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Erik Bakstad

Trust, Independence, and the Context Graph: Reflecting on Q2 2026 | Ardoq

2 months ago by Erik Bakstad

Q2 2026 was the quarter the market stopped asking whether AI belongs in enterprise decision-making and started asking a harder question: can you actually trust it? That single question shaped nearly everything we built, announced, and heard fr…

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The AI-First Ardoq Has Arrived: A Letter from Our Founder & CEO

4 months ago by Erik Bakstad

Today, we’re relaunching Ardoq as the AI-first EA platform where AI automates thousands of hours of EA work, and every AI output is grounded in your living architecture graph.

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Declaring Independence: Why We Are Starting the “Free Your IT” Movement

5 months ago by Erik Bakstad

For decades, the “Big Tech” playbook hasn’t changed: Lock the customer in, own their data, and dictate their roadmap.

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Innovation, Momentum, and the New Era of Decision Intelligence: Q1 2026

5 months ago by Erik Bakstad

Q1 2026 was more than just a strong start to the year for Ardoq, it was a breakout moment for our community.

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Ardoq: A Decade of Digital Transformation

November 22, 2023 by Erik Bakstad

Ardoq has come a long way in 10 years from its scrappy beginning with Magnulf and I’s initial vision of changing how people and enterprises work for the better. We’ve grown immensely in size and repute, from being named a leader in Gartner’s M…

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