Digital Europe Update
No. 3 / September 2025
PAC Horizons 2025 – European Tour is almost here! This fall, we’re bringing the Software & IT services community together in four cities, four high-impact gatherings:
📍 London – 01 Oct 📍 Paris – 02 Oct 📍 Munich – 14 Oct 📍 Frankfurt – 23 Oct
Apply now for exclusive market insights, real-world perspectives, and strategies for navigating the changes shaping our industry right now.
Please note that each event will be conducted in the local language.
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Google has announced plans to invest £5bn in its UK operations, as it opens a new data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.
Several private equity firms, including Apax, Goldman Sachs, HIG and Blackstone, are reportedly considering bids of up to €1bn for Ayesa.
Devoteam is to acquire two units from Germany’s affinis Group: cloud and SAP specialist Enerhym GmbH, and SAP and Microsoft services firm Collogia IT Services.
Canadian AI challenger Cohere is expanding operations in Europe, with the opening of an office in Paris.
Microsoft’s first Spanish Azure region is moving forward: the city council of Alcalá de Henares approved a plan to allow construction of a major data centre campus.
From Horsepower to Compute Power – IAA 2025 Impressions
IAA Mobility 2025 made one thing unmistakable: after years of edging toward software-defined vehicles, the industry is finally accelerating. Read the article.
Agentic Orchestration: Stop Chasing Agents, Start Chasing Outcomes
Just as “42” is NOT the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, as Douglas Adams told us in his brilliant novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, MCP and A2A are not the answers to understanding agentic orchestration, let alone the solutions to get AI finally to autonomy. Read the article.
Manufacturing in the UK – InSight Analysis
The UK manufacturing sector is facing geopolitical headwinds while adapting to post-Brexit realities. At the same time, the UK government lacks a clear, long-term plan for the sector. Consequently, the modest growth rate for IT Services in UK manufacturing, 1.4% in 2025, reflects the challenging macro-environment with stalling GDP growth and continued geopolitical instability. Read the report.
