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Bring your AI vision to life – from idea to value creation

Rapidly advancing AI technologies are redefining possibilities. From ideas to exploration to real-world AI implementation: AI can give you a competitive edge and make your organisation more effective and resilient.

If applied responsibly and ethically, AI can help you to: 

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Developing and implementing value-generating AI solutions requires new skills and mindsets: A demystified view on AI, strategic thinking, the ability to identify high-impact challenges, the thoroughness to define effective solutions, and the capabilities to scale proven concepts into operational excellence.  

With our help, you can seize the opportunity to become data empowered. By putting the right building blocks in place – strategy, infrastructure, explainability, UX, and robust Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) – your AI projects can scale and thrive as production-grade AI solutions.

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A proven development process for AI implementation

AI implementation is more than deploying models – it’s about solving the right problems, sustainably and at scale. Our proven development process puts strategy, governance, user experience, and principles of responsible and explainable AI at its core. It ensures your AI journey starts strong and stays strong.  

With more than 50 years’ experience in turning the potential of technologies into real business impact, we help organisations identify the right problems and come up with effective answers. We work with you to develop ideas into product-grade solutions that provide added value from day one. This is what we mean by “demystifying technologies”.

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AI services should focus on the ‘intelligence’ in ‘artificial intelligence’. Our data consultants cut through the hype to define a sustainable AI strategy for your organisation and lay the foundations to advance your AI maturity. Our data engineers and data scientists ensure seamless data flow and effective AI implementation. With their help, you can unlock measurable impact across your organisation. 

From strategy to execution, we: 

  • assess AI readiness and establish strategic, organisational foundations;
  • identify and prioritise the right use case for your organisation;
  • implement production-ready AI systems that solve real-world challenges;
  • ensure compliance in regulated, complex environments.

Our end-to-end AI implementation capabilities

Turn opportunities into value-driving, product-ready AI solutions. By blending platform engineering with AI-powered automation, our teams help you systematically demystify, explore, define, implement, and capture sustainable value from AI. Real impact comes from delivering the right AI – and getting it into the hands of users. This is why we focus on implementation as much as ideation.

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Get real value from AI – incl. computer vision, NLP, time-series, graph ML, generative AI (LLMs), and agentic AI – tailored to your toughest challenges.

We help you solve real-world problems with customised, production-grade machine learning systems. Zühlke supports the entire AI development lifecycle—from identifying the right use cases to building and operating scalable, resilient AI solutions. Whether it's LLMs, graph ML, or agentic systems, our experts ensure every AI solution is trustworthy, transparent, and safe - particularly in regulated or complex domains.

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Scale AI with confidence – from secure infrastructure to MLOps that cut time-to-value, reduce silos, and get your AI reliably into production.

Successful AI implementation starts with the right infrastructure – scalable, secure, and built for change. Zühlke builds scalable data and ML platforms that support automated, reproducible, and sustainable operations. Whether you’re deploying in the cloud, on edge, or in regulated environments, our platform architects and engineers make sure your AI systems are ready for real-world demands. This includes retraining, monitoring, and long-term maintainability.

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Turn data into strategic value - with aligned goals, high-impact use cases, and a roadmap that brings your data, tech, and teams together for lasting success.

From strategy to culture, we support your transformation into a data-driven organisation. Our teams help define data governance frameworks, build internal capabilities including data science expertise, and connect siloed data sources to unlock actionable insights. With Zühlke, you get more than technology—you get a partner committed to helping you create value at every stage of your data journey.

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How we ensure your long-term success with AI…

Our AI solutions are holistic and results-driven – because long-term success depends on more than just tech. These four principles reflect how we work with clients: aligning AI to business goals, ensuring ethical foundations, building for scale, and meeting regulatory requirements. It’s how we deliver innovation that truly lasts.

Focused on real business impact

Our data consultants align AI with your business goals – shaping strategies, identifying high-impact use cases, and guiding delivery through to production-grade solutions.

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AI systems can inadvertently introduce bias, leading to unfair or harmful decisions. We ensure your AI solutions are transparent, fair, and aligned with ethical best practices, reducing risk and building trust with your stakeholders.

Reliable and scalable solutions

Many organisations struggle to move AI prototypes into reliable, production-grade systems. Our proven AI development process ensures your AI solutions are capable of scaling to meet evolving business demands.

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From finance to healthcare, we help businesses implement AI solutions in highly regulated industries. Our team ensures compliance with complex regulations, delivering AI strategies and solutions that meet the highest security and ethical standards.

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The problem with online returns: solved 75% faster with AI

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Gernot Klein, Group Head of Data & AI, Zühlke

Gernot Klein

Group Head of Data & AI

With nearly two decades of leadership experience across data, AI, and advanced analytics, Gernot brings deep expertise that will help our clients unlock the full potential of their data. His background includes driving AI and data initiatives in industries like banking, insurance, healthcare, and the public sector – areas where data-driven solutions make a real-world impact.

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    Zühlke supports the entire journey – from identifying value-adding use cases to implementing robust, scalable and ethical AI systems that deliver real impact.

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    We partner with clients in several industries driving & delivering growth and impactful solutions for businesses. We create bespoke strategies for every organisation to provide measurable & tangible results for your business. Explore our cross-industry domain expertise: 

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    Solve complexity, create intelligent products, and become a more effective and resilient organisation with our tech consulting and delivery capabilities. We close the gaps between strategy, tech implementation, and operations, harnessing our deep industry expertise and rich partner ecosystem to deliver value at scale.

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