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During latest months, I have been discussing the underlying friction between generic generative AI and rigid enterprise architectures. This week, a major industry event perfectly illustrated the exact dynamic I can easily imagine playing out on the factory floor and within corporate IT departments. According to a recent CNBC report, Amazon’s retail technology leadership recently […]

(Part 4 of the 6-part series “The Migration Playbook”) In Part 3, we built the engine. We highlighted Exchange Schemes as a tool of choice and applied the DAL Doctrine to ensure data integrity. Now, we face the defining moment of the entire project: The Go-Live Weekend. This is not just another working weekend. It […]

In October 2025 Deloitte published a report confirming what every consultant should already know for quite some time. Companies are pouring billions of dollars into Generative Artificial Intelligence, but the promised Return on Investment remains still quite elusive. We expected AI to instantly automate our enterprise systems and drastically reduce operational costs. Instead, executives are […]

(Part 3 of the 6-part series “The Migration Playbook”) In Part 1, we defined the Strategy and the Clean Cut approach. In Part 2, we established the Governance and the importance of User Enrichment. Now, the meetings are over. The boardroom is empty. It is just you, the server, and a file containing thousand records […]

Everyone seems entirely focused on massive AI models with increasingly exaggerated parameters and progressively broader, universal capabilities. But the real enterprise revolution might actually be shrinking. If you want to protect your proprietary company data while getting actual ROI, you need to look closely at the potential of the new European AI wave. Over the […]

(Part 2 of series “The Migration Playbook”) In Part 1, we made the strategic decision to perform a Clean Cut leaving the dead weight of history behind to build a lean, modern ERP. We decided to stop looking in the rearview mirror and start looking at the road ahead. Now, we face the reality of […]

What happens when you give autonomous AI agents real email accounts, unrestricted shell access, and 14 days to operate entirely on their own? A recent study provides a sobering answer: enterprise AI, in its current state, is brilliantly capable but dangerously naive. If you have been following my recent work, you know I have been […]

Part 1 of series The Migration Playbook: From Legacy Chaos to AI-Ready In the world of high-stakes ERP consulting, there is a saying that everyone should repeat every Steering Committee: Go-Live is not a ceremony, but a surgery. And just like surgery, the patient’s survival depends entirely on the preparation, the team’s skill, and the […]

Walking through the massive pavilions of MECSPE 2026 in Bologna, the physical reality of the Italian manufacturing industry is undeniable. Between the rhythmic humming of automated vertical warehouses and the heavy machinery displays, there is a clear narrative. The manufacturing sector is actively pursuing digital integration to maintain its competitive edge in a complex global […]

When discussing AI and the future of work, everyone is warning that artificial intelligence will soon replace developers, consultants, and managers. But a closer look at the actual science behind Large Language Models (brilliantly broken down recently in this video analysis by an italian tech researcher) reveals a massive blind spot in the hype machine. […]

A few days ago, Bas van der Veldt, the CEO of the Dutch software giant AFAS, shared a fascinating personal story that perfectly captures the current existential crisis of the tech industry. Over a weekend, without writing a single traditional line of code, he built a fully functional “vitamin manager” application for his household. He […]

(The Finale of the series: “From Iron to Cloud: The Blueprint for MES Integration”) We have defined the strategy (ERP vs. MES). We have tied the Gordian Knot of data synchronization. We have translated the voltage of the machines into digital signals. If you have followed Parts 1 through 3, you now possess the blueprint […]