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At Elektro Fatschi Ingenieurbetrieb, order processing worked for a long time the way it does in most trade businesses. Measurements by hand, quotes in the evening, emails piling up. After the system changeover, the daily routine looks different. Most people think of automation in the trades first as expensive software that overhauls the entire business. At Elektro Fatschi it was exactly the opposite. The technician stands on site and simply records the measurement as a voice

According to a Bitkom survey, so far only about one in six German companies actively uses artificial intelligence in day-to-day operations. In the skilled trades the rate is even lower, even though this is exactly where a lot of time gets lost in recurring administrative tasks. Most trade businesses think of AI automation first as complicated software that takes weeks to learn. That is not true. The master craftsman writes quotes by hand in the evening after work. Scheduling

According to a Bitkom study, German businesses suffered damages of around 206 billion euros in 2023 from theft, espionage, and sabotage. Small and medium-sized companies are increasingly targeted because they are often less protected than large corporations. Most mid-sized companies believe cybersecurity is an IT issue you set up once and then forget. That is not true. The firewall was installed three years ago and has run unchanged ever since. An employee opens an attachment

According to a Bitkom study, one in four German companies already uses drones or is planning to. In construction site monitoring the trend points clearly in the same direction, because progress and quality can be documented faster and more precisely from the air than on foot. Most people think of construction drones first as pretty aerial shots for the project presentation. That falls short. The site manager walks the construction site once a week and takes photos with their

More than 6,000 funding programs from the federal government, the states, and the EU are currently available. For construction projects focused on energy efficiency and digitalization, BAFA and KfW are the most important contacts. Yet according to KfW estimates, only about one third of eligible companies and builders actually use these funds. Most people believe funding applications are only worth it for large projects or are too bureaucratic for ongoing operations. That is n

According to the Standish Group CHAOS Report, only about 19 percent of all technology projects are completed on time and on budget. 66 percent fail partially or completely. Up to 71 percent of software projects fail due to unclear requirements, not a lack of competence. This number surprises most owners and project managers. They assume a project fails because the technology was too complex, the budget too tight, or the team too weak. In practice, it looks different. The site