Skip to main content
Insights

Thoughts on technology, operations and AI

Our perspective on tech challenges for SMEs and mid-sized companies. Concrete analysis to inform your decisions.

All articles

Explore our content

Strategy, execution, AI and technology: insights to move forward.

No-Code Automation Risk: The New Critical Excel Files

No-Code Automation Risk: The New Critical Excel Files

No-code automation risk appears when Make scenarios, Zaps, Airtable bases, or Google Sheets scripts become critical without inventory, ownership, logs, alerts, or recovery. Here is how to audit them without rebuilding everything.

AI Shopping Agents in Retail: How to Prepare Your Catalog for Agentic Commerce

AI Shopping Agents in Retail: How to Prepare Your Catalog for Agentic Commerce

AI shopping agents for retailers are changing how products are discovered, compared and sometimes purchased. Here is how to prepare a retail catalog without creating technical debt.

When to Automate: 7 ROI Criteria to Decide If Process Automation Is Worth It

When to Automate: 7 ROI Criteria to Decide If Process Automation Is Worth It

Volume, frequency, criticality, variability, human error, ROI, and operational debt: here is a practical method to assess whether a process truly deserves automation.

Custom Software vs Off-the-Shelf: How to Decide What Your Business Really Needs

Custom Software vs Off-the-Shelf: How to Decide What Your Business Really Needs

Before investing in custom software, you need to separate a structural business need from operational discomfort. Here is how to make the call clearly, without overspending or under-equipping your company.

On-Premise vs SaaS: The Complete Guide to Choosing Your Software Model

On-Premise vs SaaS: The Complete Guide to Choosing Your Software Model

On-premise vs SaaS: compare total cost of ownership, security, control, maintenance, and scalability. A decision framework for business leaders.

REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC: Complete API Architecture Comparison Guide

REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC: Complete API Architecture Comparison Guide

REST, GraphQL, gRPC: three paradigms, three philosophies. This technical guide compares their strengths, weaknesses, and optimal use cases to help you make the right architectural choice.

Why 70% of Tech Projects Fail Before Development Starts (And How to Fix It)

Why 70% of Tech Projects Fail Before Development Starts (And How to Fix It)

Most tech projects fail during scoping, not development. Learn the 5 critical mistakes that doom projects before coding starts — and how to prevent them.

AI for Business: A Practical ROI Guide for SMBs and Mid-Market Companies

AI for Business: A Practical ROI Guide for SMBs and Mid-Market Companies

Cut through AI hype. Learn which AI applications actually generate ROI for SMBs — and which ones to avoid. A data-driven evaluation framework.

Ready to take action?

Have a project in mind?

Let's discuss your tech challenges. First conversation, no commitment.