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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.
AI coding agent costs more than the developer: the bill I pay myself
Gartner says by 2028 an AI coding agent will cost more than a developer salary. As a solo consultant I pay that today. Four steps against the token bill.
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The ERP Clause Nobody Reads Decides the Ten-Year Cost
An ERP system's ten-year cost is set by five contract clauses, not the software you pick. The Diageo case, the EU Data Act and the pre-signature checklist.
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The Autonomy Gap: Vendors Sell Autonomous, Operations Deliver Partial
Vendors sell the autonomous enterprise; operations deliver partial automation. Gartner, DSAG and the Lemvigh-Müller case show the real maturity gap.
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AI Tokenomics: Why Your AI Budget Has No Ceiling Anymore
Microsoft Copilot Cowork bills by usage since 16 June 2026. Why the Mittelstand budgets AI by the seat but pays by the token — and how to cap the open line.
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Your AI Agent Has No Permission Profile. It Has Your Intern's.
AI agents inherit the full rights of whoever starts them. Why least privilege belongs before go-live: four steps to access governance for the Mittelstand.
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When the AI Subscription Becomes a Bet: A Procurement Lesson
The Anthropic lawsuit shows an AI subscription with an opaque usage limit is a bet, not a cost model. Three steps every Mittelstand LLM rollout needs.
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Data Act Access by Design: The ERP Question Hiding Behind the IoT Label
From 12 September 2026 the Data Act requires access by design. Why Article 3 is an ERP and backend question, not a job for the machine control.
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Fable 5's 14-day window: how to budget AI when the vendor moves the price
Fable 5 is included in Claude plans until June 22, then moves to Usage Credits at double the Opus 4.8 rate. How to budget AI before the June 23 cut-off.
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LinkedIn AI Sludge in 2026: Bubble or Your Best Moat?
53.7 percent of long LinkedIn posts are likely AI-written in 2026. Why the sludge cleans the channel and turns specificity into a defensible moat.
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The Inference Gap: Why the 'AI Bank' Collides with CJEU C-184/20
Aggregated bank data lets AI infer Article 9 categories (CJEU C-184/20). Why sensitive inferences belong before model training, not in a downstream audit.
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SAP's 9 June API Cut-Off: One Pipeline Dies, Not All of Them
On 9 June 2026 SAP blocks ODP-RFC, not every interface. Learn what keeps running, what stops, and the one-week inventory to run before the deadline.
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ChatGPT Finances: The Architecture Question Before the Trust Question
OpenAI ships ChatGPT Personal Finance with Plaid. Why aggregated bank data triggers Article 9 GDPR and four questions Mittelstand companies need to ask now.
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Germany's E-Invoice 2027: the 12-point readiness check for the Mittelstand
From 01.01.2027 German B2B sellers above 800k euro must issue structured e-invoices. The 12-point self-check plus a pilot calendar May to December 2026.
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From pizza dough to consulting: why make-or-buy is a craft question
You can buy pizza dough or knead it yourself. Both work. But only the people who knead can recognise a good baker. The same applies to buying consulting in the Mittelstand.
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My LinkedIn strategy as code: building a multi-agent content pipeline
An eleven-file multi-agent pipeline for LinkedIn posts. How 0.18 percent engagement turned into a system that blocks weak hooks before they go live.
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The Weaker System Won: What a 12-Week M&A Integration Teaches About ERP Selection
M&A IT integration over a single weekend. 99.3 percent data integrity, finance reconciliation from 3 days to 6 hours. What 12 weeks of prep enable.
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Six Hours, Eighteen Years: What NGINX Rift Tells the Mittelstand
NGINX Rift (CVE-2026-42945): AI system finds an 18-year-old critical bug in 6 hours. What Mittelstand operators must check and patch this week.
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The Glasswing Asymmetry: What Mythos Finds in Firefox and What the Mittelstand Should Learn
Anthropic Mythos finds 271 Firefox bugs in weeks. Project Glasswing covers 11 corporations, no Mittelstand. What German IT security must do now.
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Nine Seconds to Data Loss: What the PocketOS Crash Teaches German Mittelstand
AI agent deletes PocketOS production database and all backups in 9 seconds. Three architectural lessons for German Mittelstand running AI agents.
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Mid-Market ERP 2026: Four Reports, One Uncomfortable Pattern
Mid-market ERP 2026: Four reports from DSAG, Trovarit, Bitkom and Microsoft show one clear pattern. Three planning decisions for SAP and non-SAP users.
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The Burrito That Wrote Python: What Chipotle's Chatbot Taught German Mittelstand
Chipotle's Pepper chatbot wrote Python instead of selling burritos. Two AI governance lessons for CEOs and IT leaders in the German Mittelstand.
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Claude Opus 4.6 Performance Decline: What Businesses Must Learn
Claude Opus 4.6 lost 67% thinking depth while users still pay $200/month. Vendor lock-in with AI tools: 5 concrete recommendations for mid-sized companies.
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WhatsApp Lawsuit Against Meta: What It Means for Businesses
Class action against Meta: WhatsApp messages intercepted despite encryption. GDPR risks for mid-sized companies and an overview of secure alternatives.
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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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