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EY Bets on Trust as Architecture: AI-Native Cybersecurity and Risk at the 2026 Global Analyst Summit

Cathy Huang, Philip D. Harris, CISSP, CCSK — Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

EY convened its 2026 Global Analyst Summit with a theme that has shifted from “rethinking” to “realizing” value, a deliberate signal that the firm is moving from strategic ambition into execution. For cybersecurity and risk practitioners, the summit’s signal was equally direct: EY is repositioning trust not as a compliance output but as embedded operational architecture. Through its EY.ai platform, the firm is converging cybersecurity, risk management, regulatory compliance and AI governance under a unified trust framework, while simultaneously deploying AI to industrialize the delivery of those services.

全球半導體製造服務之亞太區IC設計市場佔比，2025年：供應商排名及動態觀察

Galen Zeng — Sun, 24 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

中國大陸業者整體表現亮眼，在AI本土算力爆發與信創政策持續支持下，海思、海光分別以60.3%與57.5%的高速成長率脫穎而出。海光首次進入亞太前十大排名，取代希領半導體（LX Semicon）佔據第九位。此外，三星LSI（Samsung LSI）2025年全年營收年減7.2%，主因SoC市場競爭加劇；然而隨著Exynos 2600針對Galaxy S26系列的導入計畫推進，以及200MP圖像感測器新品持續獲主要客戶採用，三星半導體整體在2025年末展現強勁復甦動能，LSI業務有望於2026年重回成長軌道。

IDC資深研究經理曾冠瑋表示：「2025年亞太區IC設計市場在AI算力爆發與消費電子持續復甦的雙重驅動下，整體市場動能強勁。尤其是中國大陸業者在國產替代與AI需求催化下展現出超預期的成長爆發力，而台灣業者則持續深化AI應用與先進製程布局，鞏固全球競爭力。展望2026年，在美中科技競爭加劇、關稅政策不確定性延續的背景下，亞太區IC設計市場仍具韌性，預計市場規模達1,027億美元，年成長率達14.0%。」

Adobe Workfront — Evolving AI-Driven Workflow, Collaboration, and Workspace Management Across Adobe Experience Cloud

Melinda-Carol Ballou, Wayne Kurtzman — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Adobe announced enhancements to Adobe Workfront at its Summit conference last month, centered on AI-driven workflow optimization, intelligent workspace management, and expanded collaboration capabilities across the Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem. The announcements reflect a broader shift toward embedding AI agents and natural language interfaces directly into work management platforms to help improve execution speed, data access, coordination, and decision-making. These updates position Workfront as a more integrated system of execution within Adobe's experience platform, linking planning, content production, and operational workflows.

As organizations must optimize business execution across widely distributed geographies amid economic, geopolitical, and supply chain volatility, augmenting planning in conjunction with AI is a core focus across organizations in conjunction with effective AI governance and agentic orchestration. This IDC Link outlines key elements of the Adobe Workfront announcements and assesses implications for enterprise work management, effective planning, and prioritization with AI-enabled process automation.

HPE Meets SAP Sapphire's "Autonomous Enterprise" with a New Compute Scale-Up Server

Max Pepper — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

HPE, which IDC identified as a leader in its 2026 MarketScape for SAP HANA-certified server appliances, has released the Compute Scale-up Server 3250, raising the bar for SAP HANA-certified appliances, just as SAP's "Autonomous Enterprise" pivot drives demand for infrastructure that can handle compute- and memory-intensive workloads such as text/media analytics, business intelligence/data analytics, and unstructured databases alongside core ERM. The 3250's memory density, low-latency node controller, and fault-tolerant uptime position HPE to capture intensifying demand from RISE customers activating Joule Assistants and modernizing their SAP environments at scale, although a backdrop of growing SAP-driven hyperscaler competition and rising component costs will test the 3250's market demand.

How the Global Memory Shortage Is Impacting the Used and Refurbished Datacenter Server and Storage Markets and Related Services

Lara Greden, Rob Brothers — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study discusses how the global memory shortage, fueled by AI infrastructure competing for the same DRAM, NAND, and storage capacity as enterprise servers, storage systems, and networking equipment, is reshaping the datacenter market in ways that will reverberate well into 2027. For OEMs, IT asset disposition (ITAD) providers, and enterprise technology buyers alike, the shortage is not a temporary disruption to wait out. It is a structural shift that demands new strategies around supply chain resilience, asset recovery, and infrastructure life-cycle management.

IDC Survey Spotlight: How Are Document Scanning Volumes Changing in Europe's Office Environment by Document Type?

Mitri Roufka — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight investigates how document scanning volumes are changing in Europe's office environment by industry and document type. It examines the document categories where scanning activity is increasing and the main reasons organizations are scanning more, including workflow efficiency, compliance requirements, legal obligations, increased business activity, reduced physical storage, and the need to capture paper-based information for digital use.

This document also highlights the industries and business functions most likely to see higher scanning demand. It examines how scanning supports the transition from paper-based input to digital document workflows, especially in document-heavy, regulated environments. The document provides insight into where scanning remains an important workflow-enabling function for organizations seeking to improve information access, process speed, auditability, storage management, and document routing.

IDC Survey Spotlight: Is There a Link Between Increased Scanning and Increased/Decreased Printing in Europe's Office Environment?

Mitri Roufka — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight investigates the relationship between changing scanning and printing volumes in Europe's office environment across key business document types. It examines whether increased scanning activity is associated with a reduction in printing or whether both functions continue to expand as part of increasingly hybrid document workflows. The document looks at how organizations are managing physical and digital document requirements in parallel, particularly in areas where documents need to be produced, captured, routed, stored, or shared across departments.

This IDC Survey Spotlight also highlights the document categories where scanning and printing volumes are increasing most strongly, including customer-facing, operational, HR, and finance/accounting documents. It identifies where scanning is becoming more closely tied to workflow efficiency, compliance, archiving, and digital document handling, while printing continues to support business processes that still require physical output or paper-based interaction.

IDC Survey Spotlight: What Are A4 Devices Used For?

Phil Sargeant — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight features results from IDC's European IPDS B2B Print Opportunity Survey, conducted in March 2026 among European organizations using printing and copying devices. This document focuses on the use of A4 laser printers and MFPs across business departments, as well as the functions regularly used on these devices.

The survey covered departmental use of A4 laser devices, including finance/accounting, IT, human resources, customer service, sales, purchasing, and operations, as well as regularly used functions such as color printing, black-and-white printing, copying, scanning to email, scanning to cloud, and faxing. The findings show that A4 devices continue to support broad office work, with print and copy remaining the main use cases, while scanning and fax extend their role into specific document workflows.

IDC Survey Spotlight: Where Do European Print Decision-Makers Source Advice on Digital Transformation/AI Solutions?

Jacqui Hendriks — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights an extract from IDC's Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions (IPDS) Survey, conducted in April 2026 among 2,057 respondents. This document examines where European print decision-makers turn for advice when evaluating or adopting digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions — identifying both the primary advisory source consulted and the broader mix of channels drawn upon across the evaluation and purchasing process.

The findings map the advisory landscape shaping technology decisions among print decision-makers, covering whether organizations rely on vendors and resellers, industry analysts, peer networks, internal IT teams, or other sources when navigating digital transformation and AI adoption.

U.S. Department of Commerce Commits $2B in CHIPS Act Funding to Advance Domestic Quantum Computing Strategy

Heather West, PhD — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce’s $2 billion quantum initiative marks a significant shift in U.S. quantum strategy from research support toward industrial-scale ecosystem development and domestic manufacturing acceleration. While the investments could strengthen U.S. leadership across multiple quantum modalities, the program also introduces important long-term questions around market concentration, government influence, and the sustainability of funding across future administrations.