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Futurum recently published a report on the shift from public-cloud-centric strategies to modern private cloud platforms that balance operational agility with data sovereignty. While public cloud adoption historically drove agility, it has exposed critical shortcomings regarding control and jurisdictional immunity, particularly under European mandates like GDPR, DORA, and the EU AI Act. As Futurum reports, […]

I’m finding that technologists in and out of government are excited and curious about agentic AI and the impact it could have on streamlining software development. Agentic AI refers to a type of artificial intelligence designed to not only respond to chatbot queries but also to perform tasks autonomously, taking actions based on user input […]

CCS Guest Blog Tests, Interoperability and Certification This article builds on the definitions and procurement levers set out in my previous blog post, Turning Sovereignty into Action: Principles and Policy Levers. It sets out the pass-or-fail checks and pragmatic certification approach that translate principles into outcomes. Make Reversibility and Interoperability First-Class Tests The problems of […]

Across EMEA, customers are reassessing their cloud strategies with a sharper focus on cost control, operational resilience, and architectural simplicity. For many, this has prompted a shift away from fragmented approaches toward more intentional private and hybrid cloud models— where outcomes, not infrastructure sprawl, define success. This reassessment has accelerated in recent months. High-profile public […]

Here’s what keeps CIOs in regulated industries up at night: You can build AI data collectors in minutes today using open source tools like LlamaIndex and Model Context Protocol (MCP). But if employees are going out and doing this on their own, you run the risk of massive exposure—not just from a security perspective, but […]

CCS Guest Blog European policy on cloud and AI is at an inflection point. The debate has matured beyond slogans  to the complex tests that decide whether sovereignty becomes a real capability or remains a badge  worn in presentations.  Recent analyses of EU competitiveness argue the bloc faces challenges in productivity and  investment, with fragmentation […]

AI is transforming the way businesses operate across industries. ​According to a recent MIT CISR survey, enterprises are making significant strides in their AI maturity. ​In fact, global studies reveal that over 70% of enterprises have integrated AI into at least one business function, a dramatic increase from roughly half of enterprises just a year […]

Today European organizations are demanding solutions that offer secure, resilient, and sovereign cloud alternatives. At our company, ITQ, a leading specialist in hybrid cloud, cloud native, digital workspace solutions, and private AI, and a Pinnacle Solution Provider Partner for Broadcom, headquartered in the Netherlands, we work with customers to meet the latest compliance and security […]

The exploding adoption of AI coding assistants is boosting developer productivity and accelerating time-to-market, yielding substantial returns on investment. These AI-native practices increase developer productivity and speed up delivery, and they also facilitate more frequent product iterations, leading to faster innovation loops.  Enabling developers across the company  to transform their software engineering practices by leveraging […]

Several months ago, Broadcom announced the VMware Modernization Services initiative in conjunction with TD SYNNEX in the United States. The goal was to help customers migrate to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (VCF 9.0), Building on the success of that initiative, Broadcom is now expanding and formally establishing the VMware Modernization Services program under the Expert […]

For any government agency, unpredictability is a central challenge. We are now discovering that nowhere is that more true than in building and securing AI infrastructure. The extraordinary complexity of federal agency IT architectures and the external threats to those architectures pose distinct challenges to any security modernization effort. Like most enterprises, these are likely […]

Broadcom has made significant enhancements to its Advantage Partner Program, designed to drive customer success through deeper partner engagements in the VMware ecosystem. The program is structured to provide a clear pathway to success for partners while driving greater customer value.  Building a High-Impact Partner Ecosystem The foundation of the program enhancements centers on a […]