ARC Europe

Since 1999, ARC has established its European headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany. ARC has several offices across Europe, located throughout Germany, Belgium, and France. ARC European analysts cover a wide range of topics including Industrie 4.0, smart machinery, sensors, automation, plant and enterprise software.

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ARC Europe Viewpoints

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Trends

From Systems of Record to a Logistics Control Layer

The emerging logistics control layer connects fragmented execution systems to coordinate operating state, decisions, and actions across the logistics network.

Sep
15
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Technology Trends

Wireless Broadband Alliance Issues Technical Blueprint Focused on Enterprise Security for Converged Private 5G and Wi-Fi Networks

The Wireless Broadband Alliance’s new technical blueprint outlines security practices for converged Private 5G and Wi-Fi networks, including Zero Trust, unified policy management, segmentation, and AI/ML-driven analytics.

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Acquisition or Partnership

NVIDIA Is Buying the Distribution Layer of AI

NVIDIA’s move for Hugging Face highlights how AI competition is shifting from individual components toward the platforms that connect models, developers, applications, and infrastructure

Sep
15
2026

Mark Sen Gupta — Industry Trends

Why the Human Side of Automation Matters

The path to autonomous operations depends not only on technical capability, but also on operator trust, human judgment, competency, governance, and clear decision authority.

Sep
14
2026

Colin Masson — Industry Trends

Governing the Silent Hand: Why Desktop AI Agents Need an Industrial Runtime Containment Plane

Desktop AI agents operating in industrial environments require runtime containment, granular permissions, human authorization, and kill switches to reduce operational risk.

Sep
11
2026

Asha Suparna — Technology Trends

How IT/OT Integration Builds the Data Foundation for Industrial AI

Siemens’ Vivek Roy explains how data integration, industrial edge, contextualization, and zero trust can help manufacturers build scalable and secure foundations for industrial AI.

Sep
11
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Hitachi Launches HMAX Data Center for Integrated Infrastructure Operations

Hitachi launched HMAX Data Center, a portfolio of solutions that combines AI with energy, IT, and cooling infrastructure to support more autonomous, efficient, and resilient data center operations.

Sep
11
2026

Peter Reynolds — Industry Best Practice

Translating the Open Digital Ecosystem Principles to Business Transformation Strategy

ARC Advisory Group’s Open Digital Ecosystem Working Group outlines how open, governed, interoperable data foundations can support scalable digital twins, industrial AI, and measurable business transformation.

Sep
11
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

Open Secure AI Alliance Finds a Neutral Home at the Linux Foundation

The Open Secure AI Alliance has moved to the Linux Foundation, establishing neutral governance for collaborative development of open AI security technologies.

Sep
11
2026

Jim Frazer — Technology Trends

Requirements Before Technology: Define the Problem Before Buying the Solution

A requirements-first approach helps logistics organizations evaluate technology against real operating problems, constraints, and measurable outcomes.