EU AI Act: Is my company affected?
The EU AI Act arrives in stages. Here is what SMEs need to know now, which obligations apply, and why most applications are uncritical.
Knowledge & Practice
Straight talk on automation and AI in the Mittelstand.
No buzzwords, just hands-on craft: tool comparisons, regional digitalisation and decision support for managing directors who want to get rid of routine.
How to Recognise a Good Automation Partner
Before you award an automation project: seven questions that separate a serious partner from a pure software vendor.
7 min
The Free Initial Analysis: What Happens in 60 Minutes
Not a sales pitch, but a concrete first step. What happens during the 60 minutes of the free initial analysis and what you walk away with afterwards.
6 min
AI Telephony for SMEs: What Voice Agents Can Really Do Today
Missed calls are missed orders. What AI telephony can really do today, where its limits lie and how it stays GDPR-compliant.
7 min
Automating invoice processing: Document AI for mid-sized companies
Typing out documents eats up hours every week. How Document AI reads, checks and posts incoming invoices, with people involved at the right points.
7 min
Can we keep working on it ourselves afterwards? How NordFlux hands over control
Nobody wants to become dependent on a service provider. How we hand over automations so your team keeps control.
7 min
GDPR-Compliant AI: How Your Data Stays in Germany
Data protection is the most common brake on AI. How to use AI in a GDPR-compliant way and keep your data in Germany.
8 min
AI Tool or AI Agent: Where the ROI Really Comes From
An AI tool helps with a task, an AI agent takes over a whole process. Where the ROI difference lies and when each one is worth it.
7 min
What does an automation project cost, and how long does it take?
The most common question before getting started: what does it cost, and how long does it take? An honest assessment instead of a number plucked from thin air.
8 min
Slush 2026: What an SME Consultant Looks For in Helsinki
What gets shown at Slush today lands in Microsoft, SAP or UiPath one to two years later. This time as a pair, with Max Heyer of enum GmbH. Three questions that are on my mind in 2026.
5 min
Internal knowledge assistant: AI on your own documents
Betriebswissen liegt verteilt in Ordnern, E-Mails und Köpfen. Ein interner Wissensassistent beantwortet Routinefragen in Sekunden, auf Ihren Daten und mit Quelle.
7 min
Finally getting value from Microsoft Copilot instead of wasting licences
Lizenz gebucht, Nutzen liegen geblieben: Viele zahlen für Microsoft Copilot, ohne ihn zu nutzen. So machen Sie aus der Lizenz einen echten digitalen Mitarbeiter.
6 min
Automation in northern Germany: Wismar, Lübeck, Hamburg
Von Wismar über Lübeck bis Hamburg: zu viel Routine, zu wenig Hände. Wie digitale Mitarbeiter dem Fachkräftemangel begegnen, ohne Stellen zu ersetzen.
5 min
A guest at netunity: on alliances and real collaboration
A guest at netunity, in the offices of the agency h2f: on alliances, the closely connected northern German scene, and why no one gets far on their own.
4 min
Process automation in Wismar: Where mid-sized companies start first
Die häufigste Frage ist nicht „geht das", sondern „wo fangen wir an". Die fünf Prozesse mit dem größten Hebel und wie man richtig priorisiert.
6 min
n8n vs. Power Automate vs. Zapier: Which one fits your company?
n8n, Power Automate oder Zapier? Drei Werkzeuge, drei Philosophien. Ein ehrlicher Vergleich nach Datenhoheit, Lizenzen und Aufwand, ohne Hersteller-Bias.
8 min
SharePoint Workflow Engine is being shut down — what to do before April 2026
Microsoft is shutting down the classic SharePoint Workflow Engine on 2 April 2026. Anyone who does not migrate now risks process downtime. We show the clean path to Power Automate — without stopping your processes.
6 min
colorcloud 2026: Microsoft 365 can do so much, yet almost no one uses it
Microsoft people first-hand, a community eager to learn, and one clear realisation: most companies pay for Microsoft 365 and use only a fraction of it.
5 min
Digitalents: young companies digitalising the North
No lone wolf: Digitalents brings together young companies from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that are digitalising the mid-sized businesses of northern Germany. Why I'm part of it and what it means for my clients.
5 min
Slush 2025: AI against the paper jam
In Helsinki, AI is a matter of course in day-to-day business, while back home the paper jam still rules. What I took away from Slush 2025 for mid-sized companies in northern Germany.
6 min
NewsletterOnce a month: practical know-how, not ads.
Concrete automation tips and updates like the SharePoint shutdown — compact and spam-free.