10 July 2026
Your data governance policy never reaches the layer where Power BI breaks it
Data governance rarely fails at the policy. It fails at the semantic layer, when SAP Master Data Governance defines a customer and Power BI redefines one.
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Microsoft revises its frameworks faster than most organisations revise their architecture. We read the changes, set them against EU regulation, and write down what holds. Four threads run through it: agentic AI measured against its EU AI Act risk class, EU AI Act obligations as they phase in, Azure landing zone and Cloud Adoption Framework changes, and shifts inside Microsoft Fabric. Each post links to the engagement and the download it supports, so the analysis and the follow-up sit next to each other.
10 July 2026
Germany doesn't have an AI law. It has the KI-MIG, a year behind schedule.
There is no standalone German AI law. The EU AI Act applies directly. Germany's KI-MIG only settles who supervises it, with the Bundesnetzagentur coordinating.
10 July 2026
Before you build an AI agent, decide on a protocol, not a framework
Building an AI agent starts with choosing MCP and A2A, not a low-code tool. The protocol choice decides how many models you can swap later without a rebuild.
10 July 2026
AI in companies looks like one workflow, not a transformation programme
Generic examples of AI in companies rarely help you decide anything. Three implementations we actually delivered, from document processing to anomaly detection, show what actually works.
16 June 2026
Hamburg Digital Check refunds half your consulting costs
IFB Hamburg reimburses consulting costs under the Hamburg Digital Check, not licences or implementation. Three application rules decide whether an eligible Hamburg SME actually gets paid.
11 June 2026
Microsoft's agent taxonomy decides more than architecture
Microsoft's new AI agent framework sorts agents into three types by autonomy. Read it next to Annex III of the EU AI Act and it sorts them by obligation.
11 June 2026
Microsoft retired cloud-scale analytics. Check your docs.
In spring 2026 the Cloud Adoption Framework replaced its cloud-scale analytics guidance with Fabric-centred data platform guidance. What carries over, and what does not.
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