What the Orlando announcements really mean — and why the most interesting questions weren’t answered on stage. Introduction: A Keynote Is Not a Whitepaper A SAPPHIRE keynote follows its own dramaturgy. It’s not about complete information. It’s about staging. Christian Klein stands on stage, behind him a display the size of a mid-sized industrial building,…
What the Google–Deutsche Telekom split reveals about European IT strategy In 2021, it was announced as a model case. Deutsche Telekom and Google would jointly build a sovereign cloud for Germany — aimed at enterprises, public authorities, and the healthcare sector. US technology, German operator, legal distance from the CLOUD Act. The pragmatic compromise that…
What Gartner’s cloud verdict really means for industrial decision-makers At the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo in May 2026, one sentence sent ripples through European IT departments: true technological sovereignty is currently only achievable in the United States and China. Outside these two countries, no viable alternative to the major hyperscalers exists. The verdict is uncomfortable. It…
In my nearly 30 years in the manufacturing industry, I have seen many hypes hit the shop floor and the IT department. The latest trend emerging from Silicon Valley is the “Zero-Human Company”—orchestrated by new AI frameworks like Paperclip. The vision: Entire departments consisting of autonomous AI agents that self-organize, delegate tasks, and execute business…
According to a recent Gartner study (2026), 56% of IT leaders admit they cannot explain the outputs of their GenAI systems. The number is alarming. But it doesn’t surprise me. Because if I’m honest: many IT departments couldn’t explain the cloud either — at least not in the language that boards, auditors, and works councils…
The uncomfortable truth: Your AI problem isn’t a technology problem. It’s a master data problem. The Number Nobody Wants to Hear Gartner confirmed it in black and white in 2025: Only 14% of companies have data that’s ready for productive use of Generative AI. Fourteen percent. The flip side: 86% of companies currently investing in…
Gartner’s 2026 predictions confirm what has been visible on the shop floor for years: Only 22% of organizations derive significant value from Generative AI. The remaining 78% are burning budget — not because the technology fails, but because the fundamentals are missing. The Uncomfortable Number The latest Gartner report “Predicts 2026: Intelligent Applications” delivers a…
An Industrial Translation of Harald Weiss’s Analysis on heise online Harald Weiss published a sobering analysis on heise online: 56 percent of CEOs report neither revenue nor cost benefits from their AI investments. Only 12 percent claim measurable success on both dimensions. Meanwhile, 67 percent of companies are increasing their GenAI budgets further. If you…
An Industrial Translation of Jamin Mahmood-Wiebe’s t3n Article Jamin Mahmood-Wiebe recently published a piece on t3n outlining five mistakes that stall AI agents in the enterprise. His conclusion: “Architecture beats technology.” It’s a solid article. But it’s written from the perspective of web development and SaaS startups. I’ve spent 30 years in manufacturing. And I…
Four GPUs in the Basement Last week I spoke with the managing director of a mid-sized company in healthcare. Sensitive patient data, strict regulatory requirements, an IT team of modest size. His AI strategy? Four Nvidia H100s in the server room. Six months ago it was one. Not because he has money to burn. But…
