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

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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

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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

AIAgentsSoftware Development

Model Context Protocol: The 'USB Interface' for Chatbots and Agentic Systems

With the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard is emerging for integrating AI models with external tools. This article examines the structure, applications, and benefits of MCP - and shows how developers can use it to efficiently build modern, context-aware AI systems.

Alex Bloss May 8, 2025

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AI at the attempto Academy: Navigating the Future with the EU AI Act

The attempto Academy offers a comprehensive AI basic training covering the legal, practical, and ethical aspects of the EU AI Act. With hands-on workshops and mentoring programs, it prepares companies for the future of AI.

Yasemin Kanter, Heinrich Zierl March 23, 2025

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Postgres in Kubernetes - Automation with the Postgres Operator

Almost every app needs a database - Postgres is one of the most popular open-source databases. In this article, we show how to run Postgres in Kubernetes automatically using the Postgres Operator.

Alex Bloss February 17, 2025