Capgemini vs Orange

German Firms Show High Digital Dependencies: Capgemini Study

A Capgemini Research Institute study reveals that digital sovereignty has become a strategic management priority globally, with 93% of organizations discussing it at board level. However, only 59% see full technological independence as unrealistic, leading many to adopt 'resilient interdependence.' German companies show particularly high dependencies, with 94% exhibiting significant reliance on external tech suppliers, the highest among surveyed countries. The study highlights AI as a priority action area for 75% globally and 82% in Germany. Key challenges include vendor lock-in, with 36% of firms needing over 12 months to switch critical providers, and a lack of transparency, as only 14% have full visibility into their dependencies. Despite these risks, less than half are willing to pay extra for sovereignty, though those willing would accept a 23% premium.

• 93% of surveyed organizations discuss digital sovereignty at board level.
• 94% of German organizations show significant digital dependencies, highest among surveyed countries.
• 75% of organizations globally cite AI as a priority action area for sovereignty.

Data Gravity, Not Cost, Drives Martech Tool Cuts

The article argues that martech stack consolidation is driven less by cost reduction and more by 'data gravity' — the compounding drag of fragmented customer data across systems. It highlights that only 22% of marketers report high CDP utilization, and that Databricks' June 2026 launch of CustomerLake, an agentic CDP native to its lakehouse, is pressuring standalone CDP vendors. Gartner predicts 80% of net-new CDP deployments will be embedded in or composable with data platforms by 2030, and divides the CDP market into 'platformization' and 'agentification' paths. Marketers are advised to treat CDP renewals as infrastructure decisions, evaluate zero-copy access, and test warehouse-native activation before committing to a full migration.

• Only 22% of marketers report high CDP utilization.
• Databricks launched CustomerLake, an agentic CDP, in June 2026.
• Gartner predicts 80% of net-new enterprise CDP deployments will be embedded in or composable with data platforms by 2030.

Orange Business to provide European Union's backbone network for trusted data exchange

Orange Business has been selected to provide the European Union's backbone network for trusted data exchange, a major new contract announced on 29/09/2026.

Orange announces new press releases: investment in Biolevate, Telesat gateway, and bond issuance

Orange's press release page now features three new announcements: an investment in French health-tech start-up Biolevate (22/09/2026), the inauguration of Europe's first Telesat Lightspeed Gateway in France (17/09/2026), and a successful bond issuance of 4.1 billion euros (08/09/2026).

Orange announces new press releases: investment in Biolevate, Telesat gateway, and bond issuance

Orange's press release section now features three new announcements: investment in French health-tech start-up Biolevate (22/09/2026), inauguration of Europe's first Telesat Lightspeed Gateway in France (17/09/2026), and successful bond issuance of 4.1 billion euros (08/09/2026).