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European finance teams boost automation to tackle compliance

Eighty-one per cent of European finance teams have increased automation to tackle regulatory pressures, boosting compliance and enabling strategic business roles.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jun 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Datadog names Pejman Tabassomi as Field CTO for EMEA region

Datadog has appointed Pejman Tabassomi as Field CTO for EMEA, focusing on strategic technical partnerships and cloud transformation across key markets.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025

Fintech

AI accelerates identity fraud as firms overestimate defences

Significant rise in identity fraud targeting European firms, with 59% reporting more attacks despite 74% feeling confident in their defences, Signicat finds.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

Vertiv to showcase AI solutions at Datacloud Global Congress 2025

Vertiv will showcase AI-driven digital infrastructure and innovations at Datacloud Global Congress 2025, highlighting scalable, flexible data centre solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025

Customer Experience

Decathlon expands live video consultations for sports shoppers

Decathlon expands its Visio Store in France, offering free 30-minute video calls with experts for personalised advice across 10 sports categories.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025

DevOps

Outpost24 becomes only European overall leader in ASM report

Outpost24 is named the only European Overall Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole report, advancing from Challenger to lead in Attack Surface Management.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025

Data Analytics

European imaging market faces falling prices & soft demand

Europe's imaging market sees falling prices and weaker demand in Q2 2025, with unit sales and revenues declining after a strong start to the year.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 27th May 2025

Software-as-a-Service

SaaS growth offsets IaaS slump in Western European cloud market

IaaS/PaaS revenue in Western Europe's top five markets fell 1% year-on-year, while SaaS revenue grew 5%, signalling stable overall cloud services demand through IT channels.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025

Fintech

AI startups lead in Viva Technology list of Europe's top 100

Viva Technology ranks Top 100 Rising European Startups for 2025, spotlighting 15 AI firms among emerging innovators across 22 sectors and 13 countries.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025

Global Stories

France stories

Hyperscale

Endeavour & Tiamat unveil ultra-fast sodium batteries for AI data

Endeavour partners with Tiamat to launch ultra-fast sodium-ion batteries, boosting AI data centre performance with rapid charge-discharge cycles and sustainability.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

Legacy tech & technical debt threaten modernisation goals

Technical debt and legacy systems stall tech modernisation at global firms, with 68% citing them as barriers to adopting AI and newer technologies.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025

Marketing Technologies

Amazon Ads launches 'Make Media Magic' campaign in Australia

Amazon Ads has launched the Make Media Magic campaign in Australia, targeting marketers with fresh tools to boost creativity and campaign impact.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Jun 2025

Data Analytics

Pigment , Google Cloud partner to boost AI business planning

Pigment has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance AI-driven business planning, aiding global firms in making faster, more informed strategic decisions.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 28th May 2025

Digital Transformation

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise & Movate partner for AI innovation

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and Movate have teamed up to develop a generative AI platform aimed at enhancing digital transformation and business efficiency globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 27th May 2025

Data Protection

Sandrine El Khodry named new EVP of Global Sales at ALE

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise names Sandrine El Khodry EVP of Global Sales and Marketing, aiming to boost sustainable growth and market presence worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025

Digital Transformation

European brands shift eCommerce strategies beyond Amazon in 2025

Nearly 80% of European brands plan to expand eCommerce beyond Amazon in 2025, embracing hybrid models amid rising costs and operational challenges.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Hybrid Cloud

Gigamon survey finds AI drives hybrid cloud breach rise to 55%

AI-driven cyber threats have pushed breach rates to 55%, with hybrid and public clouds seen as increasingly vulnerable, says Gigamon's 2025 survey.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Firewalls

AI-driven threats prompt IT leaders to rethink hybrid cloud security

A new survey reveals 91% of IT leaders are reassessing hybrid cloud risks as AI-driven cyberattacks surge, with global costs hitting USD $3 trillion annually.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025