Blog and insights
Notes on building and running software.
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Migrating From an Old System: The Data Clean-Up Nobody Warns You About
Your customer list has four entries for Mama Njeri, one with a phone number from 2011. Welcome to the data migration clean-up nobody puts in the brochure.
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Custom Software vs Off-the-Shelf: A Decision Guide for Kenyan SMEs
Build it or buy it? A plain-language guide to custom software development in Kenya versus ready-made tools, for SMEs tired of spreadsheets.
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AI in Clinics: Admin First, Diagnosis Later
Before AI reads a single X-ray, it could help with the queue that starts at 7am and the files nobody can find. A sensible guide to AI for clinics in Kenya.
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Automating eTIMS Invoicing Without Losing Your Mind
Typing every invoice twice, once for the client and once for KRA? eTIMS invoicing automation can keep you compliant and keep your evenings free.
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Vendor Lock-In: How to Date a Cloud Provider Without Marrying Them
Free credits, sweet promises, lovely dashboards. Then the price went up and you could not leave. Lock-in lessons for anyone choosing a cloud provider in Kenya.
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Why Your Office Cables Look Like Spaghetti and How to Fix It
Behind every reception desk lives a nest of mystery cables. A practical guide to office network cabling in Nairobi, minus the spaghetti.
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Building an AI Feature Into Your Product: Where to Start
"We need AI in the app" is a sentence, not a plan. A practical guide to AI software development in Kenya, from first hunch to a feature customers actually use.
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The Spreadsheet Macro That Runs the Whole Company (and Why That's Scary)
One giant spreadsheet, one mysterious macro, one colleague who understands it. Here is when custom business software in Kenya becomes the safer choice.
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Offline-First: Building Cloud Apps for Patchy Internet
Cloud apps are great until the bundle runs out or the field officer drives into a valley. Offline-first app development keeps Kenyan teams working anyway.
