Microsoft AI ARR 37 Billion Dollars: What the Q1 Figures Mean for DACH CIO Budgets
Bernhard Liebl
Microsoft reported an AI run-rate of 37 billion US dollars in calendar Q1 2026, up 123 percent year-over-year. ...
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New Work & Leadership
The shortage of skilled workers costs the German economy 49 billion euros per year. At the same time, AI and remote work are fundamentally changing the requirements for leadership. New Work & Leadership shows how CEOs and board members use people strategy, talent retention and organizational culture as strategic levers.
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SaaS Renewals: Where the Silent Price Increase Lies
Eva Mickler
SaaS renewals won’t be routine in 2026. List-price hikes of seven to twelve percent are on the table, ...
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German DAX Companies Lose Tech Talent to Mid-Sized Enterprises
Bernhard Liebl
By 2026, senior tech talent will have flocked to mid-sized companies rather than the DAX. The question ...
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The Invisible Bottleneck Role: Why PMOs Often Derail the AI Rollout in 2026
Eva Mickler
The Deloitte Tech Leadership Study lists 71 percent of companies with five or more tech leaders in the ...
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Senior Tech Talent 2026: The New Interface Profile
Jakob Bach
By 2026, DAX and MDAX corporations won’t face an AI-skill gap—they’ll face an interface gap. If ...
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Who in the corporation defines what the AI deems true
Eva Mickler
Since April, Microsoft has allowed administrators to mark certain SharePoint sites as authoritative ...
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Who Really Owns AI Operations: Three Determinations
Angelika Beierlein
AI operations in German boards won't stabilize until CIO, COO, CFO, and Risk jointly formulate a robust ...
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Autonomous AI: How CIOs Can Manage Black-Box Risks
Eva Mickler
37 percent of CIOs report having complete visibility over all AI tools in their organization. The ...
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Shadow AI Turns Into CIOs’ Governance Nightmare
Benedikt Langer
The Logicalis CIO Report 2026 surveyed 1,000+ CIOs worldwide. The result is uncomfortable: Only 37 ...
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CIOs Fight for Relevance in the C-Suite
Benedikt Langer
Deloitte's Global Technology Leadership Study 2026 interviewed 660 tech executives worldwide - and ...
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