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Local MCP Servers: Understanding Attack Scenarios and Security Gaps

Tool poisoning, rug pulls and prompt injection against local MCP servers: how these attacks really work.

Alex Bloss September 3, 2026

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Local MCP Servers: Understanding Attack Scenarios and Security Gaps

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The End of “Digital Transformation” Buzzwords

Why execution, not technology, is the real driver of business transformation.

Grant Hamilton July 30, 2026

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BCE Pattern in a Monolith: Clean Architecture for Complex Systems

A practical introduction to the Boundary-Control-Entity pattern, which makes monoliths more modular, maintainable, and better prepared for future evolution.

Sebastian Kusnier June 30, 2026

RegulationEU

The Tale of the Tribe of Preventers and the Tribe of Makers

In the land of the Makers, nothing moves forward anymore. Little ropes bind the hands of those who only want to build, plant, and invent. A story about creeping stagnation, the power of the 'Preventers,' and the one question that decides everything: 'Are we still helping — or are we just tying new ropes?'

Simon A. Blick April 8, 2026

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A Detective Story - blinking lights and no sleep

Mysterious blinking lights and a system that won't go to sleep. What's going on?

Alex Bloss March 24, 2026

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The Hole in Time: Why We’re Digitizing the Wall Calendar

For a long time, the paper calendar was considered the last relic of the analog era. The “Year-round calendar” project is now bringing this German office classic into the digital era. From the initial idea to the view on the 4K monitor: this is what it looks like when you solve a decades-old problem with modern technology.

Holger Kummert February 5, 2026

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Agent Smith - Reloaded

AI agents promise to develop software on their own and solve complex tasks, but what really lies behind the hype? We dive deep into the technology, build a real workflow step by step, and uncover the unvarnished challenges that lurk on the road to production.

Alex Bloss November 19, 2025

ArchitectureSoftware Development

Hexagonal Architecture in Monoliths? Why Not!

Hexagonal architecture in a monolith? Sounds unusual - but it turned out to be a great success for our archiving tool. A field report on challenges, learnings, and the tangible benefits for developers, users, and long-term maintainability.

Christian Schmid September 21, 2025

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Data Maintenance Made Easy - AI to Support Our Personnel Profile Platform

Profilery, our platform for digital management of employee profiles, strategically leverages Artificial Intelligence to simplify manual maintenance, improve data quality, and accelerate the entire proposal process while making it more transparent. In collaboration with the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Augsburg and fortiss, we intensively explored innovative ways AI can improve data quality.

Alex Bloss August 3, 2025

AIDigitalizationWorkshop

How to Shape the Future with AI - and Prepare a Workshop

Shaping the future with AI: In our workshop, we show how mid-sized companies can increase production efficiency, improve employee satisfaction, and revolutionize customer communication through practical AI solutions - learn how we successfully plan and implement this transformation.

Alina Schmitz, Gerrit Thomes June 1, 2025

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