Rising AI power demand is pushing operators towards systems that cut electricity and water use as data centres grow denser.
Infrastructure demand and vendor spending will drive most of the surge as AI outlays are set to jump 47% next year.
Industrial firms could gain better access to AI-ready data as AVEVA adds integrations, governance tools and web-based controls across its suite.
The new features aim to help IT teams spot and fix digital workplace glitches before employees are affected, as AI use grows.
Most large firms are treating AI storage as a cost and reliability challenge, with 87% prioritising capacity growth and TCO control.
The awards underline how channel firms are becoming central to cybersecurity sales in Europe as customers shift to platform-based security.
AI will only set firms apart if they can harness trusted proprietary data, Dell said as it unveiled new tools and partnerships.
The ranking underscores CrowdStrike's push to win sales through partners, with its managed services and cloud marketplace business growing sharply.
The expanded remit underscores StorMagic's push to grow partner-led sales as customers reassess virtualised infrastructure across EMEA.
Organisations across EMEA want AI-ready storage without disruptive rebuilds, as rising data volumes and resilience demands strain ageing data centres.
Organisations across EMEA are being pushed to expand AI capacity without worsening power, space and compliance pressures on ageing data centres.
The new single-socket range targets space- and power-constrained deployments, from 5G networks to store-level AI and cloud storage.
Enterprises under pressure from AI growth and ransomware get mixed-generation clustering, stronger recovery tools and higher capacity in Dell's new platform.
The chipmaker is betting on local AI workloads as developers seek faster responses, tighter data control and less cloud dependence.
The on-premises system aims to cut cloud costs and ease data-sovereignty concerns for firms running AI closer to sensitive data.
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Oracle's planned rollout from 2026 signals the chip could become a core part of AI infrastructure, not just a niche test system.
The launch aims to cut outages and speed diagnosis for enterprises juggling fragmented monitoring across hybrid cloud and on-premise systems.
The Polish lender expects a 60% drop in virtualisation costs as it shifts hundreds of critical workloads onto Red Hat OpenShift and Hitachi Vantara.
Rising hypervisor costs and AI demand are pushing customers towards disaggregated systems, as Dell says HCI is becoming too expensive and inflexible.
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