Christian Hauck - Group CIO at Heraeus - Engineering the Perfect Enterprise Lasagna

What does Garfield’s favourite meal have to do with global enterprise architecture? 🐱🍝

In the latest CIONET Podcast, Christian Hauck, Group CIO at Heraeus and CIONET Awards 2027 nominee for Applications & Architecture, reveals why crafting the perfect IT ecosystem is just like layering a masterclass lasagna.

Transitioning IT from a cost-driven delivery function to a value-generating business partner requires more than just upgrading servers. Leading a massive digital transformation across 120 global entities, Christian blends the high-stakes discipline of a mountain rescuer with the strategic patience of a cat playing chess.

If you are navigating complex legacy systems or scaling for the AI age, this interview is a masterclass in modern technology leadership. Here is what you will uncover:

  • The Architecture Lasagna: How to balance common infrastructure foundations (the noodles) with distinct business differentiators (the secret flavours) to create a stack the business happily pays for.
  • Agentic AI Readiness: Why Heraeus deployed an everyday AI platform for 14,000 users in just two-and-a-half months, and why we must stop optimising applications solely for human interfaces.
  • Turnaround Leadership: Christian’s raw, hands-on playbook for stepping into the trenches to rescue a critically failing SAP programme.
  • Cleaning the Messy Closet: How standardising operational technology (OT) across century-old machines and high-tech lasers drastically reduced run costs and risks.

Grab a coffee and watch the full interview to discover how Heraeus is architecting a 100-year-old family-owned company for the future of AI.

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