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Practical knowledge on ERP, compliance, AI automation, and project management — straight from consulting practice.
Recent articles from my consulting practice: project experiences, perspectives on industry topics, and actionable tips for decision-makers in the mid-market.
Context Rot in AI Agents: Why Quality Degrades
Context Rot makes AI coding agents unusable after 20 minutes. Here is how GSD (Get Shit Done) fixes it with multi-agent orchestration and context engineering.
Read more →5 Modules That Don't Belong in Your ERP: Why Suite Thinking Ruins Your Procurement
HR, CRM, DMS, QM as ERP knockout criteria? Why suite thinking ruins your tender and specialist systems are the better architecture. Read now.
Read more →AI as a Knockout Criterion in ERP Tenders: Why SMEs Are Getting It Wrong
AI as a knockout criterion in ERP tenders dramatically narrows the vendor market. Why this is a strategic mistake and how to do it better. Practical analysis.
Read more →Omnichannel Without Limits: Why Your ERP Becomes a Digital Team
Multichannel fails due to operational complexity. How an agent-based ERP scales as a digital team without linear headcount growth. Practical analysis.
Read more →When AI Agents Hack AI Systems: Why Your AI Needs Security Testing Now
Autonomous AI agents hacked McKinsey's platform, CVSS 9.8. What this means for your AI systems and which testing standards now apply. Read now.
Read more →Digitalization in Mid-Sized Companies: If You Can't Do Controlling, You Don't Need AI
Nearly half of mid-sized companies plan AI but lack controlling. Why digital maturity decides and how the maturity check works. Read now.
Read more →AI in Mid-Sized Companies: Without ERP Integration, Your AI Assistant Is an Expensive Toy
AI tools without ERP integration deliver no value in mid-sized companies. Why integration is decisive and what works instead. Practical analysis.
Read more →ERP Selection in Mid-Sized Companies: Why the Requirements Document Is the Most Expensive Mistake
ERP selection by requirements document leads SMEs to the wrong decision. Why process workshops and reference visits work better. Practical analysis.
Read more →Digitalization in Mid-Sized Companies: Why the IT Department Is the Wrong Project Leader
In 9 out of 10 mid-sized companies, IT leads the ERP project. In 7 out of 10 cases, it fails. Who should lead instead. Practical analysis.
Read more →ERP Frustration in Mid-Sized Companies: Why a New System Won't Fix the Old Problem
Only 30-40% of ERP capabilities are used, yet companies want a new system. Why process optimization must come before the system switch. Practical analysis.
Read more →Inside OpenClaw #5: Production-Ready AI on WSL2
WSL2 is a development tool — not a production platform. How we hardened it for 24/7 operation of a local AI agent: vmIdleTimeout, systemd, keepalive, and the pitfalls no documentation mentions.
Read more →Data Quality in Mid-Sized Companies: Why Projects Fail in Preparation, Not Execution
Clean data first, then start the ERP project? This sequence delays projects by years. Which mixed strategy actually works in practice. Read now.
Read more →DATEV ERP: Why You Should Never Change Cost Centers Mid-Year
Restructuring cost centers mid-year leads to inconsistent reports, wrong P&L statements, and audit issues in DATEV. How to do it right.
Read more →Inside OpenClaw #4: Why AI Agents Need a Personality
An LLM without clear instructions responds generically and inconsistently. How SKILL.md files give an AI agent personality, context, and guardrails — and why backticks can break everything.
Read more →Inside OpenClaw #3: Why We Replaced Our AI Model — and Need 6x Less Memory
From Mistral Small 24B to Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: Mamba2 architecture on RTX 4090 with 262K context and 110+ tok/s. Local AI agent, GDPR-compliant. Experience report.
Read more →Inside OpenClaw #2: The Hidden vLLM Flags for Mistral
Getting Mistral models to run on vLLM sounds straightforward — until tool calling silently fails. Which flags make the difference, and what we learned along the way.
Read more →Inside OpenClaw #1: Web Search Without Hallucination
Local LLMs fabricate search results — URLs, facts, entire sources. Here's how we solved this in OpenClaw: with architecture, not prompt engineering.
Read more →Zero API Costs: How We Run an AI Agent on a Single GPU
OpenClaw runs on a local 24B model, a single GPU, no cloud, no recurring costs. How the GDPR-compliant architecture works. Experience report.
Read more →Cloud Exit for SMEs: Why Companies Are Bringing Their ERP Systems Back
Exploding SaaS costs and vendor lock-in: first mid-market companies are bringing ERP systems back. The business case for cloud repatriation. Read now.
Read more →One Year of Mandatory E-Invoicing: Why the B2B Standard Is Drowning in ZUGFeRD Chaos
One year of mandatory e-invoicing: broken workarounds, malformed XML, and ERP systems misreading ZUGFeRD. An unvarnished progress report. Read now.
Read more →A2A Instead of B2B: When Your Buyer's AI Negotiates with the Supplier's AI
AI agents negotiate autonomously via APIs with other AI agents. What Agent-to-Agent means for ERP systems and mid-sized companies. Future analysis.
Read more →Shadow AI: When Employees Secretly Build Their Own AI Agents
Employees build their own AI workflows and feed company data into uncontrolled systems. How to stop Shadow AI without killing innovation. Read now.
Read more →OpenClaw: How We Got Three AI Agents to Debate Each Other
Three AI agents debate in separate sessions until they reach consensus. How multi-agent orchestration works with OpenClaw. Experience report.
Read more →Helsing, AI Weapons, and the Illusion of Human in the Loop
Helsing builds AI drones for European defense. A human is supposed to make the final call. What happens when AI exploits the human? Analysis.
Read more →AI Agents and the EU AI Act 2026: What SMEs Need to Know Now
The EU AI Act takes full effect in August 2026. Companies using AI need compliance. How AI agents bridge regulation and efficiency. Practical analysis.
Read more →Website Relaunch with AI Instead of an Agency: What Used to Cost €15,000 Now Takes 2 Days
Consulting website rebuilt with Claude and Hugo in 2 days. No agency, for about 100 Euro instead of a five-figure budget. Experience report.
Read more →OpenClaw: The Personal AI Assistant That Siri Should Have Been
OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant on your own hardware, controllable via WhatsApp or Telegram. What it means for business owners. Experience report.
Read more →E-Invoicing 2025: What SMEs Need to Know Now
E-invoicing mandatory since 2025 for B2B in Germany. Which formats qualify, which deadlines apply, and where the typical pitfalls are. Practical analysis.
Read more →AI in SMEs: Where It Actually Helps — and Where It Doesn't
AI in mid-sized companies: document processing, knowledge management, and reporting deliver value. Strategy and customer relations do not. Practical assessment.
Read more →ERP Migration: 5 Mistakes That Make Projects Fail
ERP migrations rarely fail due to technology. The five most common mistakes in organization, expectations, and communication. Learn why.
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