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Belgium 10-3-26 All Members Physical english

The Composable Enterprise: Engineered with AI

From modular business design to AI-driven pipelines, architectures, and operationsA composable enterprise is built on modular processes, API-driven ecosystems, low-code platforms, and cloud-native services. It promises speed and adaptability by allowing organisations to reconfigure their capabilities as conditions change. However, modular design alone does not guarantee resilience; the way these systems are engineered and operated is just as important.This is where AI is beginning to make a difference. Beyond generating snippets of code, AI is already influencing how entire systems are developed and run: accelerating CI/CD pipelines, improving test coverage, optimising Infrastructure-as-Code, sharpening observability, and even shaping architectural decisions. These changes directly affect how quickly new business components can be deployed, connected, and retired.In this session, we will examine how CIOs can bring these two movements together:Composable design is the framework for flexibility and modularity.AI-augmented engineering is the force that delivers the speed, quality, and intelligence needed to sustain it.The pitfalls of treating them in isolation: composability that collapses under slow engineering cycles, or AI that only adds complexity without a modular structure.The discussion goes beyond concepts to practical implications: how to architect organisations that can be recomposed at speed, without losing control or reliability. The outcome is an enterprise that is not only modular in design but also engineered to adapt continuously under real-world conditions.

Belgium 12-3-26 Physical english

The Third-Party Risk Reckoning: How far can you trust your vendors?

Tomato! Tomato! Tomato! Get your tomato now! Every vendor sells security. And every company depends on vendors, partners, and suppliers. The more digital the business becomes, the longer that list grows, and so does the attack surface. One weak link, and there is always one, or one missed update, and trust collapses faster than any firewall can react. What used to be a procurement checklist has become a full-time discipline. Questionnaires, audits, and endless documentation prove that everyone’s “compliant,” yet incidents keep happening. So it’s clear: the issue isn’t lack of policy, or maybe a bit, but mostly lack of visibility. Beyond a certain point, even the most secure organisation is only as safe as its least prepared partner (or an employee who hadn’t had their morning coffee). So how far can you trust your vendors? How do you check what you can’t control? And when does assurance become theatre instead of protection? Does it come at a different cost? Let’s exchange what works and what fails in third-party risk management: live monitoring, shared responsibility models, contractual levers, and the reality of building trust in a chain you don’t own. A closed conversation for those redefining what partnership means when risk is shared but accountability isn’t.

Belgium 19-3-26 Country Members Physical french

Vendor Detox: La consolidation vaut-elle le risque ?

Moins de Partenaires : La consolidation vaut-elle le risque ? Le problème est la prolifération des fournisseurs : trop d'outils causant de la complexité, une taxe d'intégration paralysante et de la redondance. La Taxe d'Intégration est le coût caché (en temps, en échecs et en ressources) d'essayer de faire fonctionner ensemble des systèmes disparates. Cet échange se concentre sur des stratégies éprouvées pour simplifier de manière agressive le parc technologique, consolider les fournisseurs et élever certains fournisseurs clés au rang de partenaires stratégiques.

March 12, 2026 Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

The Third-Party Risk Reckoning: How far can you trust your vendors?

March 24, 2026 Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Killing Zombie Projects: Knowing when to stop, restart, or quietly let go

Every organisation has them, projects that keep running long after their purpose has faded. No one remembers who asked for them, but shutting them down feels riskier than keeping them alive. And eventually, people stay assigned, budgets stay allocated, and energy drains into work that no longer matters. Inertia at its finest.

March 26, 2026 Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Measuring Value in AI Initiatives: Defining ROI, accountability, and measurable outcomes in complex environments

AI projects continue to multiply, but proving their value remains difficult. Most organisations can track activity, not impact. Dashboards count pilots and models, yet few translate to measurable business outcomes. The result is familiar: success stories without clarity on what they actually delivered.

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Flowserve accelerates Digital Transformation with the help of Trend Micro Cloud One – Workload Security

Accelerates Digital Transformation with the help of Trend Micro Cloud One – Workload Security

OVERVIEW

Since the founding of its oldest product brand in 1790, Flowserve has become one of the leading providers of flow control products and services to the water, power, oil, gas, and chemical industries. As Flowserve expanded through acquisitions, its IT landscape rapidly became more complex to protect against the most advanced threats. Flowserve selected Trend Micro Cloud One™ – Workload Security to gain comprehensive protection for its diverse global environment. With its applications, operating systems, and server/workloads aptly protected, Flowserve can focus on its digital transformation goals.

CHALLENGES

Flowserve has grown substantially with operations in more than 50 countries and 300 locations worldwide, creating a complex global IT landscape that includes numerous applications running on servers, virtual machines, and operating systems. “Our ability to protect legacy applications while simultaneously modernizing and transforming the company is one of our biggest challenges,” says John Breen, global head of cybersecurity at Flowserve.

Flowserve is undergoing a digital transformation and recently adopted a comprehensive cloud strategy that is focused on moving 90% of their systems from on-premises to the cloud by 2026. To support that migration, Flowserve wanted to shift to cloud security protections with advanced capabilities.

“In the industry, we see some very creative attacks and we have to stay ahead. Protecting the company, our employees, and our intellectual property is a priority,” says Breen.

"The biggest factor in that decision was the number of systems Trend Micro could protect. Trend Micro covers the vast majority of applications, operating systems, and servers we use. In addition, virtual patching accelerates the delivery of security protections. It was the right fit for the complexity of our landscape."

John Breen - Global Head of Cybersecurity, Flowserve

WHY TREND

Flowserve compared several security vendors and ultimately decided that Trend Micro was the best solution. “The biggest factor in that decision was the number of systems Trend Micro could protect. Trend Micro covers the vast majority of applications, operating systems, and servers we use. In addition, virtual patching accelerates the delivery of security protections. It was the right fit for the complexity of our landscape,” says Breen. “We also knew Workload Security went beyond protecting servers and cloud workloads. Trend Micro could secure our future cloud projects with protection for containers, network, and security posture management, while also providing exceptional support. When our team ran into an unexpected challenge during implementation, Trend Micro immediately put the right team behind us and quickly resolved the issue.”

"Workload Security gives us the security coverage needed to make our cloud journey seamless. With the ability to protect hybrid, multi-cloud environments from one central dashboard and track servers in multiple countries with deep integration in the cloud, we can focus on Flowserve’s digital transformation without having to worry about security."

John Breen - Global Head of Cybersecurity, Flowserve

SOLUTION

Flowserve selected Workload Security as the primary infrastructure protection for their servers and as the primary endpoint protection for its hybrid IT infrastructure. Workload Security provides comprehensive security in a single solution—protecting the company from ransomware, malware, and other threats in the cloud and on-premises. It also provides consistent security regardless of the workload and a rich set of application programming interfaces (APIs) to automate security.

“One of the key benefits of Workload Security is virtual patching. It quickly protects our legacy servers from vulnerabilities while we wait for an upgrade window or for the vendor to issue a patch. And for us, speed is critical.” says Breen.

RESULTS

Workload Security is helping Flowserve remain secure from the hundreds of cybersecurity threats received daily. The platform also helps Flowserve achieve their digital transformation goals by protecting cloud workloads as they adopt an increasingly hybrid IT environment. Additionally, the automation included in Workload Security allows Flowserve’s IT team to improve security without requiring additional resources.

WHAT'S NEXT

Flowserve will continue to strengthen its cybersecurity, with a strong focus on automation. “Automated attacks need automated responses.” says Breen. Flowserve recently deployed Trend Micro™ Cloud App Security. They are also evaluating Trend Micro Cloud One™ – Conformity for improved security as they move forward with their digital transformation. “We’ll continue to work closely and collaborate with Trend Micro to ensure our people and our company remain protected.”

Technologies

Cloud One – Workload Security Trend Micro Cloud App Security™

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