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Jitterbit research reveals new focus for EMEA businesses

business goal of removing manual processes from internal workflows in order to innovate at hyper-speed and thereby remain competitive .
64 % of EMEA systems integrator professionals agreed that hyperautomation is a key business priority for their customers in 2022 . What ’ s more , 76 % of senior EMEA systems integrators believe their customers value automation over integration .

Jitterbit , the API transformation company , has launched its latest report SaaS Partnerships in the Age of Hyperautomation – a unique survey of EMEA senior systems integrator professionals .

Over the past two and a half years , we ’ ve witnessed unprecedented Digital Transformation , where businesses across
EMEA accelerated innovation , integrating hundreds and sometimes thousands of software solutions , technologies and platforms to enable a new , more digital world .
Jitterbit ’ s research reveals we ’ ve now entered a new era of business transformation : hyperautomation . A Gartner trend for the past two years , hyperautomation refers to the
“ There can be no automation without integration – and there can be no hyperautomation without integration as a service ,” said Joost De Bot , Jitterbit ’ s VP and General Manager , EMEA . “ Our survey into system integrators reveals that to thrive in the midst of so much disruption , it ’ s necessary for them to re-position as enablers of greater process automation while delivering integration at scale to their customers by working with trusted integration platform partners .”

Sonatype collaborates with Red Hat to deliver speed , security and visibility to modern software factories

Sonatype , a pioneer of software supply chain management , has announced that Sonatype ’ s Nexus Lifecycle is better positioned to leverage its Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification , to help provide intelligent insight into the open-source components Red Hat OpenShift customers are using .

Sonatype ’ s Nexus Lifecycle combined with Red Hat OpenShift , creates an automated process that encourages component integrity and provides enhanced security features by developing a Software Bill of Materials ( SBOM ) that is license-compliant and highlights open-source vulnerabilities .
The certification will help enable Red Hat OpenShift customers to more easily and efficiently design an SBOM – helping enterprises mitigate risk across their software development lifecycle and organisations required to meet the new US . federal cybersecurity requirement .
“ We are pleased that Sonatype ’ s Nexus Lifecycle Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification is now positioned to further extend choice and flexibility for customers on the industry ’ s leading enterprise Kubernetes platform ,” said Mark Longwell , Director , Partner Alliances , Hybrid Platforms , Red Hat .
“ IT Security continues to be a top priority for organisations and with this enhanced certification , Sonatype helps provide Red Hat OpenShift customers greater insight into the development and security of their software .”
With Sonatype as a Red Hat OpenShift Certified Operator , customers gain easier access to deploy Sonatype Nexus Lifecycle in one click via the Operator catalogue section on Red Hat OpenShift . p
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