How Enterprise Architects can get more support for technology led innovation
Enterprise Architects are increasingly vital as guides for technology-led innovation, but they often struggle with obstacles like siloed teams, misaligned priorities, outdated governance, and unclear strategic value. The blog outlines six core challenges—stakeholder engagement, tool selection, IT-business integration, security compliance, operational balance, and sustaining innovation—and offers a proactive roadmap: embrace a “fail fast, learn fast” mindset; align product roadmaps with enterprise architecture; build shared, modular platforms; and adopt agile governance supported by orchestration tooling.
Team Calibo, June 18, 2025
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Why POCs Stall & the Real Causes of Slow Progress
Great ideas often get stuck in pilot. From unclear success metrics to weak data foundations and missing ownership, here’s why POCs stall—and what it takes to fast-track them into production.
How to fast-track prototypes to production
Organizations can build prototypes quickly, but turning those early experiments into reliable, production-ready solutions is where most teams stall. This article breaks down the core practices for fast-tracking prototypes to production—from defining success upfront and strengthening data foundations to applying agile methods with governance guardrails; so, your POCs don’t die but scale into real business impact.
IT Is Too Slow to Innovate: Why the Real Problem Isn’t Speed
IT doesn’t have a speed problem—it has a complexity problem. Scott Sandschafer shares how CIOs can break through the clutter with innovation sandboxes and automated orchestration that finally enable fast, compliant innovation.
From AI Pilots to AI Products: Why So Many AI Pilots Stall
Most AI pilots “work”… until they have to work with everything else. The model looks great in a notebook; then it collides with data quality, access controls, identity, environments, approvals, SLAs, and somebody’s quarter-end release freeze. This is the POC graveyard: where clever prototypes go to wait for a platform that never arrives, or for…
Fast-tracking data initiatives from prototype to production – Part 1
Summary This blog will go through four core solutions for scalable innovation. Most data and AI pilots end up in the “POC graveyard,” never scaling to production or delivering ROI. The problem isn’t the technology—it’s the lack of strategy, data readiness, ownership, and focus. Common pitfalls include unclear success metrics, poor-quality data, scattered pilots, and…
Implementing cloud guardrails without slowing down delivery – Part 2
Implementing cloud guardrails requires a combination of process changes and enabling technology. Here are some best practices to ensure your guardrails truly empower teams rather than hinder them.
