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Field notes on enterprise AI and software.

Practical, engineering-led writing on private AI, RAG, ERP and the architecture behind intelligent enterprises.

Private AI for Enterprises: When to Run LLMs On-Premise

A practical guide to deploying local LLMs, the trade-offs vs. public APIs, and how to keep sensitive data in-house.

18 May 2026

Building RAG That Actually Works in Production

Retrieval quality, permissions and evaluation — the parts of RAG that decide whether it survives contact with real users.

2 Apr 2026

ERP5 min read

Custom vs. Off-the-Shelf ERP in 2026

When a bespoke ERP pays for itself, and how AI is changing what an ERP is expected to do.

21 Feb 2026

Infrastructure4 min read

CCTV and Access Control That Earns Its Keep

Cameras and card readers are easy to buy and easy to get wrong. What actually makes a physical-security system useful day to day.

10 Jun 2026

Infrastructure4 min read

Why the Network You Cannot See Decides Everything

Structured cabling and clean infrastructure are invisible when they work and impossible to ignore when they do not. A case for doing the unglamorous parts properly.

15 Mar 2026

New field notes on AI, software and infrastructure are added regularly.