Guides on software and AI what we know, shared
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AI Act for deployers what falls on those who use AI
Who is a deployer and who a provider, what you must do and from when, what Italian employment law adds, with a self-check to tick.
ReadAI agents for SMEs what they do, what they cost, what can go wrong
What an agent is, where it helps in a manufacturing company and where it does not, what it costs, what can go wrong and how it is kept under control, with an example on the orders that arrive by email.
ReadRisks of a custom software project, how to keep budget and timeline in check
What makes cost and dates slip, which pricing model to choose and what to write into the contract so that a change does not become a dispute.
ReadHow to choose a software house, and who owns the code
What the law says about source code, what to write in the contract and how to compare suppliers before you sign.
ReadPros and cons of custom software
When software built on your process pays off, when an off-the-shelf system does and when both do, with the three-year sum to do.
ReadERP and MES differences and integration
What one does and what the other does, when you really need an MES and how to connect them without double data entry.
ReadExcel or business software when it pays to switch
The signals that the spreadsheets are no longer enough, the ways out, what they cost and how to switch without stopping work.
ReadJob costing in the shop before the job closes
What to record, when, at what hourly cost, and how to read every week the margin of a job that is still open.
ReadTyre shop software off the shelf or custom
What it has to do with storage, seasonal changes and invoices, what it costs at list price and when it pays to have it built.
ReadHow much custom software costs
The euro figures of a custom project for an SME, what moves them and who pays if the work grows.
ReadLegacy software: rebuild, modernize or migrate
How an SME decides whether to keep, modernize or rebuild the software it has used for years, and how it changes it without stopping work.
ReadAI in business: where to start
How an SME chooses its first process, puts rules and data in order and decides with a pilot whether AI pays.
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