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La France est devenue l’un des pays plus avancés au niveau mondial en cyber-sécurité. D’une part, parce que le numérique est au cœur de la chaîne de valeur de la plupart des entreprises et administrations et que les princi...
CxO priorities, and digital and IoT-related investment trends in the manufacturing industry – insights from various sub-verticals
Manufacturers today are investing in the modernization of their enterprise landscapes (e.g. migrating to SAP S/4HANA), moving their IT infrastructures to the cloud, or implementing data management and analytics solutions. These are all important measures to lay the foundations for the digital transformation of companies’ processes.
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Main insights from the EY Automation Conference, Bucharest
On September 17th, 2019, teknowlogy attended EY’s Intelligent Automation event in Bucharest, Romania. Our hosts were Aurelia Costache - Intelligent Automation Leader at EY CESA Region, Cathy Cobey - Global Trusted AI Advisory Leader at EY, and Sunil Mehta - Intelligent Automation & AI Leader at EY EMEIA Advisory Center.
OSIsoft PI World 2019 in Gothenburg – IoT projects in XXL size
As an analyst I attend many events related to my topic of interest – IoT. What we often see is a lot of ‘show’ around new IoT use cases, many product presentations from vendors and their partners, and of course also some client projects, but mainly at a very early stage of the project life cycle, often still in the PoC (proof of concept) ...
Captaining the Talent - NTT DATA’s European customer event
I had the pleasure to be invited again to NTT DATA’s European customer event held in Lisbon last week. The motto of this year’s event was “Captaining The Talent” (last year’s topic: The Brain, The Uncharted Territory).
DSAG Jahreskongress: Kunden sind verunsichert über SAP-Strategie nach 2025
Im Rahmen ihres dreitägigen Jahreskongresses veröffentlicht die Deutschsprachige SAP-Anwendergruppe (DSAG) die Ergebnisse ihrer jährlichen Mitgliederbefragung (n=271). Es zeigt sich, dass Stand heute deutlich weniger Unternehmen digitale Pilotprojekte durchgeführt oder begonnen haben, als bisher angenommen wurde. Welche Rolle SAP in diesem ...
Digital factory use cases: Current maturity levels and expected adoption speed
We typically do not see large-scale digital transformations of entire factories and shop-floor operations. What we rather see are single use cases and PoCs that are tested and implemented in factories. We therefore believe that it is helpful for manufacturers to get an overview of potential use cases in a digital factory that leverage ...
Customer identity and access management (CIAM): a new killer app
Many innovations need "out-of-the-box" thinking; CIAM is a perfect example – from a simple cyber security tool, i.e. single sign-on (SSO), CIAM platforms have emerged, which efficiently and securely provide web CRM and a single customer view.
AWS désormais n°3 du classement mondial des ESN !
S’il fallait encore une preuve de la dynamique du Cloud, la voici : les plus fortes performances organiques de 2018 sur le marché des services IT ont été enregistrées par AWS et Microsoft. AWS est même aujourd'hui le numéro 3 mondial des services informatiques. Et à ce rythme, il sera sans doute numéro 1 dans trois ans !
How Siemens addresses increasing complexity in manufacturing – my key takeaways from the Siemens Media and Analyst Conference 2019
On September 4-6, 2019, the software division of Siemens Digital Industries held its media and analyst conference in Brooklyn, New York. For this event, Siemens invited around 100 analysts and media representatives to give an update on their strategy and achievements. Here are my key takeaways.
Aktuelle Trends im Quantencomputing - Teil 2: Einsatz, Grenzen und Ausblick
Quantencomputing wird von Analysten als Top-Trend für die nächsten Jahre eingeschätzt, aber worum geht es da eigentlich? Wo liegen die derzeitigen Grenzen der Quantencomputer? Es erwartet Sie u.a. eine Prognose über den praktischen Einsatz in den kommenden Jahren.
Aktuelle Trends im Quantencomputing - Teil 1: Typen von Quantenrechnern und ihre Vorteile
Quantencomputing wird von vielen Analysten als Top-Trend für die nächsten Jahre eingeschätzt, aber worum geht es da eigentlich? Lernen Sie die Funktionsweise von Quantencomputern kennen, und erfahren Sie, was den Unterschied zur klassischen Computertechnik ausmacht.
Analyst View: How Qualtrics fits into the SAP portfolio
Experience management has become one of SAP’s major pillars in the customer experience (CX) space, especially since the acquisition of Qualtrics. Qualtrics’ solutions enable organizations to collect and analyze customer and employee feedback data through surveys, etc. The applications are intended to expand SAP's customer experience ...
Closing the gap between operations and experience: Insights from the SAP Industries Analyst Base Camp 2019
In July, I joined the 10th SAP Industries Analyst Base Camp in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. This event is a “must visit” for all analysts covering specific industries, like me focusing on the manufacturing industry. During two half-day sessions, a lot of updates were given on SAP’s go-to-market and portfolio enhancements that are ...
The role of edge computing in autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are one of the most hyped topics in car/truck manufacturing, while already being available for campus/factory traffic. In both cases edge computing plays a vital role. For campus or factory traffic, edge capabilities do not necessarily need to be on board of the vehicle, i.e. it can be in the data center of a factory or ...
Key takeaways from MongoDB World, New York: an increasing focus on mobile and the edge
NoSQL database firm MongoDB gathered its users and prospects to a summit in New York last month to update them on its progress: here’s what we learned.
Öffentliche Verwaltung: Digitalisierung = Kulturwandel
Einerseits möchten sich Behörden dem digitalen Wandel nicht verschließen, andererseits gelten durch den Gesetzgeber andere Rahmenbedingungen. Gleichwohl bieten sich Gestaltungsspielräume. Veränderungen betreffen vor allem die Menschen, die Veränderungen zu vollziehen erfordert einen Kulturwandel, so der Tenor eines Thesenpapiers von ...
Automatisierung (an) der Oberfläche: Servicetrace wählt ungewöhnlichen RPA-Weg
Beim Automatisieren von Geschäftsprozessen wählt der RPA-Spezialist Servicetrace einen ungewöhnlichen Weg. Die Software des Unternehmens zeichnet manuelle Abläufe auf der Bildschirmoberfläche auf und generiert daraus einen RPA-Code.
GFT pushes into industrial IoT by acquiring Axoom’s team
GFT Technologies SE announced the acquisition of around 90 industrial IoT experts from Axoom – a good reason to take a closer look at what is currently going on at GFT, and to understand their approach to entering the industrial space.
Quel futur pour les ESN "mid-caps" ? 3 questions à Yannick Carriou
Vous avez récemment co-animé le dernier événement du G9+, consacré aux ESN mid-cap, au cours duquel ont témoigné de nombreux dirigeants d’ESN ainsi que le patron de Syntec Numérique. Au final, que pouvez-vous dire sur la vitalité de ces ESN en France ?
DevSecOps, the new normal
The rise of DevOps is the latest evolution of the goal of IT/business alignment, an evolution that is well adapted to the digital needs of businesses and the developments in cloud computing architecture. However, it generates specific cyber security issues. That's where DevSecOps comes into play.