Software-defined automation: Resilience in manufacturing requires an architectural change
As uncertainty persists, manufacturing resilience is shifting from traditional buffers to architectural change. Omdia explores how software-defined automation (SDA) replaces siloed point solutions, reduces hardware reliance, and improves system-wide adaptability.
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Fortifying the future: How AI & digital twin technologies are building resilience in the 2026 automotive industry
Regulatory and margin pressures are driving OEMs toward digital twins, Physical AI, and SDV architectures for greater control. Omdia explores how these technologies support predictive warranties, cybersecurity compliance, and middleware decisions ahead of the 2027 mandates.
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MSP M&A 2025: Deals Focus on Cybersecurity, AI
Driven by private equity, the MSP market is evolving into a capital-backed platform model focusing on cybersecurity, ERP, and automation. Omdia examines this stratification, noting the shift from simple consolidation to an institutionalized market.
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Arm Steps Deeper into Silicon: Implications for the Semiconductor Value Chain
Arm is shifting beyond IP licensing to launch the Arm AGI CPU, its first complete production chip. Omdia examines this move, as turnkey silicon offers a faster, lower-risk deployment path while fundamentally reshaping the semiconductor value chain.
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Will Soft PLCs Survive the Rise of Virtual PLCs?
Virtual PLCs are pressuring traditional Soft PLCs by offering hardware independence and scalability. Omdia analyzes this shifting dynamic, noting vPLCs will likely lead plant-wide operations while PLC-first Soft PLCs remain essential for sub-millisecond, machine-level precision.
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AI is both a friend and foe to the future of smartphone security
Smartphone security is evolving as AI becomes both a threat and a tool. Omdia analyzes this shift, noting vendors are developing on-device AI defenses while consumers remain skeptical and delay critical updates.
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MSP M&A spotlight: Harbor IT
Harbor IT is building a cybersecurity-first MSP platform via targeted acquisitions in regulated industries. Omdia analyzes this strategy, revealing how Harbor IT's vertically aligned, in-house security model drives fierce competition for specialized MSPs
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Omdia: Rising oil prices could add cost pressure to display optical films
The display optical film market faces growing cost pressures. Omdia analyzes this impact, warning that higher petrochemical costs will soon burden the entire panel manufacturing cost structure.
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The 106 channel media outlets worldwide - stable in number, shifting in composition
The IT channel media landscape is experiencing meaningful structural, ownership, and regional shifts. Omdia analyzes this rebalancing, noting a decline in North American titles alongside an expansion in EMEA, as evolving business models and portfolio strategies reshape the ecosystem's internal composition
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