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3,737 observed publications2,130 normalised providers27 portals

Technology in its regional context

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What shapes a place? Which providers and applications matter there? Regional reports connect local characteristics with technology, companies and documented projects.

Exhibition directory · Essen

eWorld · 798 exhibitors

E-world 2027 · 16–18 February 2027

Explore the energy sector through companies and locations: exhibitor profiles, cities, countries, halls and stands with direct source links.

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Exhibitor data: 26 October 2026. Participation and stand details come from the supplied export and have not been reconfirmed live.

City

Nuremberg

N-ERGIE in its city context: building stock, established district-heating networks and local heat sources with official project evidence.

Heat · Networks · Smart city

Open regional reportRegion

Middle Franconia

Urban consumption and rural solar generation: N-ERGIE network development, planning areas and supply-territory boundaries.

Urban and rural · Energy · Infrastructure

Open regional reportCity

Essen

Heat planning, LoRaWAN at Dürerschule and documented energy-company locations in the E-world host city.

Heat transition · Digital maps · E-world

Open regional reportRegion · RVR territory

Ruhr metropolis

DoHa hydrogen pipeline, water supply and municipal data cooperation: infrastructure across city boundaries.

Hydrogen · Industry · Regional cooperation

Open regional reportTown and regional context

Wittlich

Wengerohr’s industry and heat planning, the district digital strategy, A EINS in Wittlich and Portazon in the Trier area.

Industry · Heat · Digital services

Open regional reportIndependent city

Munich (city)

Stadtwerke München and M-net: heat supply, geothermal planning and fibre within the city of Munich.

Heat · Fibre · Digital services

Open regional reportDistrict

Munich (district)

Geothermie Unterhaching and Gemeindewerke Oberhaching: local heat and fibre networks, distinct from the city of Munich.

Geothermal energy · Municipal networks · Fibre

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New entry point · Tasks and industries

Explore functions and related solutions

Start with ten business functions in the energy industry. Task profiles and related solution topics, with room for further industries.

Translation notice: German catalogue text is translated automatically. Content that is already published in English retains its original title. The directly linked original source remains authoritative.

12 impact areas

Where should a solution have an impact?

Impact areas describe real systems. They are more stable than trends and broader than individual industries.

5,139 knowledge items are classified. 721 have been editorially reviewed; 4,418 still require staged quality assurance or a status decision.

Taxonomy · 1306 knowledge items

Digital infrastructure

All 3,737 observed content pieces are now classified within the SmartTech structure. 721 offerings have been editorially reviewed; all other classifications remain transparently marked as automatic pending quality assurance. The 77 reference items and additional curated sources are retained.

Observed
Whitepaper

Modius

DCIM and Cost Control: Turning Data Center Visibility into Financial Discipline

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Data Center Infrastructure Management

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Observed
Whitepaper

plusserver GmbH

Sovereign AI in practice – from infrastructure to governance

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Sovereign AI infrastructure

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 84
Information resource

Optro

Your complete guide to building a scalable and ethical AI governance framework

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 84
Information resource

Optro

The AI governance opportunity: Internal audit’s role

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 84
Information resource

Optro

How to get started with AI in audit: The essential guide

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 84
Information resource

Optro

Executive AI governance playbook: ISO 42001

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 86
Information resource

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (S)

AI initiatives implemented in record time thanks to immediately usable solutions

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 83
Checklist

WEKA Intelligence

Questionnaire for a short audit: AI audit based on the EU AI Act

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 83
Video

Veeam (S)

Across Borders: Mastering Data Sovereignty in the Cloud Era

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Veeam Data Resilience

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ObservedEditorial review · 82
Whitepaper

Alteryx

Learning to Trust AI: Understanding the Logic Behind Enterprise Agents and LLMs

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Alteryx One for explainable AI

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ObservedEditorial review · 82
Whitepaper

Alteryx

The AI Data Clearinghouse for Enterprise Intelligence

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Alteryx AI Data Clearinghouse

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ObservedEditorial review · 77
Whitepaper

Veeam (S)

Data Sovereignty: A Guide for European Organizations

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Veeam Data Resilience

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 77
Information resource

Snowflake (T)

5 Critical Components of Successful Data Governance

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 76
Information resource

Checkmarx Germany

Transparency about AI components: Checkmarx presents AI Inventory

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 75
Information resource

Flexera Software (T)

IT Management 2026: Not even a third has insight into the AI software used

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 75
Information resource

Drata

CISO Guide Continuous Compliance

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 74
Information resource

Reply

Reply Selected by Microsoft as Launch Partner for Agent 365: Support for Governance and Scaling of AI Agents

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 73
Corporate announcement

Tenable (S)

Tenable Announces Strategic Integration with Claude Compliance API

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Governing Claude usage through Tenable One

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 72
Information resource

Paessler (T)

OT monitoring: Why transparency in industrial networks is so important

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 72
Information resource

Paessler (T)

Cloud database monitoring: visibility and control in dynamic IT environments

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 71
Information resource

Hyland (T)

Hyland Expands AI and Regulated Industry Leadership Team

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 71
Information resource

Liquibase

2026 State of Database Change Governance Report

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 70
Information resource

BlackLine (T)

BlackLine Introduces ‘Agentic Financial Operations’ to Close Gaps in Governance and Trust in AI

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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Curated

Original sources added selectively when they close an identifiable knowledge gap.

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Community

Traceable contributions with a disclosed role and verifiable provenance.

Market monitoring 2026

Original publications

3,737 results

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SmartTech · Open orientation in the B2B technology market

Direct original references · no lead marketing · Scoring 0.2