T-Systems and SupplyOn are joining forces to bring artificial intelligence deeper into Europe’s industrial supply chains, in a move the companies say will combine automation with strict data sovereignty.
Under the partnership, SupplyOn’s platform will be linked to T-Systems’ Industrial AI Cloud, allowing manufacturers and suppliers to use AI across procurement, logistics and supplier management while keeping sensitive data under European control. The companies argue that ...
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the arrangement is designed for a period in which supply chains are under pressure from rising regulatory demands, geopolitical uncertainty and the need for faster decisions based on better information.
SupplyOn says its network connects around 140,000 companies in more than 100 countries, making it one of Europe’s largest industrial collaboration platforms. Its system is used for purchasing, quality management, logistics, finance and environmental, social and governance processes, giving it a broad footprint across manufacturing supply chains.
The first application highlighted under the tie-up is a new product called “AI-native Sourcing”, which is intended to support procurement teams with supplier selection, bid evaluation and purchasing decisions. The companies say the underlying processing takes place entirely within T-Systems’ Munich-based data centre, which is part of the Industrial AI Cloud infrastructure.
Markus Quicken, chief executive of SupplyOn, said data sovereignty across corporate boundaries is essential for AI adoption in global supply networks. Dr Ferri Abolhassan, a Deutsche Telekom board member and T-Systems chief executive, said the aim is to help companies benefit from AI without creating dependence on external platforms.
T-Systems has positioned the Industrial AI Cloud as a sovereign computing environment for enterprises, research institutions and public bodies. The company says the platform is GDPR-compliant, aligned with the EU AI Act and designed to keep sensitive workloads within European jurisdiction. Since February 2026, it has operated a Munich facility with 10,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, 0.5 exaflops of computing power and 20 petabytes of storage, which T-Systems says increased Germany’s available AI capacity by roughly 50%.
The partnership is being presented as the start of a wider industrial AI roadmap. T-Systems and SupplyOn say future use cases could extend to planning, quality assurance, electronic invoicing and risk management, as AI agents become more embedded in day-to-day supply chain operations.
The Industrial AI Cloud already counts SAP, Siemens and ServiceNow among its founding partners, while companies including EDAG, Agile Robots, Wandelbots, PhysicsX, Noxtua, SOOFI and Quantum Systems are also developing applications on the platform. Together, the companies are trying to build what they describe as a European alternative for advanced AI workloads that require high performance without sacrificing control over data.
Source: Noah Wire Services
