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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.

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

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 · 2511 knowledge items

Enterprises and administration

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.

28 matching knowledge items
ObservedPre-structured · 70
E-book

Zendesk

Why retail CX leaders are scaling beyond traditional metrics

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Information resource

SAP Concur (S)

How to improve cash flow: Top tips for finance leaders

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
E-book

SAP (T)

Report: Future Skills & Early Career Mobility

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Guide

SAP Concur (S)

How to take your travel and expense maturity to the next level with SAP Concur

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
E-book

SAP Concur (S)

See The Bigger Picture Of Your Business Spend

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
E-book

SAP Concur (S)

10 reasons companies choose SAP Concur

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Guide

SAP Concur (S)

The finance leader’s guide to AI-driven T&E

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Study

SAP (T)

What a skills-based enterprise with an HCM suite looks like

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Information resource

SAP (T)

How to achieve a successful HCM cloud migration

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Information resource

SAP Concur (S)

10 benefits of Joule with SAP Concur solutions

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Information resource

SAP Concur (S)

How to Prevent Fraud in an AI-Driven World

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
E-book

Optro

AI in auditing: the essential guide to getting started

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Study

Optro

Most enterprises lack visibility into internal AI use: what the figures show

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Study

Optro

Compliance and beyond: making the most of AI for GRC

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
E-book

Optro

The agentic AI playbook for internal audit

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
E-book

Optro

4 strategies for future-proofing your internal audit team in a hypervolatile decade

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Study

Optro

High confidence, fragmented assurance: what actually blocks independent verification

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Study

Optro

When AI leaves the chat and enters the workflow

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Guide

Optro

From reactive to resilient: Mastering regulatory compliance with AI

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Study

Optro

2026 SANS AI Survey Insights Report

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Checklist

Optro

The GRC Leader's Checklist to Deploy an MCP Server

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Costs and productivity

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Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Checklist

Optro

The BCM Reality Checklist

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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ObservedPre-structured · 70
Whitepaper

Camunda Services

The AI process gap: spending rises while business results stagnate

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Specialist information: Business and administration

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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