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Home » Blog » Sovereign Cyber Defense in Germany: Moving Beyond Data Residency In Germany, Deutsche Telekom and Palo Alto Networks are applying this shift to Cortex by integrating the platform with European controls on access, encryption, and managed SOC operations. The post compares this model with other sovereign approaches and examines its practical strengths and limitations. Digital sovereignty in Germany is becoming more operational.

The German IT Services Market in 2025 After several years of solid demand, the German IT services market cooled noticeably in 2025, though it still posted slight growth. According to PAC estimates, the market grew by approximately +1.6%. This placed Germany below the Western European average of +1.8% and made it one of the weaker major IT service markets in Western Europe in 2025. Among the major markets, only France performed even worse.

Cybersecurity M&A is entering a more disciplined phase. The market remains active, but the signal has shifted. It is no longer enough to ask whether deal numbers are rising or falling. The more important question is: which types of cybersecurity assets remain strategic enough to attract buyer attention and command premium valuations? The answer is increasingly clear. Buyers remain highly interested in cybersecurity, but they are becoming more selective.