rockstars valley 2025
tech vision
Our Tech Vision is not a prediction, but a roadmap to navigate through developments in the tech world. We take you on a journey so that together we can take full advantage of the opportunities and anticipate the risks that change brings. From AI governance to Data Mesh, from European cloud to the evolution of software development, we look at technology, business impact and job happiness. Our Tech Vision is a guiding compass for organizations that not only want to keep up, but lead the way.
short-term vision
short-term vision
3-18 months
We are building policies for Responsible AI, training developers with their digital co-pilot(AI + Developer), and making technology accessible to all(Accessibility-first).
We reduce our impact with Green Software Development, give data back to the teams working with it(Data Product thinking & Data Mesh), and consciously choose sovereign solutions(European Cloud benchmark).
Together with our customers, we ensure that we are ready for the future.
long-term vision
1½ – 5 years
Those who want to get ahead must dare to look beyond the roadmap. In our outlook, we explore how technology, people and society will become intertwined once again in the coming years.
We see the developer evolving into the conductor of AI systems(Human-in-the-loop), privacy and European sovereignty becoming prerequisites for trust, and compact SLMs & distillation models provide privacy and bring computing power closer to the user.
In addition, a digital layer is growing over our physical world with new interfaces and Digital Twins: for seamless interaction, real-time security, optimal efficiency and smarter designs.
future quality
Technology is changing faster than ever, but quality and sustainability are just as important as speed and ambition. We focus on quality that grows with people, society and planet.
Future Quality is our compass. It helps us build technology that performs today, stays relevant tomorrow and makes a difference the day after tomorrow. That’s what we mean by progress that endures.
focus vision
3 – 18 months
The next few months are all about accelerating through experimentation.
AI & Happiness
responsible ai
search engines & websites
ai + developer
accessibility first
green coding
Data Product thinking & governance
Cloud EU benchmark
AI Happiness
Our vision of AI & Happiness
Technology should never be the goal; happiness and fulfillment, on the other hand, are.
At Team Rockstars IT, we believe that AI only becomes valuable when people benefit from it: more enjoyable work, more autonomy, more skill. Their experience is central.
In our AI & Happiness survey, we asked more than 300 tech professionals how AI affects their job happiness, skills and future prospects. The results show: AI is primarily an opportunity when culture, training and responsibility move with it.
We see four core layers:
- Work happiness: feel that your work matters, and that AI supports you rather than replaces you.
- Skills: what new roles and know-how are emerging in the AI era
- Responsible use: ethics, transparency and control are not afterthoughts.
- Adoption & strategy: technology only works well when people go along with the change.
We build AI pathways that not only deliver productivity, but enhance work happiness. We measure, listen and steer. Because that’s the only way we make technology that is not only smarter, but more human.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Happiness before tools: AI should enrich work, not weigh it down.
- Skill determines effectiveness: investing in people is investing in results.
- Culture makes adoption sustainable: without commitment, change remains superficial.
Responsible AI
Our vision for Responsible AI
Artificial intelligence accelerates everything, but without direction, speed becomes noise. We believe AI only has real value when it is applied safely, honestly and understandably. Not blindly relying on tools, but consciously determining when, why and how to deploy AI.
Responsible AI starts with culture. Developers, designers and leaders share one compass: data stays in safe hands, models are transparent and bias is actively combated. We work with European standards, host sovereign models where possible, and make agreements about ownership, privacy and energy consumption.
As Team Rockstars IT, we help organizations build clear AI policies: which tools can be used where, how new initiatives are assessed, and how teams learn to apply AI smartly and responsibly. Through training, governance frameworks and our AI Happiness Survey, we bring balance between innovation and integrity.
Responsible AI is not a brake on progress. It is the engine that makes us go faster in the right direction.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Responsible acceleration: AI should not be slowed down, but deliberately directed.
- Culture before technology: policy, awareness and training are crucial for sustainable adoption.
- Sovereign thinking: data, models and decisions belong in your own hands – securely, transparently and ethically.
The role of search engines and websites
Our view of the role of search engines and websites
Search engines and Web sites are at a tipping point. AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek are increasingly taking over the role of the classic search bar. Where we used to search for information, we now get it directly back in the form of AI summaries.
According to Gartner, search engine usage will drop 25% by 2026 and already nearly 60% of searches no longer lead to a click. People settle for the AI answers that Google itself displays. So the way we find information is fundamentally changing: from clicking to conversing.
At Team Rockstars IT, we don’t see a threat in this, but an evolution. SEO is becoming AXO – AI Experience Optimization. That means: designing content that is not only attractive to humans, but also understandable to AI models. Web sites are becoming smarter, more modular and better connected through protocols such as Agent-to-Agent (A2A).
The challenge is clear: make sure your brand and knowledge remain findable in a world where AI is the gateway to information. We help organizations rethink their digital strategy to stay relevant in this new era of search behavior.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- AI does not change what people search for, but how they search.
- Optimize your content for humans and machines: SEO + AXO.
- Build trust and findability through transparent, structured content.
AI + developer
Our vision of AI + Developer
AI will not change what we build, but how we build. Today’s developer gains a digital co-pilot: one who writes, refactors, tests and documents code. But real progress comes not from outsourcing tasks to a model, but from understanding how humans and machines can become smarter together.
At Team Rockstars IT, we see AI not as a replacement for the developer, but as an amplifier of craftsmanship. The future of software engineering is all about human-in-the-loop: humans remain the conductor, AI the instrument. That requires new skills: from prompting and reviewing to architectural thinking with AI on the team.
We experiment with AI tools that increase quality and reduce repetition, while ensuring accountability and ethics in the workflow. Our focus is on balance: productivity through automation, without losing understanding, creativity or control of the codebase.
AI + Developer is thus not hype, but a shift in mindset. From building alone to co-creating with technology that learns from us, while we learn from it.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Human as director: AI supports, but the developer decides.
- Quality before quantity: focus on robust, maintainable code, not output volume.
- Learning in the loop: those who experiment learn faster, and build better software with AI by their side.
Accessibility first
Our vision of Accessibility-first
Accessibility is not a checkmark in the code, but a mindset in design. At Team Rockstars IT, we believe that technology is only really good when everyone can work with it, regardless of disability, language, age or device.
Accessibility-first means that inclusion is not added after the fact, but is baked into the design and development process from day one. It’s about more than WCAG checklists: it’s about user experience, empathy and accountability. Because every unreadable button or inaccessible interface excludes someone, and that’s at odds with what technology is supposed to do: connect people.
We translate accessibility into concrete steps: components that comply with European guidelines (EAA/WCAG) by default, CI/CD tests that automatically check accessibility, and design systems in which “usable by everyone” is the starting point.
For us, inclusive technology is not just good for conversion or reputation, but above all an expression of skill and respect. Because software that everyone can use is software that benefits everyone.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Inclusion from the start: accessibility belongs in every design and construction decision, not in the final phase.
- Automate awareness: secure accessibility in code, CI/CD and design systems.
- Empathy is innovation: technology that reaches everyone accelerates progress for everyone.
Green Coding
Our vision for Green Software Development
Every line of code has a printout. Sometimes you don’t see it, but every query, every deployment and every unnecessary loop consumes energy. Green Software Development is all about conscious building: designing software that runs efficiently, wastes less and takes the planet as seriously as performance.
At Team Rockstars IT, we see sustainability not as an afterthought, but as part of quality. A well-designed system performs better, consumes less and scales smarter. That’s why we actively measure Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) and work with serverless and edge solutions that require less energy.
Our engineers deliberately choose efficient programming languages, minimize data traffic and optimize cloud architectures so that scalability and sustainability go hand in hand. Because the fastest code is worthless if it is unnecessarily burdensome.
For us, Green Coding is not a trend, but an attitude: building with an eye to the future so that innovation does not come at the expense of what feeds us.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Efficiency is sustainability: clean code is not only fast, but also energy efficient.
- Measurement is awareness: monitor your Software Carbon Intensity and optimize continuously.
- Architecture as leverage: serverless, edge and efficient languages make a difference at scale.
Data Governance
Our vision for Data Governance & Data Product thinking
Data is only valuable if you take responsibility for it. Not everything has to be bigger, faster or more complex: it’s about better understanding what you own, who uses it and how it contributes to decisions.
Data Governance starts not with tooling, but with ownership. Teams that manage their own data automatically improve quality, reusability and speed of innovation. This is why we work with the principle of Data Product thinking: each dataset is treated as a product with a life cycle, an owner and users who provide feedback.
At Team Rockstars IT, we help organizations build that culture. We develop standards, coaching and frameworks through a Center of Excellence so that data is no longer a byproduct of software, but a driving force for improvement.
Good data governance is all about trust, transparency and collaboration. When those three are in place, what every organization seeks naturally emerges: data that adds value rather than raises questions.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Ownership above all else: data belongs to the teams working with it.
- Data as a product: think in terms of value, not storage.
- Culture makes the difference: governance is not a process, but a way of working.
Cloud EU Benchmark
Our take on Cloud Europe benchmark
The cloud is not an end station, but a choice that affects freedom, security and innovation. Where data lives, who has access and what rules apply: these are decisions that determine how agile and reliable an organization remains in the future.
With the Cloud Europe benchmark, we look beyond technology. We test workloads for sovereignty, compliance and portability and help organizations find the balance between speed and control. Because not every application belongs in the same cloud, and not every benefit outweighs independence.
At Team Rockstars IT, we believe that freedom of choice in the cloud is essential. We limit lock-in by working with open standards, make workloads transferable between platforms, and ensure that data stays where it belongs: under our own direction and within European frameworks.
The future of cloud is hybrid, transparent and ethical. It is no longer about who has the largest scale, but about who maintains the most control over their own data and values.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Sovereignty first: know where your data lives and under what laws.
- Freedom through portability: avoid lock-in with open standards and portable architectures.
- Cloud with character: speed is important, but trust defines the future.
future vision
1½ – 5 years
Those who want to get ahead must dare to look beyond the roadmap.
This is our long-term view on key tech topics.
Human-in-the-loop
EU sovereignty
Human-centered ai governance
SLMs & model distillation
Personalized learning
Quantum-resistant cryptography
Digital Twins
Evolution of interfaces
Human In The Loop
Our vision of Human-in-the-loop
The future of software development is not a battle between man and machine, but a collaboration in which both grow. AI takes over the repetitive work, but the developer determines direction, context and quality. The human remains the architect of intention – AI merely the accelerator of execution.
At Team Rockstars IT, we believe that craftsmanship is changing, not disappearing. The developer of tomorrow is not just a builder, but a conductor of AI systems: someone who understands how prompts, models and architectures affect each other. This will create a new balance between productivity, creativity and control.
We train our engineers to use AI as a tool, not a substitute. The value lies not in blind trust, but in human-in-the-loop: people who keep technology sharp by remaining critical.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Human direction remains crucial: AI executes, the developer determines.
- New skills emerge: prompting, reviewing and AI architecture become core skills.
- Collaboration over automation: the future is co-creation, not substitution.
eu sovereignty
Our vision of EU sovereignty
Technological freedom begins with ownership. Those who outsource data and infrastructure without thinking about legislation or control trade convenience for dependence. EU sovereignty means: knowing where your data lives, who can access it and under what rules.
At Team Rockstars IT, we work with European standards and alternatives. We see sovereignty not as a limitation, but as a foundation for trust. It makes innovation future-proof, because real progress is not built on someone else’s terms.
We help organizations choose open standards, reusable components and infrastructure that complies with European legislation such as the AI Act and GDPR. This keeps technology not only smart, but also secure, honest and your own.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Data under its own direction: transparency and control are paramount.
- European values as a compass: privacy and freedom of choice are prerequisites.
- Independence is strength: less dependent on hyperscalers, more grip on the future.
human-centered governance
Our vision of Human-centered governance
Not everything that can happen is supposed to happen. The speed of technological development requires leaders who stop before they accelerate. People-centered governance means setting limits without stifling innovation.
At Team Rockstars IT, we believe that for technology to be sustainable, it must consider impact, privacy and society’s values. Ethics is not a blockade, but a form of quality. That’s why we help organizations build governance frameworks that encourage innovation and ensure accountability.
We encourage critical thinking, not blind trust. Transparency, auditability and human review become structural parts of decision-making. That way, technology remains in the service of people and not the other way around.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Ethics is innovation: responsible acceleration is more powerful than uninhibited construction.
- Transparency as standard: decisions must be explainable and testable.
- Leadership with guts: true governance begins with daring to say “no.”
slms & distillation
Our vision for SLMs & Distillation.
Not everything has to be big to be smart. The future of AI lies in small, specialized models that run close by – on the laptop, factory, vehicle or device. They are faster, safer and more energy efficient than their giant counterparts.
At Rockstars IT, we experiment with Small Language Models (SLMs) and distillation techniques that make complex knowledge compact. This yields not only efficiency, but also control over data and performance.
We see a world where organizations are training their own models, focused on their domain and their values. Smarter rather than bigger, aware rather than dependent.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Small is powerful: compact models are faster, more economical and safer.
- Data closer: training locally means more control and privacy.
- Autonomy over dependence: SLMs give organizations back their technological freedom.
personalized learning
Our vision of Personalized Learning
The best developers keep learning. Not out of obligation, but out of curiosity. Technology changes at lightning speed, and with AI as a partner, knowledge becomes dynamic. Personalized learning means that each engineer follows a path that suits his ambitions, pace and future.
With the Rockademy (our internal training house) and Studytube (our online study platform)
, we are building an ecosystem where learning is intertwined with practice. From new frameworks to soft skills, from AI ethics to cloud architecture:
everything you learn strengthens your role in the team and society.
We believe that learning does not stop after a course, but grows through collaboration,
experimentation and reflection. AI helps make that process smarter, not shallower.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Learning as a continuous process: growth does not stop after training.
- Personal path: each talent learns at its own pace and ambition.
- AI as a learning partner: technology accelerates growth, but humans determine direction.
quantum resistant cryptography
Our vision of Quantum-resistant cryptography
The advent of quantum computers is changing everything we know about security. What is secure today may prove vulnerable tomorrow. That is why we are already preparing for a world where classical encryption is no longer enough.
Quantum-resistant cryptography is the next step in digital security. We are working on standards and migration strategies that protect data from the computing power of the future.
At Team Rockstars IT, we guide organizations in identifying their risks and adapting their security architectures in a timely manner. In this way, we ensure that trust does not break as technology changes.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Thinking ahead is protecting: don’t wait until it’s too late.
- New standards, same values: safety remains a core quality.
- Migration with vision: plan your transition now, not just at the threat.
digital twins
Our vision for Digital Twins (energy)
The physical world takes on a digital shadow. With Digital Twins, we build real-time representations of systems: from power plants to cities to logistics. They help predict, optimize and prevent.
At Team Rockstars IT, we see Digital Twins as the bridge between data and action. They make safety, sustainability and efficiency measurable, and bring decision-making closer to reality.
By connecting IT and engineering, we create digital layers that not only describe the world, but improve it.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Real-time insight: seeing problems before they arise.
- Smarter energy: optimization through data in context.
- The physical world becomes predictable: design, test and improve virtually.
evolution of interfaces
Our vision of Evolution of interfaces
Technology is slowly disappearing from the picture, and that is precisely what makes it more human. From keyboard to voice, from screen to context. The evolution of interfaces is all about interaction that feels natural and responds intuitively.
At Team Rockstars IT, we design interfaces that adapt to the user, not the other way around. Speech, gesture, movement and context become building blocks
of new experiences.
We believe that the best technology is that which hardly seems like technology at all.
Our 3 main take-aways around this topic
- Human-centered: interfaces adapt, not the user.
- From screen to environment: interaction becomes context-aware.
- Invisible innovation: the best technology disappears into the experience.
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