A technical compliance management system can help to reduce the risk of product-related binding technical obligations. When introducing such a system, there are various points to consider that can be an essential lever to success. This includes, among other things, a clear understanding of the interfaces to compliance, legal, quality and R&D and the risk-based approach to defining the focus of the tCMS. The following article will go into these points in more detail.

In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, organizations must not only keep pace with the latest advancements, such as AI, Cloud, Data Analytics, and Metaverse, but also assess their potential and impact on operations. To navigate this complex terrain, the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and their respective IT organizations have become more critical for the company’s success than ever. This article explores the evolving role of the CIO in advancing a technology-enabled organization and discusses key elements that drive success at the Electronics business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

We look ahead to 2026: The manufacturing company has had two difficult years: Markets and customers changed rapidly, acquisitions and sales brought a lot of disruption, and IT lagged behind. But the difficult years were used for complete digitization. In development, marketing, sales and service, the teams now work seamlessly together and adapt flexibly to market changes. The introduction of an enterprise architecture (EA) played a decisive role in this, as it was the only way to seamlessly connect business and IT. This helped to adapt the corporate strategy and thus made a decisive contribution to digitalization. In this special, we’ll use best practices, trends, and real-world examples to show you how to prepare your business with EA to increase agility, reduce costs, and improve business and IT integration by 2026.

As Germany’s largest electricity grid operator, the energy transition poses major challenges for E.ON, but also great growth opportunities. The „connection boom“ in the distribution grid in Germany is historically unique. Since 2020, the number of follow-up inquiries at E.ON has increased almost fivefold. Group-wide, more than half a million new connections to the E.ON distribution grid were realized in 2023. This corresponds to an increase of more than 50 percent compared to the previous year. In this article, you will learn about the importance of enterprise architecture and digitization in this context.