Perspectives & analysis.
From Cybersecurity to Hypersecurity: Protecting the Organization at Machine Speed
Security architectures have historically evolved alongside the systems they were meant to protect. A new transformation is beginning today: digital environments are becoming intelligent, distributed, autonomous, and capable of acting.
Read the articleDigital sovereignty: does your data really belong to you?
A company can be the legal owner of its data while depending entirely on another organization to access it. It may have paid for its software, signed its contracts, met its regulatory obligations, and retained all of its rights over the information.
Read the articleCybersecurity: what OVHcloud's week of crisis should teach us
It is always easy to analyze a cybersecurity incident after the fact. A vulnerability appears, a company has to react under pressure, and observers can then explain what should have been anticipated, fixed, or organized differently.
Read the articleThe post-quantum future already fits in a pocket
When we talk about quantum computing, the first images that come to mind are generally specialized laboratories, complex cryogenic installations, and experimental machines that still seem very far removed from our everyday computing environment.
Read the articleAI in our schools: let’s teach our children to grow well with it
The question is no longer whether our children will use artificial intelligence. They already use it in their search engines, their phones, their apps, and their creative tools.
Read the articleCryptography 2026+: waiting for the quantum threat to arrive is not a strategy
For several years, the threat quantum computing poses to cryptography was presented as a future problem.
Read the articleBitcoin and quantum: when cryptography becomes a financial continuity issue
Bitcoin still occupies a relatively limited place within the global financial system as a whole.
Read the articleDigital identity is becoming the enterprise’s new security perimeter
Until relatively recently, protecting an organization largely meant protecting its network.
Read the articleYour company uses AI: has it really become better?
Artificial intelligence has entered companies at a speed rarely seen with a technology this structural. Employees use generative assistants to write, research, analyze, or summarize information. Teams are experimenting with specialized tools.
Read the articleAdding AI to a bad process does not make a company “intelligent”
Artificial intelligence promises considerable productivity gains.
Read the articleFrom Shadow IT to Shadow Agents: do you really know which AIs are working in your organization?
For years, IT departments have dealt with Shadow IT: the software, cloud services, applications, and devices introduced into the company without necessarily going through official IT processes.
Read the articleTomorrow’s smart home: a small autonomous data center?
The first generation of home automation mainly taught us how to connect objects. A switch could be controlled remotely, a thermostat programmed from an app, a camera viewed on a phone, and a voice assistant could turn on a light.
Read the articleAfter the cloud and AI, the quantum network
The history of computing is often told as a succession of great revolutions.
Read the articleA country's digital sovereignty also runs through its businesses
Digital sovereignty can easily seem like a concept reserved for governments, critical infrastructure, and high-level geopolitical discussions. Yet it is beginning to take a far more concrete form in the digital services we use every day.
Read the articleCybercriminals do not need to break your best protection: they can simply go around it
When an organization invests in a new cybersecurity technology, one question naturally comes up: can this protection be hacked?
Read the articleQuantum Beyond – Commitment to the European Union AI Act
Building tomorrow’s standards
Read the articleUnbreakable today does not mean unbreakable tomorrow
The word “unbreakable” has something reassuring about it.
Read the articleCybersecurity in the Age of Acceleration: Can Your Organization Keep Up With the New Tempo?
For years, time has been a form of invisible protection in cybersecurity. Discovering a complex vulnerability could require weeks or months of research. Analyzing a new cryptographic algorithm demanded extremely specialized knowledge.
Read the articleArtificial Intelligence: Are We as Ambitious About Its Possibilities as We Are Vigilant About Its Risks?
Discussions surrounding artificial intelligence sometimes give the impression that we must choose between enthusiasm and caution.
Read the articleCybersecurity and cyberthreats at breakneck speed
In the past, cybersecurity evolved at the pace of the teams that kept it alive.
Read the articleWhen AI enters the laboratory: technological Dual-Use changes scale
Artificial intelligence is gradually crossing an important frontier.
Read the articlePost-quantum cybersecurity and the quantum internet: understanding both
The word “quantum” is appearing more and more frequently in technology discussions.
Read the articleMaking an organization more secure: collect less data
For years, organizations have been accumulating data.
Read the articleNeutral-atom quantum technologies: the components of a new kind of computing
Quantum computing has a particular talent: making complicated things that could in fact be explained quite simply. Qubits, superposition, entanglement, Rydberg states, coherence, quantum gates, optical traps…
Read the articleANSSI and SecNumCloud: a trusted infrastructure requires building your own security
As organizations move their data, their applications and their operations to the cloud, one question becomes increasingly hard to avoid: how far can you really trust the infrastructure that hosts the company’s digital assets?
Read the articleData breaches: even an excellent IT team needs a second line of vigilance
Data breaches have become so frequent that they almost risk losing their ability to surprise us.
Read the articleBeing sovereign means being able to choose
Digital sovereignty is often associated with where data is located, control of infrastructures, the nationality of suppliers, or an organization’s ability to operate its own technologies.
Read the articleDigital sovereignty: giving ourselves the means to succeed
Digital sovereignty now occupies a growing place in discussions surrounding artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the digital economy.
Read the articleSingle Point of Failure and artificial intelligence
Organizations have spent decades eliminating single points of failure from their IT infrastructures.
Read the articleeSIM: a potential tool for digital sovereignty
When digital sovereignty comes up, the discussion generally centers on data, the cloud, software, artificial intelligence, critical infrastructure, or the location of data centers.
Read the articleQuantum is teaching us a new way of thinking about infrastructure
When an emerging technology still seems far from everyday use, waiting often appears reasonable. Why invest time in a problem that has not yet arisen? Why change an architecture that works?
Read the articleIoT users: managing the identity of billions of connected devices
For decades, digital identity management in businesses has mainly concerned people.
Read the articleWhen legitimate software becomes the vehicle of an attack
We recently saw that a simple charging station could become an unexpected cybersecurity surface. The example was a reminder of how digital risks now reside in places that executives do not always spontaneously associate with IT.
Read the articleMore AI on the loose: when a series of small openings ends up creating a passage
The phrasing is dramatic: an artificial intelligence agent “escaped.” It immediately evokes a machine that decided to break its chains, outsmart its creators, and then set off to explore the Internet on its own initiative.
Read the articleThe Internet of Things: toward a vast distributed computing system
For a long time, the Internet of Things was relatively simple to picture. A sensor measures a temperature, a camera transmits an image, a vehicle reports its position, or an industrial machine provides some data about its operation.
Read the articleAI and Open Source: Accelerating the Arrival of Artificial Intelligence in the Physical World
For several years now, our perception of artificial intelligence has been strongly shaped by generative models.
Read the articleWhen the Output No Longer Proves Competence: AI Is Changing the Value of Human Skill
For decades, we have used the output of work as one of the main ways to assess a person's competence.
Read the articleRobustness is not the absence of risk
Every time a new technology appears, the same question comes up. Can we guarantee it will be completely safe? The answer is simple: no.
Read the articleAI: rules and laws to come
Artificial intelligence is advancing quickly, and the debates about how to govern it are now on a scale commensurate with its influence.
Read the articleWhen AI meets IoT: machines will be able to act
For much of its history, the Internet of Things has essentially served to make the physical world observable by computer systems.
Read the articleWhy Quantum Beyond designs infrastructures of superior robustness
For several decades, IT systems have primarily supported organizations' administrative, commercial, and financial activities.
Read the articleMobile devices: is your favorite app still trustworthy?
We install an app on our phone or tablet. It comes from Apple’s App Store or Google Play, sometimes has millions of users, has excellent ratings and has been around for several years.
Read the articleYour AI agent acts on your behalf: are you ready to answer for what it does?
During the early years of generative artificial intelligence, companies mainly used systems that answered questions.
Read the articleYesterday’s skills: a brake on digital transformation
Resistance to change is often presented as a problem of attitude. Some employees are said to be averse to new technologies, too attached to their habits, or simply unwilling to change the way they work.
Read the articleQuantum technologies: the next challenge will be integrating them into the operational world
Quantum technologies long evolved mainly in laboratories, universities, and a few highly specialized companies.
Read the articleTask automation: learning to redistribute work between humans and AI agents
Since generative artificial intelligence entered professional use, one question keeps coming back: how many jobs will be replaced by AI? It draws attention because it directly affects workers, executives, and the future of many professions.
Read the articleFrom three laws of robotics to the governance of artificial intelligences
In 1942, for Isaac Asimov, imagining rules capable of governing a robot's behavior was still largely a matter of science fiction.
Read the articleA polished answer is not always a good answer
Artificial intelligence impresses with its ability to produce fast, structured answers, and often gives the impression that it knows what “it is talking about”.
Read the articleArtificial consciousness: when machines force us to ask what it means to be conscious
For a long time, the question of artificial consciousness belonged essentially to philosophy and science fiction. We could imagine a conscious machine, debate what it would feel, or wonder whether it should one day have rights.
Read the articleCognitive dependence: the invisible risk of artificial intelligence
The history of business is marked by dependencies that companies have gradually learned to be wary of. Depending on a single supplier, a data center, a piece of software, a key employee, or a raw material always represents a risk.
Read the articleEmerging technologies: their true value begins when they become an operational capability
Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly and becoming agentic. Infrastructures are increasingly distributed. Cloud environments occupy a central place in operations.
Read the articleFrom innovation to operational capability: the need for cross-cutting technology expertise
Canada's defence sector is entering a period in which technology is no longer simply a support for military capabilities. It is progressively becoming a fundamental component of them.
Read the articleAn AI does not need to be conscious to become a digital actor
Can an artificial intelligence become conscious? The question has fascinated philosophers, neuroscientists, and computer scientists since long before the emergence of large language models.
Read the articleManaging Tomorrow: Knowing How to Lead AI Agents
The manager's role has always consisted, in part, of organizing work.
Read the articleCyberabundance: When Artificial Intelligence Begins to Produce Knowledge
We have quickly grown used to seeing artificial intelligence produce text, images, video, software code, and music.
Read the articleThe quantum Internet will probably not replace the Internet: it will be added to it
Every major technological shift brings its share of shortcuts. The quantum Internet is no exception.
Read the articleFrom quantum repeaters to the future routers of the quantum Internet
The Internet works so well that we easily forget the extraordinary infrastructure required to carry information across thousands of kilometers. When a signal travels along an optical fiber, it gradually weakens.
Read the articleArtificial intelligence, the amplifier of who you are
For the past few months, social media has been overflowing with promises.
Read the articleSecure technology does not guarantee a secure system
In cybersecurity, certain technologies end up acquiring an almost absolute reputation. A new protocol is more robust. A new authentication method eliminates a known category of attacks. An algorithm becomes the new benchmark.
Read the articleAI Onboarding: integrating an AI agent with the same rigor as a new organizational capability
When a company hires a new employee, it does not generally hand them a computer, passwords to several systems and a list of objectives and wish them good luck.
Read the articleCharging stations: when a simple piece of equipment becomes an IT risk
When an executive thinks about their organization’s cybersecurity, they generally picture servers, computers, the network, applications, cloud environments and, increasingly, artificial intelligence systems.
Read the articleThe quantum internet is leaving the laboratory: how do you prepare for it?
For a long time, the quantum internet belonged mainly to the vocabulary of fundamental research.
Read the articleArtificial intelligence is changing the rules of cybersecurity
For decades, cybersecurity mainly consisted of protecting systems against attacks initiated by humans.
Read the articleArtificial intelligence to think with us, not to think for us
We have access today to something extraordinary.
Read the articleModern cyber defense: uniting expertise to strengthen operational capability
Modern military operations rely on a digital infrastructure that has become almost invisible.
Read the articleCybersecurity: understanding the organization's behavior
For years, cybersecurity has focused primarily on protecting infrastructure: firewalls, antivirus, intrusion detection, encryption, network segmentation, and access control.
Read the articleNeuralese: when artificial intelligences no longer need to speak the way we do
When two humans need to collaborate, they generally use a shared language.
Read the articleSecurity should not be built at the expense of privacy
Organizations today have extraordinary technological means to protect their facilities, their systems, their employees, their clients, and their digital assets.
Read the articleWhen your AI talks to another AI: do you really know where your organizational knowledge travels?
Artificial intelligence is rapidly taking hold in businesses and government organizations.
Read the articleArtificial intelligence must remain in the service of humans
Artificial intelligence is advancing at a remarkable pace.
Read the articleAutomating a warehouse… an operational transformation!
Warehouse automation is attracting growing interest. Mobile robots, smart conveyors, automated storage systems, artificial intelligence, machine vision, and logistics platforms promise significant gains in productivity, quality, and speed of execution.
Read the articleDigital footprints: are you protecting what truly identifies you?
The tale of Tom Thumb taught us that it can sometimes be useful to leave traces behind in order to find your way back. In our digital world, the reality is quite different.
Read the articleThe explosion of embedded software layers
When every new link becomes a potential risk
Read the articleSeveral heads are better than one
The most important decisions rarely deserve to rest on a single source of information. Successful organizations have always sought out multiple points of view before setting a strategic direction.
Read the articlePoorly planned artificial intelligence will amplify your dependencies
Artificial intelligence opens up remarkable prospects for organizations. It accelerates certain analyses, automates tasks, improves the quality of decisions, and makes new services possible.
Read the articleInteroperability is a competitive advantage
Every organization is looking to become more efficient, shorten its execution times, and improve its ability to adapt.
Read the articleA company never depends on a single piece of software
Do you have an up-to-date view of your dependencies?
Read the articleTechnology debt: in the code… and in the documents
When technology debt comes up, the discussion almost always turns to applications, source code, infrastructure, or software that has become obsolete.
Read the articleDigital sovereignty begins well before the cloud
For several years, the debate on digital sovereignty has often been framed as a choice between different cloud platforms or different technology vendors. That line of thinking is legitimate, but it represents only part of the equation.
Read the articleThe cost of change comes from dependencies
Every organization evolves. They modernize their technologies, adopt new tools, integrate artificial intelligence, revise their processes, or adapt their business model to remain competitive.
Read the articleDigital sovereignty: the invisible dependencies
When an organization considers its digital sovereignty, its attention often turns to the technologies it uses: software, cloud platforms, vendors, or infrastructure. Yet the real dependencies are rarely that visible.
Read the articleThe quantum train – Seventh station: those left on the platform
Major technological disruptions often produce a surprising phenomenon. When their consequences become visible, many people feel they appeared out of nowhere. Yet looking back, the early warning signs had been present for a long time.
Read the articleCompanies and organizations: Becoming intelligible before becoming intelligent
For several years now, organizations have been investing in artificial intelligence. They are experimenting with conversational assistants, deploying intelligent agents, automating processes, and seeking to leverage their data to improve their performance.
Read the articleBusiness continuity
An organization's true resilience is measured when it is put to the test.
Read the articleThe quantum train – Sixth station: the final boarding call
When a train is about to leave a station, an announcement always sounds a few moments before the doors close. Travelers are invited to board one last time. At that instant, the train is still motionless, but everyone understands that the time available is no longer the same.
Read the articleArtificial intelligence: the added value of professions
Every major technological revolution has transformed human work. The invention of the spinning wheel accelerated textile production. Machine tools multiplied the capabilities of workshops. Electric motors modernized factories.
Read the articleHuman at the Center
Quantum Beyond's artificial intelligence philosophy
Read the articleThe quantum train – Fifth station: the first landscapes change
When you set out on a long train journey, the landscape rarely transforms abruptly. Changes appear gradually. A city gently gives way to the countryside. Plains become rolling hills. Forests replace industrial districts.
Read the articleHarvest Now, Decrypt Later
The threat is not the quantum computer, but waiting until it exists.
Read the articleThe quantum train – Fourth station: the journey begins long before departure
When we watch a train leave a station, we naturally get the impression that the journey begins at that precise moment. Yet the departure is only the visible part of work that started much earlier.
Read the articleHuman imagination
A frontier that is still difficult to cross
Read the articleAI and judgment
An impossibility, or the next step in its evolution
Read the articleThe quantum train – Third station: choosing your car
When boarding a train for a long journey, no one brings their entire house. We instinctively choose what deserves to come along: the essential items, the important documents, the personal belongings we genuinely care about.
Read the articleThe best IT teams surround themselves with specialists and experts
Information technology teams have never carried so many responsibilities.
Read the articleThe quantum train – Second station: getting on board
The reflex is almost always the same… When a new technology appears, organizations start by looking at the available products. They compare vendors, assess costs, analyze features, and try to determine the best time to invest.
Read the articleHuman responsibility and artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the way we work. Every week brings its share of new models, new assistants, and new promises. The enthusiasm is understandable.
Read the articleEnd-to-end encryption
Is it really... end to end?
Read the articleThe quantum train is approaching its first station
There is a reflex that appears almost systematically whenever a new technology emerges. Organizations want to know a date. They ask: “When will it be ready?” As if that answer alone determined the moment when they should start paying attention.
Read the articleProtect your financial capital with digital capital
When a company evaluates an investment, the first question that comes up is almost always the same: what will the return on investment be? That question is entirely legitimate.
Read the articleCybersecurity debt: what companies postpone today could cost them far more tomorrow
Every company makes investment decisions. Some accelerate growth, improve productivity or open new markets. Others are postponed, often for good reasons.
Read the articleWhy do the highest-performing organizations surround themselves with outside experts?
In most organizations, information technology teams play an essential role.
Read the articleMFA: toward a new generation of digital trust
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has profoundly improved the security of information systems in recent years.
Read the articleCybersecurity and biometrics: protecting far more than data
Since the mid-1990s, biometric technologies have taken an ever-larger place in our daily lives.
Read the articleThe Internet of the new world
From ARPANET to TCP/IP and the World Wide Web created by Tim Berners-Lee, the last three decades of the Internet have represented one of the greatest advances in modern history.
Read the articleDigital sovereignty: how far can it go and how can it be achieved?
Digital sovereignty has become one of the great themes of our time. It is invoked by governments, large corporations, cybersecurity experts and even by citizens concerned about the protection of their personal information.
Read the articleAfter the Internet, here comes the artificial intelligence economy
Since the arrival of the Web, digital technologies have mainly been developed to give people access to information.
Read the articleAn artificial intelligence for every human?
For several decades, digital technologies have profoundly transformed the way we communicate, work, learn and create. Today, artificial intelligence is opening a new stage in that evolution.
Read the articleDigital Infrastructure
Artificial intelligence needs trust...
Read the articleSucceeding at artificial intelligence adoption
For several years now, artificial intelligence has steadily made its way into boardrooms, strategic plans, and digital transformation projects. Announcements keep multiplying. Platforms are evolving quickly. Investments are rising.
Read the articleArtificial intelligence platform
Build or buy? The real question lies elsewhere.
Read the articleQuantum Beyond's Qb Knowledge Standard
After digital transformation, here comes knowledge transformation
Read the articleAn economy without prosperous humans is not a sustainable economy
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the way we produce, communicate, and innovate. All over the world, organizations are seeking to improve their productivity, reduce their costs, and accelerate their operations through automation. This evolution is natural.
Read the articleArtificial intelligences
The future belongs to amplified human intelligence.
Read the articleAgentic identity
The new foundations of trust for the autonomous economy
Read the articleThe future of computing will be orchestrated
Why intelligent infrastructures will replace monolithic architectures
Read the articleSovereign personal AI
Privacy protection will become the most strategic infrastructure of the 21st century
Read the articleThe quantum impasse—or a giant leap toward extreme heterogeneous computing…
One could say that, at present, the quantum computer is the most imperfect of the best solutions for accelerating technology. That formula captures the industry’s current paradox—here is why, and what it implies for technological acceleration...
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