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3,737 observed publications2,130 normalised providers27 portals

Technology in its regional context

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Exhibition directory · Essen

eWorld · 798 exhibitors

E-world 2027 · 16–18 February 2027

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

New entry point · Tasks and industries

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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

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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.

55 matching knowledge items
ObservedEditorial review · 86
Guide

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (S)

The Hidden Cost of DIY Network Automation at Enterprise Scale

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
HPE network automation

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ObservedEditorial review · 86
Guide

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (S)

The hidden costs of self-performed enterprise-scale network automation

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
HPE network automation

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ObservedEditorial review · 62
Trade article

Alpein Software Swiss

Passkeys: The Future of Secure Registration

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Passkey-based authentication

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ObservedEditorial review · 60
Trade article

exapture

Driverless Printing: Check Now Before Windows Sets the Standard

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
exapture Driverless Printing

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Study

Link11

European Cyber Report 2026

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
DDoS defence and protection of web applications and APIs

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Whitepaper

Dell Technologies (S)

When the screen goes black: cyber resilience for mid-sized businesses

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Prevention, detection and recovery in cyber incidents

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Whitepaper

Sophos (T)

Finding the right firewall for your business

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Selecting and assessing next-generation firewalls

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
E-book

Okta (T)

Integrating identity management with cybersecurity

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Identity management as part of a zero-trust architecture

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Study

Specops Software (T)

2026 report on exposed passwords

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Assessing compromised credentials and password protection

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Trade article

Tenable (S)

Tenable expands CyberAgents Exchange inspection with OpenAI GPT cyber models

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Security assessment of AI agents

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Trade article

SecaSkill

SecaSkill offers a tailored IT emergency plan for SMEs

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
IT contingency planning

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Trade article

Scality

Scality AI Inference Factory for on-premises inference

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
AI inference on customer infrastructure

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Trade article

HiScout (T)

HiScout: integrated GRC and information security management

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
GRC and information security management

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Trade article

SEPPmail Deutschland (T)

SEPPmail: secure email communication from the cloud

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Cloud email security

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Trade article

Aagon (T)

Aagon previews its ACMP Agentic Interface

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
UEM with announced AI and MCP integration

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Resource information

Omnissa

Digital workspace potential through end-to-end observability

Machine translated

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Digital workspace observability

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Resource information

Specops Software (T)

Finding gaps across the identity and access management lifecycle

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Identity lifecycle and access management

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Resource information

Specops Software (T)

Stronger identity verification against AI-assisted threats

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Identity verification against AI-assisted attacks

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Resource information

IBM (S)

Magic Quadrant for enterprise storage platforms

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Enterprise storage platform selection

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Resource information

IBM (S)

AI features for enterprise storage optimisation and cyber resilience

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
AI capabilities for enterprise storage

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Resource information

Cisco (S)

Modernising networks for the AI era

Machine translated

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Network modernisation for AI

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Resource information

Cisco (S)

Campus transformation for the AI era

Machine translated

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Campus networking for AI

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ObservedPre-structured · 75
Resource information

Cisco (S)

A practical guide to branch transformation for the AI era

Machine translated

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Branch network modernisation

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Market monitoring 2026

Original publications

3,737 results

fully taxonomically classified

SmartTech · Open orientation in the B2B technology market

Direct original references · no lead marketing · Scoring 0.2