{"id":48166,"date":"2026-07-31T15:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/device-insight.com\/?p=48166"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:48:32","slug":"it-modernization-ai-readiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/device-insight.com\/en\/it-modernization-ai-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Modernization: The Missing Link to Scalable AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48166\" class=\"elementor elementor-48166 elementor-48165\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0d092a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0d092a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c46e876 blog_col\" data-id=\"c46e876\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783644d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"783644d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IT Modernization: The Missing Link to Scalable AI<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d38aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4d38aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b86a0c7 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>2026\/07\/31<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-808e92e elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/device-insight.com\/en\/category\/news-en\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">News<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dbdea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34dbdea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past few years, investments in AI initiatives have surged. Yet in conversations with IT leaders, Heads of Data, and Operations executives, a different reality is emerging: Many AI initiatives stall after early enthusiasm \u2014 not because of a lack of ideas, but because the foundation isn\u2019t there. Legacy IT landscapes cannot keep up with the demands of modern AI, while pressure to innovate continues to rise. IT modernization is no longer optional. It is the prerequisite for turning AI into measurable business impact. The real question is: How do you move from rigid legacy systems to a scalable, AI-ready IT and data landscape?<\/p><p><em>With this article, we\u2019re kicking off our blog series &#8220;IT modernization: <\/em><em>Why most AI initiatives fail without a solid data and application architecture.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e4d698 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6e4d698\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa3afcd\" data-id=\"aa3afcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1139a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1139a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/device-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Blog-Header-1.jpg\" title=\"Businessperson with tablet in automated production hall\" alt=\"Businessperson with tablet in automated production hall\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fae191 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fae191\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-234cd3ea blog_col\" data-id=\"234cd3ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32232a45 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32232a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Key Takeaways:<\/h4><ul><li data-section-id=\"t3ena5\" data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"485\"><strong data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"328\">Cost pressure on legacy IT is rising from two directions:<\/strong> up to 80% of IT budgets are tied up in maintaining existing systems, while surging VMware licensing costs are forcing companies to act on IT modernization<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1rvipi0\" data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"706\"><strong data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"537\">Every second AI project fails after the PoC:<\/strong> not because of the model, but due to poor data quality and missing governance \u2014 without a solid data architecture, most AI initiatives never move beyond the prototype<\/li><li data-section-id=\"12pt6eg\" data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"967\"><strong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"771\">AI readiness is an architectural, not a tooling question:<\/strong> organizations become AI-ready when they can deliver use cases repeatedly and at scale \u2014 once data pipelines, access models, and deployment are in place, every additional use case builds on them<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Results from our modernization projects:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li data-section-id=\"79na8k\" data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1302\">Up to <strong data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1300\">60% reduction in infrastructure costs<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1gmfko8\" data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1341\"><strong data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1339\">3x higher deployment frequency<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"99fxpp\" data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1397\">ML models in production in <strong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1395\">less than six months<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1dqqkfm\" data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1568\">Real-world example (renewable energy): replacement of a VMware-based platform resulting in <strong data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1509\">70% lower OPEX<\/strong> and enabling new AI use cases in weeks instead of months<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636c18f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636c18f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Between Legacy Burden and Innovation Pressure: Why IT Modernization is Now Mission-Critical<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de9ceb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4de9ceb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many IT decision-makers describe the same dilemma: Up to 80% of IT budgets are tied up in maintaining and operating existing systems (Gartner 2025). These systems have often evolved over decades \u2014 technologically outdated, fragmented, and siloed. As a result, financial resources are tied up, and skilled teams are occupied with keeping systems running instead of building new capabilities. This has direct consequences. Data-driven services are difficult to implement, scalability remains limited, and time-to-market for digital products increases.<\/p><p>In addition to these structural challenges, several external factors are accelerating the need for action:<\/p><ul><li><strong>47% of IT applications<\/strong> are already running in the cloud, while VMware licensing costs have increased by up to 300% following the Broadcom acquisition<\/li><li><strong>80% of industrial data<\/strong> cannot be used for data-driven decision-making due to silos, proprietary protocols, and missing APIs<\/li><li><strong>62% of companies <\/strong>still rely on outdated business-critical applications that do not meet regulatory requirements such as NIS2 or the Cyber Resilience Act<\/li><\/ul><p>Delaying IT modernization is therefore not a viable option. Legacy systems eventually reach a point where they can neither scale nor be maintained efficiently. At the same time, cost pressure continues to increase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54b030fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54b030fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6874916a\" data-id=\"6874916a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a726381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a726381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/device-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bild-Modernization-Scorecard_EN.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-48252\" alt=\"Modernization Scorecard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/device-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bild-Modernization-Scorecard_EN.png 906w, https:\/\/device-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bild-Modernization-Scorecard_EN-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/device-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bild-Modernization-Scorecard_EN-768x692.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-661a3762\" data-id=\"661a3762\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a193ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a193ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How ready is your IT for AI?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299bb84c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"299bb84c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take the 5-minute self-assessment: evaluate five dimensions and receive a prioritized set of recommendations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b9a5ab elementor-align-left ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58b9a5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/device-insight.com\/en\/modernization-self-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Your Modernization Scorecard<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bd11f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31bd11f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do so many AI projects fail after the PoC?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f669f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f669f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another striking observation is that 50% of all AI projects fail after the proof of concept. The root causes are rarely algorithmic, they are structural: poor data quality, fragmented data infrastructure, missing governance. Without clear ownership, transparency, and access rules, data becomes unusable for AI.<\/p><p>Key questions remain unanswered:<\/p><ul><li>Who owns which data?<\/li><li>Who is responsible for data quality?<\/li><li>Who has access?<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"338\">Without a unified data strategy and a modern platform that integrates data from production (OT), ERP systems (IT), and other sources, AI remains a theoretical construct. True AI readiness does not come from adopting new tools. It is built by establishing a consistent data architecture that serves as a reliable foundation for machine learning models and data-driven applications.<\/p><p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"815\">More importantly, AI readiness is not about getting a single use case into production. It is about building a foundation where the second, third, and tenth use case can be delivered faster, more cost-efficiently, and reliably brought into operation.<\/p><p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1124\">A robust IT and data foundation ultimately determines how quickly new product variants or business applications can be rolled out across sites, which operational decisions are made based on data rather than intuition, and whether manual handoffs between MES, ERP, and the shopfloor can be eliminated. All of this requires one thing: consistent IT modernization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2a358c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f2a358c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Path to AI-ready: More Than a Technology Upgrade<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3733b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d3733b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62826ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62826ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>IT modernization is often misunderstood as a purely technical exercise. In reality, it is a strategic transformation that enables new business models.<\/p><p>This includes modernizing applications, for example by moving from monolithic architectures to microservices, building cloud-native infrastructures, and establishing a centralized data platform that serves as a foundation for analytics and machine learning.<\/p><p><strong>Across Device Insight projects, this translates into tangible outcomes:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Up to <strong>60% reduction in infrastructure costs<\/strong> through cloud optimization<\/li><li><strong>3x faster deployment cycles<\/strong> via containerization and CI\/CD automation<\/li><li>First ML models in production within <strong>less than six months<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6662b05c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6662b05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"377\"><strong data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"217\">One project we are particularly proud of:<\/strong> a global renewable energy manufacturer replaced its VMware\/Cumulocity-based platform with a cloud-native Azure solution in collaboration with Device Insight. The result: up to 70% lower OPEX, scalable processing of high-frequency data streams, and a platform that brings new AI use cases into production in weeks, not months.<\/p><p>For many organizations, the idea of modernizing an entire IT landscape can feel overwhelming. In practice, however, successful transformations rarely follow a big-bang approach. Instead, they start with the systems that matter most. Focusing on critical applications allows companies to create immediate value while building a scalable foundation step by step. 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an additional burden, but as a business necessity. Every AI initiative ultimately depends on the quality of the underlying IT and data architecture. Companies that postpone modernization risk rising costs, limited scalability, and failed AI initiatives. In contrast, those that invest early in modern architectures create the conditions for long-term competitiveness.<\/p><p>The logical starting point is a structured <strong>Modernization Assessment<\/strong> of the current IT landscape. Within a few weeks, this provides clarity on existing systems, identifies technical debt, and defines a realistic roadmap for modernization. From there, the transition to an AI-ready architecture becomes a manageable, step-by-step process.<\/p><p><strong>Don\u2019t wait until legacy systems slow you down. Start the conversation now.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205bbcfa ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"205bbcfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Device Insight, a KUKA Digital company, we understand the realities of complex industrial environments \u2013 from legacy systems that cannot simply be switched off to shopfloor integrations, OT protocols, and production logic. For nearly 25 years, we have been helping companies connect machines, unlock industrial data, and turn it into real-world impact. <strong>We are your partner for Industrial Intelligence. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Do you have questions about your modernization roadmap or want to explore a first assessment<\/strong>? Book a 20-minute session with us \u2013 we\u2019ll show you where your biggest levers are and what a realistic first step looks like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1892f1ff elementor-align-left ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1892f1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/di-sales-team\/exchange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Schedule a meeting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-566800dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"566800dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-784d4199\" data-id=\"784d4199\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200c0101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200c0101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About the author<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Ingo Forstner<\/strong> is Senior Portfolio Manager at Device Insight, responsible for the strategic go-to-market direction. His focus: helping industrial companies evolve legacy IT landscapes into scalable foundations for AI-driven business models. Previously, he held positions at Linde Group and MAN Diesel &amp; Turbo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16c3ffc8\" data-id=\"16c3ffc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76acc8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76acc8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/device-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ingo-Forstner-rund.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-48216\" alt=\"Ingo Forstner\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a22c85\" data-id=\"78a22c85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa6d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baa6d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ on IT modernization<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b059a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b059a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Addressing the most common questions on IT modernization, VMware exit, and the path to AI readiness.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3908a02f ha-toggle--icon-right FAQ-module elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-toggle happy-addon ha-toggle happy-addon-pro\" data-id=\"3908a02f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__wrapper\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9561\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9561\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-icon ha-toggle__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-text\">VMware vs. Azure: When does a migration pay off financially<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9561\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-content\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9561\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the new Broadcom licensing model, a move to Azure often pays off within 12\u201324 months \u2014 driven by a shift from CAPEX-heavy infrastructure to OPEX-based models<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9562\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9562\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-icon ha-toggle__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-text\">What makes a data platform \u201cAI-ready\u201d?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9562\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-content\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9562\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The integration of IT and OT data into a modern architecture (e.g., a data lakehouse) that enables fast and reliable access for ML models.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9563\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9563\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-icon ha-toggle__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-text\">How can I combine a VMware exit with AI readiness?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9563\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-content\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9563\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By going beyond virtualization and adopting containerization. This creates the flexibility and data availability required for AI workloads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9564\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9564\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-icon ha-toggle__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-text\">Why is application modernization critical right now?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9564\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-content\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9564\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outdated legacy stacks lead to innovation bottlenecks, increased security risks (e.g., NIS2), and growing skill shortages as experienced specialists retire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9565\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9565\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-icon ha-toggle__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-text\">What is the first step toward IT modernization?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9565\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-content\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9565\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A structured 3\u20136 week modernization assessment analyzes your IT landscape, identifies technical debt, and defines a clear roadmap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9566\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9566\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-icon ha-toggle__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-text\">What does IT modernization have to do with my production?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9566\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-content\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9566\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your legacy systems cannot provide structured machine data, critical operational decisions are made without the full picture.<\/p><p>Modernization creates the data foundation for predictive maintenance, enables the rollout of new product variants across sites, and eliminates manual handoffs between MES, ERP, and the shopfloor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9567\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9567\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-icon ha-toggle__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__icon--opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-toggle__item-title-text\">Why do so many AI pilot projects get stuck at the PoC stage?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ha-toggle__item-content-9567\" class=\"ha-toggle__item-content\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-toggle__item-title-9567\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because each new initiative starts from scratch: a new data pipeline, new governance discussions, a new deployment path. A modernized platform reverses this. The second use case builds on the first. 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