Practical Knowledge for Microsoft Projects in the Mid-Market

Concrete tips, current trends, and market insights. For IT leaders and executives who want to execute IT projects faster and better.

Microsoft 365 license optimization with AI

Microsoft 365 License Optimization with AI: A 5-Step Framework for Mid-Market

Category:

Microsoft Trends

Date:

June 2026

Microsoft 365 license optimization with AI — cut costs without losing features.

Microsoft 365 license optimization with AI

Microsoft 365 License Optimization with AI: A 5-Step Framework for Mid-Market

Category:

Microsoft Trends

Date:

June 2026

Microsoft 365 license optimization with AI — cut costs without losing features.

David Malovecky & Richard Tryzna

DAMALO Closes First Funding Round at €350,000

Category:

News

Date:

April 2026

AI agents deliver Microsoft projects at a fixed price. 3x more productive on the same budget. Service-as-a-Software instead of day rates.

David Malovecky & Richard Tryzna

DAMALO Closes First Funding Round at €350,000

Category:

News

Date:

April 2026

AI agents deliver Microsoft projects at a fixed price. 3x more productive on the same budget. Service-as-a-Software instead of day rates.

The hidden bill

Microsoft 365 Costs for Mid-Market: The Hidden Total Bill

Category:

Microsoft Trends

Date:

April 2026

Licensing is the smallest line item. What M365 actually costs mid-market companies: consulting fees (avg. €1,300/day), misconfigurations (GDPR fines up to 4% of revenue), and failed Copilot adoption.

The hidden bill

Microsoft 365 Costs for Mid-Market: The Hidden Total Bill

Category:

Microsoft Trends

Date:

April 2026

Licensing is the smallest line item. What M365 actually costs mid-market companies: consulting fees (avg. €1,300/day), misconfigurations (GDPR fines up to 4% of revenue), and failed Copilot adoption.

The impossible hire

IT Talent Shortage in Mid-Market: 109,000 Open Positions and No Plan B

Category:

Market Insights

Date:

March 2026

109,000 IT positions unfilled, 7.7 months to hire, 25% receive zero applications. Why mid-market companies can't find Microsoft experts and what IT leaders are doing instead.

The impossible hire

IT Talent Shortage in Mid-Market: 109,000 Open Positions and No Plan B

Category:

Market Insights

Date:

March 2026

109,000 IT positions unfilled, 7.7 months to hire, 25% receive zero applications. Why mid-market companies can't find Microsoft experts and what IT leaders are doing instead.

si-dilemma

Microsoft Partners: Why System Integrators Decline Projects (and What Helps)

Category:

Market Insights

Date:

March 2026

30,000 Microsoft partners in Germany, but many cannot deliver projects. Admins are not project consultants. €120K-400K in lost annual revenue per partner. The alternative: productized methodology.

si-dilemma

Microsoft Partners: Why System Integrators Decline Projects (and What Helps)

Category:

Market Insights

Date:

March 2026

30,000 Microsoft partners in Germany, but many cannot deliver projects. Admins are not project consultants. €120K-400K in lost annual revenue per partner. The alternative: productized methodology.

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© 2026 DAMALO GmbH

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© 2026 DAMALO GmbH