IT service provider adesso and Workato provider of the AI-driven integration and automation platform of the same name, have entered into a strategic partnership. Together, the companies will support organisations in building modern integration architectures: business processes will be interconnected across systems and further developed to be future-proof through AI-supported automation. Workato complements adesso’s existing integration offering for Salesforce solutions with a cloud-based platform that orchestrates applications, data and processes across system boundaries. Particularly in the Salesforce context, the partnership with Workato opens up new potential for adesso: companies can implement context-driven workflows directly along the customer journey by using the technology to consolidate data from various systems and process it with AI support. As a long-standing partner in the Salesforce ecosystem, adesso can now offer customers tailor-made solutions depending on their technological starting point and strategic direction. The spectrum ranges from traditional integration projects to AI-powered automation scenarios spanning entire business processes.

The IT service provider adesso is continuing its transformation into an AI company. In order to meet market demand, adesso is consolidating its data and AI expertise into the Data and AI Business Line with immediate effect. The former Data and Analytics division supports customers throughout the entire AI transformation, from initial assessment to production solution in the core business. Around 350 experts are developing GenAI and agentic AI solutions as well as data and AI platforms that integrate seamlessly into existing system landscapes.

84 % of companies prioritise storing their data within their own country, whilst 81 per cent want it stored no further afield than the EU. These are the findings of adesso’s GenAI Impact Report 2026. Through its subsidiary adesso as a service GmbH, the IT service provider is now offering IT managers the adesso AI Hub, a platform that enables them to ensure precisely that: transparency and governance across the entire range of AI usage within the company, including control over the infrastructure on which models are run and data is processed.

Energy group RWE AG and IT service provider adesso SE are expanding their long-standing collaboration. With a new framework agreement, the partners are pooling their activities in the areas of digitalisation, IT services and artificial intelligence (AI). They aim to work even more closely together in future to implement key initiatives for operational excellence, innovation and sustainable growth. The agreement will run for three years and includes the targeted deployment of AI wherever measurable business value has been identified – spanning IT operations and direct business optimisation – as well as data-driven platforms and new international delivery structures.