IT blog: expert articles from our practice
We write about AI, compliance, IT operations and software development. For organisations whose IT must not fail.
In our expert articles, we share what keeps us busy in projects. They deal with questions you know from your daily work: How do you bring AI safely into existing systems? What do supervisory authorities require? And how do operations stay stable?
- AI and Agentic AI
- Compliance and Financial Services
- Managed Services and CMDB
- Public sector and OZG
AI, Agentic AI and software development
How methodology makes AI-assisted development succeed
14 July 2026 · AI, Software development. Anyone who builds a prototype with a coding assistant today experiences something that was not possible two years ago. The article shows the role methodology plays.
If Mythos is too dangerous, we will soon have a much bigger problem
30 June 2026 · AI, Security, Software development. The worldwide shutdown of Anthropic’s frontier models “Mythos” and “Fable” on 12 June 2026 shows the fundamental debate about governance.
Claude Mythos Preview: what lies behind the headlines
16 June 2026 · Agentic AI, Security, Software development. Anyone who has followed the reports on “Claude Mythos Preview” in recent weeks has mainly come across one message. The article puts it into context.
Integrating AI into existing systems: why context decides the architecture
9 June 2026 · GenAI, AI, Software development. Many AI initiatives start with a single use case, often an internal knowledge assistant or the analysis of documents.
Expert interviews: understanding and modernising legacy systems
Sebastian Grundhöfer is 7P’s expert for modernising critical IT infrastructure. In two interviews, he talks about legacy systems that have often done their job reliably for years.
- 25 August 2026: Understanding and assessing legacy systems. His main task is to show ways of modernising systems that have grown over many years.
- 8 September 2026: Modernising legacy systems with AI. His view: understanding a legacy system does not mean you have modernised it.
IT operations, compliance and public sector
Using a self-service portal and service catalogue effectively
6 October 2026 · AI, Managed Services. A self-service portal does not automatically relieve the support team. Many organisations introduce one without first reviewing their services and processes.
IT process automation for BaFin-regulated institutions
22 September 2026 · Compliance, Financial Services. In institutions supervised by BaFin, automating IT operations processes is usually seen first as a question of efficiency.
Municipal interoperability for OZG services and NOOTS
11 August 2026 · NOOTS, Public sector, OZG. The OZG (German Online Access Act) has set the legal framework for years. Even so, many municipalities are not yet fully connected to digital administrative processes.
Why automated discovery alone does not ensure a good CMDB
28 July 2026 · Managed Services, Software development. Part of the article series on CMDB: the first part showed a typical pattern in CMDB projects around the question of the right tool.
Why CMDB projects fail because of a focus on tools
26 May 2026 · CMDB, Managed Services. The configuration management database (CMDB) has been part of the foundation of IT service management since the early ITIL versions.
Network resilience starts in operations, not in IT
15 May 2026 · Compliance, Network resilience, Telecommunications. Why operators of critical infrastructure need to reassess their operational capability.
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