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Turning AI Pilots into Daily Workflows: How to move from experimentation to adoption by redesigning work, ownership, controls, and habits.

AI pilots are easier to launch than to embed into daily operations. The challenge is changing how work happens once AI becomes part of decisions, tasks, handovers, and controls. Three pressure points tend to decide whether adoption holds. - Workflow fit matters: AI has to enter the flow of work as part of the process. - Ownership needs to be clear: someone must own the process, the controls, the exceptions, and the outcome. - User trust has to be built: people need to know when to rely on AI, when to challenge it, and when to escalate. The working question is simple: how do we move AI from promising pilots into daily work while keeping clarity, accountability, and risk control? If this is part of your current reality, let’s compare choices, constraints, and lessons learned.

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Les Rencontres: CTO: Le Saint Graal?

Pendant longtemps, le TCO donnait une impression de contrôle. On investissait, on amortissait, on optimisait. Les coûts étaient visibles, relativement prévisibles, et structurés autour d’une logique claire entre CAPEX et OPEX. Ce modèle ne suffit plus à expliquer où va réellement l’argent. Aujourd’hui, une part croissante des dépenses IT ne repose plus sur ce que l’on possède, mais sur ce que l’on consomme: des tokens générés par l’IA des agents qui exécutent des actions en continu des outils SaaS qui se multiplient dans les équipes du cloud qui s’adapte en permanence à l’usage Le coût ne disparaît pas, mais il devient plus diffus, plus dynamique, et souvent plus difficile à attribuer, à expliquer, et à maîtriser. C’est là que des approches comme le Technology Business Management, ou TBM, redeviennent particulièrement utiles: non pas comme un exercice de reporting supplémentaire, mais comme un moyen de relier concrètement les dépenses aux services, aux usages, et aux décisions. Et c’est là aussi que la question du “Saint Graal” revient, mais sous une autre forme. Vous vous demandez peut-être: Comment garder de la maîtrise quand la dépense dépend du comportement, des usages, et parfois même de systèmes autonomes ? Comment piloter l’équilibre CAPEX/OPEX quand le cloud, le SaaS et l’IA déplacent progressivement les coûts vers des modèles variables ? Quels coûts restent encore trop souvent hors radar: ressources métier, formation, support, intégration, sécurité, gouvernance ? Et surtout, qu’est-ce qu’un “bon TCO” veut encore dire quand il faut le mettre en regard d’objectifs parfois plus stratégiques, plus longs à mesurer, ou plus difficiles à quantifier: qualité de service, résilience, agilité, expérience utilisateur, capacité d’innovation ? Ce sont précisément ces questions qui seront au cœur de notre rencontre: une discussion ouverte entre pairs, ancrée dans la réalité du terrain, pas pour débattre de modèles idéaux, mais pour comprendre comment chacun tente, concrètement, de mesurer, d’attribuer et de reprendre le contrôle, sans réduire la valeur d’un choix technologique à son seul coût.

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Panasonic Holdings Corporation recognized by Trend Micro for their diligent, digitally transformative cybersecurity efforts

Recognized by Trend Micro for their diligent, digitally transformative cybersecurity efforts

OVERVIEW

With a history of innovation spanning over a century, Panasonic Holdings Corporation is a global electronics manufacturing group renowned for introducing cutting-edge technologies to the market. Deeply entrenched in a diverse array of business sectors including appliances, automotive devices, housing equipment, and energy-related products such as automotive batteries, they have seven operating companies, 523 group companies, and over 100 offices worldwide with more than 230,000 employees.

Panasonic Holdings Corporation is the latest recipient of our Trend Global Customer Award, a testament to the hard work, care, and dedication of their teams in helping to make the world a more secure place.

“We are thrilled to have received the Trend Global Customer Award and extend our gratitude for the dual recognition, one for our Japan headquarters and the other for North America,” says Executive Officer and Group Chief Information Officer Hajime Tamaoki.

We are thrilled to have received the Trend Customer Award and extend our gratitude for the dual recognition, one for our Japan headquarters and the other for North America. The information system departments, particularly those involved in security often operate behind the scenes. Many overlook the complexity and dedication required to keep our system safe, assuming that “nothing is wrong, or nothing will happen.

Hajime Tamaoki -

Executive Officer, Group Chief Information Office

CHALLENGES

Risk mitigation is a complex, multifaceted process that remains essential amidst the ever-changing threat landscape, with new vulnerabilities and risks emerging on a regular basis. “The information system departments, particularly those involved in security, often operate behind the scenes,” says Tamaoki-san. “Many overlook the complexity and dedication required to keep our system safe, assuming that ‘nothing is wrong’ or ‘nothing will happen.’ This perception can make it challenging for these teams to receive the recognition they deserve.”

In addition, there is the vital need to maintain a balance between the DX initiatives promoted by the group and cybersecurity needs. Tamaoki-san notes that effective cybersecurity measures extend beyond technical solutions, requiring the integration of cybersecurity into corporate culture and internal procedures. Panasonic Holdings Corporation therefore places great importance on prompt response to environmental changes and comprehensively addressing cybersecurity needs through collaboration and human resource initiatives.

“In alignment with [our] commitment to innovation and adapting to changes in the workforce, Panasonic has recently embarked on implementing DX initiatives throughout the Group, culminating in the launch of PX—Panasonic Group’s DX Strategy—in 2021,” Tamaoki-san adds. “The success of DX is contingent upon robust cybersecurity measures given the escalating risk of cyberattacks accompanying the rise of digital transactions.”

WHY TREND

“The Panasonic Group has decades of experience using Trend solutions. We appreciate their ability to provide support from the customer’s perspective and respond globally and in Japan,” says Tamaoki-san. “We are excited about the future of ‘cybersecurity platforms’ that integrate security data, using them as sensors, in addition to individual product features such as endpoint, email, network, server, and cloud workloads. We have great confidence in Trend [assisting] us with appropriate solutions and support based on understanding our group’s challenges.”

RESULTS

Panasonic Holdings Corporation is poised for continued growth and success, primarily owed to their ongoing commitment to digital transformation and risk mitigation. Through the ongoing support and cybersecurity solutions from Trend—along with recognition for their dedication in these areas—their teams are equipped, enabled, and encouraged to continue their innovation journey.

“This award serves as significant encouragement to our team members who diligently work to protect our group and affiliated entities from security breaches on a daily basis,” says Tamaoki-san. “We look forward to keeping our strong relationship with Trend Micro to further enhance our security measures.”

WHAT'S NEXT

“Future information systems will be intricately linked, and data will become increasingly voluminous,” says Tamaoki-san. “In this context, improving visibility across our digital assets and accurately identifying and proactively addressing risks are critical to protecting our digital infrastructure and ensuring business success. We believe that it is necessary to constantly examine and update the latest and most suitable cybersecurity [solutions] for our group.”

“We look forward to working with industry-leading partners like Trend and to continue promoting business growth through innovation with cutting-edge solutions, both continuously and safely,” says Tamaoki-san.

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