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Datenkategorie-Ampel – Grün, Gelb, Rot als Sinnbild für KI-Datenregeln im Unternehmen

August 07, 2026

Introducing Claude in your company: the five decisions before the first euro

Since 2 August 2026, large parts of the EU AI Act apply. Five decisions fall within the first six weeks — long before IT starts building. Making them too late costs twice as much later.

Woody Wade – Mitglied des Strategischen Beirats von ZEMID

May 11, 2026

Strategy

Planning the future instead of suffering it: Woody Wade joins the ZEMID Advisory Board

Scenario planning has long been a tool of large corporations and dedicated strategy departments. ZEMID is now making this discipline accessible to the Mittelstand.

Solides Fundament eines Bauwerks – Sinnbild für Transformationsbereitschaft

April 28, 2026

Tech Corner

Why IT projects fail for the same reasons

A new diagnostic tool from ZEMID helps mid-market executives understand their own transformation readiness — before the first euro is spent.

April 09, 2026

Strategy

German Mittelstand 2026: What Really Matters Now

Four topics, no all-clear, one clear path. NIS2 liability, insolvency chain risks, export structure and AI adoption – what mid-market CEOs must address now.

Geopolitische Lageanalyse Iran – Israel – Libanon

April 08, 2026

OSINT Analysis

Situation Analysis: Iran – Israel – Lebanon

OSINT-based situation analysis of April 8, 2026. Military assessment, negotiation analysis, three scenarios, and seven transfer lessons for business.

April 08, 2026

Strategy

7 Negotiation Lessons from 40 Days of War

Negotiating under maximum pressure — what companies can learn. 40 days of war. 7 principles. All apply in the boardroom too.

Lokale LLMs – Enterprise-KI mit Datensouveränität

March 30, 2026

Tech Corner

Why Local LLMs Are the Future of Enterprise AI

Cloud AI fails on data sovereignty and lack of specialization. Local LLMs with controlled pipelines are the strategic answer — for companies that never want to let their most valuable data leave their hands.

Ralf Schmidt auf der digitalBAU 2026 in Köln

March 27, 2026

Digital Strategy

A Turning Point in Mid-Market Digitalization — ZEMID at digitalBAU 2026

The construction industry has been discussing digitalization for years. At digitalBAU 2026, ZEMID founder Ralf Schmidt put forward a thesis that goes beyond the industry: Digitalization doesn't fail because of technology. It fails because of leadership.

Uwe Grünewald – KI-Strategie im Mittelstand

March 26, 2026

Digital Strategy

AI in the Mid-Market: Why Pilot Projects Fail — and What Leadership Has to Do with It

Many mid-market companies start AI projects. Few scale them. It's rarely a technology issue. It's because strategic clarity and leadership accountability are missing — before the first pilot even begins. A look at the real cause and what decision-makers should do differently.

ZEMbid – KI-gestützte RFP-Automatisierung

March 25, 2026

Tech Corner

ZEMID launches ZEMbid: AI-powered RFP automation — private, secure, ready to deploy

At digitalBAU 2026 in Cologne, ZEMID unveiled its new solution ZEMbid — an AI platform that helps companies respond to tenders, RFPs and RFQs faster, more precisely and with full data security.