’année 2021 du top 10 des ESN en France se sont situés au-dessus du marché avec une croissance de +5,1% alors que le marché dans son ensemble a bénéficié d’une croissance de +4,6%.
Après une année 2020 complète...
An analysis of SAP's cloud figures
With its latest half-year figures, SAP has once again underlined its own success story in transforming the company into a cloud-based enterprise: cloud revenues increased by 34%, to more than EUR3bn; more than €470m were generated from SAP S/4HANA alone, according to SAP’s cloud definition. Presenting the quarterly and half-year figures, CEO ...
The Representation of Women in IT
I am a woman working in the IT industry and for me, this is one of the most important issues that need to be addressed.
Women are still underrepresented in information and communication technology (ICT) jobs, top management, and academic careers, even though IT companies are desperately looking for human resources.
Malgré tous les vents contraires, la tendance reste à la hausse pour les investissements IT des industriels français
Après une année 2020 impactée par la crise du COVID, le secteur industriel est bien reparti en 2021 et va continuer sur sa lancée en 2022. La taille de marché IT totale estimée pour le vertical Manufacturing en France pour 2022 est de 19.8 Md€, et il sera en croissance de +7.5% pour 2023. Les entreprises sont conscientes de la nécessité ...
‘Quantumfied’ communication?
Harnessing the full potential of quantum technologies is still decades away. However, certain granular aspects of quantum capabilities are being tested. This has recently been shown by TU Delft, QuTech, Eurofiber, and Juniper Networks after launching a testbed to explore secure communications based on quantum technology.
Metaverse – a market with potential
The renaming of Facebook to Meta in October 2021 and the subsequent announcement by the social network giant to invest in the so-called “metaverse” was probably the last push that most tech and IT enthusiasts needed in order to read up on this fantastical virtual world. But is it really that fantastical? And what exactly is it, anyway?
hub.berlin 2022
Mopia Kamdoum and Aline Trautmann were invited to attend this year’s hub.berlin. The event is hosted by Bitkom, the industry association for the German information technology and telecommunications sector, and attracts speakers, multinational companies, and mainly European start-ups. The central topic was digitalization and innovation across ...
The Dutch Central government ramps up its digital transformation agenda, with hit and miss results
The Dutch Central government continues to digitally transform how it operates and sign new deals to deliver better services to citizens. Over the years, billions of Euros have been spent on numerous projects, which has not changed in 2022. However, money spent does not always reflect improvements in services or experiences.
Tech Days 2022 in Munich
The Tech Days in Munich, hosted by Sicherheitsnetzwerk München and Bayern Innovativ, are a great place for founders, entrepreneurs, and creatives in the cyberspace to exchange their views on ongoing digital transformation and new ways of creating, organizing, and accelerating innovation. After two years of virtual events due to the pandemic, ...
Les utilities en 2022 : bientôt data-driven, secure et carbone neutre ?
La multiplication des cyberattaques, la crise énergétique, les exigences du green deal et du plan REPowerEU, l’évolution de l’environnement concurrentiel ne sont que quelques défis auxquels font face les utilities aujourd’hui.
The importance of trust in the digital age
With Retarus, PAC had the opportunity to host an interview-style webinar with Novid20 to discuss their fascinating real-life example of how they needed to address digital trust when rapidly deploying a digital COVID testing infrastructure service to manage health data and interactions between testing labs and the public.
Infosecurity Europe Conference; The edge of the computing iceberg for cyber-security
PAC had the opportunity to attend the Infosecurity Europe Conference in London. It provided a strong overview of industry trends across the range of attending vendors. The need for a strong cyber-security posture due to the continued growth in edge computing and AI was of particular interest.
EY Managed Services: It’s all about value creation… and compliance
Jay Nibbe and Paul Clark, respectively EY Global Vice Chair Markets and Vice Chair Managed Services hosted EY Managed Services’ Global Analyst Summit this week and gave us a glimpse of the progress made by the business over the past year.
41% des entreprises françaises surestiment leur maturité en cybersécurité
Notre nouvelle étude révèle que 41 % des entreprises françaises sont moins matures en termes de cybersécurité́ qu’elles ne le pensent. Bien que 53 % des entreprises françaises interrogées considèrent leur niveau de maturité en cybersécurité comme élevé, cette perception ne reflète pas la réalité du terrain car elles sont nombreuses à ne pas ...
IaaS/PaaS en France : Un marché diversifié et en forte croissance
A près de +20%/an, le marché du cloud dans son ensemble a affiché, ces dernières années, une croissance très dynamique. Les dépenses liées au cloud devraient ainsi représenter, pour la première fois en 2022, plus de 50% du marché SITS (Software & Services IT) en France. En effet, la récente crise du COVID-19, et les changements de ...
Hannover Messe International (HMI) 2022 - 7 key takeaways from PAC Analyst Arnold Vogt
It was a pleasure to return to Hannover Messe, for me personally and for many others I met at the fair. For all those who were not able to join “post-Covid HMI”, I will summarize my key findings (my personal focus was mainly centered around industrial IoT/digital factory).
Sustainability at Hannover Messe 2022
With the coronavirus situation calming down, manufacturers and their partners finally met again at Hannover Messe 2022. The fair was visibly smaller than in previous years, with about half of the exhibitors and visitors returning, and international participants being fewer as well. Still, several major players from the software & IT services ...
Le marché IT au rythme du «harder, better, faster, stronger» digital
Après un rebond significatif en 2021 avec une croissance de +6,5% succédant à « l’année noire » liée au covid, le marché des logiciels et services numériques en France continue sur sa lancée : notre dernière mise à jour table sur une croissance de +7,4% en 2022.
Plus que jamais, le numérique est au cœur des grandes évolutions sociétales et ...
Unit4 acquires again and updates on ERPx momentum
PAC caught up with the senior leadership team at Unit4’s partner and analyst event in London in May 2022, where they provided an update on strategy, product roadmap, and the acquisition of Danish procurement and supply chain SaaS vendor Scanmarket.
Adjusted market scenarios
We have just started publishing adjusted market scenarios, which reflect the current market situation in May 2022. In the end, we maintain our overall growth scenario for 2022 for the time being. However, we have made slight adjustments in some industries and countries, and we will closely monitor the situation and make further adjustments ...
Kantata launches as PSA market shifts gear
A new prominent player has emerged in the highly dynamic professional services automation (PSA) software space with the launch of Kantata.