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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

When the Auditor Knocks: Evidence Generation at the Push of a Button

Imagine the following scenario: It's Tuesday morning, 9:00 AM. A calendar invitation pops up for the IT executives and the CISO . Subject: Kick off meeting for the upcoming NIS 2 Compliance Audit .…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

The Concept of the "Single Source of Truth" in Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM)

Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) is considered the supreme discipline of IT in many companies. Enterprise architects are the urban planners of the organization: they design the IT development…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

IT Assets in Transition – How to Capture Dynamic Cloud Resources Historically Correct

The migration to the Cloud has revolutionized the way companies operate IT. Instead of waiting months for the delivery of physical servers , developers today provision complex infrastructure s at…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

Mid-Year Checkup: Is Your NIS-2 Foundation Holding Up?

The year 2026 is progressing rapidly, and we have just reached the midpoint of the year. For many IT managers, CISOs, and Compliance officers, this is traditionally the moment to pause, evaluate the…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

Historical Data as the Key to Continuous Compliance

If you throw the word " Compliance " into an open plan office full of IT experts, you usually get rolling eyes, deep sighs, and a sudden craving for a strong coffee. Compliance – adhering to legal…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

ISMS (ISO 27001) and Asset Management: An Inseparable Partnership

When companies decide to raise their information security to a professional, internationally recognized level, the choice almost always falls on the ISO/IEC 27001 standard. Establishing an…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

Breaking Down Data Silos – How to Unite Cloud, On-Premise, and OT in One View

If you ask CIOs or IT architects today to draw their infrastructure on a whiteboard, the result is rarely a simple, clear picture. The reality of modern enterprise IT resembles a complex spiderweb.…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

Audit-Readiness: What Auditors Expect from Your IT Documentation in 2026

There is hardly any email that reliably causes more unrest in IT departments than the appointment announcement of an external Audit . Whether for ISO 27001 recertification, a review according to BSI…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

NIS-2 Reporting Obligations – How a Clean Asset Inventory Saves Valuable Time During Incidents

When people talk about the EU directive NIS 2 , the discussion often revolves around theoretical concepts: Which sectors are affected? How high are the fines? What requirements does risk management…

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The Qbilon Team· 3 min read

IT Asset Lifecycle Management: From Onboarding to Secure Offboarding

The management of IT assets is often reduced to a single, static question: "What do we currently have in use?" However, this perspective ignores a fundamental truth of information technology: assets…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

The invisible ROI of an automated CMDB

When IT decision makers (CIOs, IT managers) ask the CFO for a budget for a new, automated Configuration Management Database ( CMDB ) or an IT Asset Management system (ITAM), they are often met with…

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The Qbilon Team· 4 min read

BSI IT-Grundschutz: Inventory as the Foundation of Every Security Strategy

Anyone who takes information security seriously in the German speaking world cannot avoid one particular standard: The IT Grundschutz of the Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (…

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