Expert articles on IT security, Loxone Smart Home, Web & SEO and SME digitalisation — written by people who delivered the projects themselves.
Floodlights, training, cleaning: a stadium has dozens of time switches. GiraConnect moves them from raw switch points onto a Gantt board — air-gapped and without a second scheduler.
Energy, open standards, security: building automation reaches the mid-market in 2026. What really matters with KNX, Matter, retrofit and operation.
Off-the-shelf software never quite fits; a custom project takes months. HELITS Intranet takes the third path: proven standard features plus individual adaptation — for companies of every industry.
"I didn't know about that" is the most expensive sentence in a company. How HELITS Intranet combines per-version read confirmations, escalation and approval workflows into audit-proof document control.
The German NIS2 implementation law is in force — with no transition period. Status mid-2026, who is affected via the supply chain, and a workable order of steps for SMEs.
In 2026 there is no cyber policy without a technical baseline. Drawing on our audit work, we show what insurers really check, where claims get denied, and why a policy is no substitute for IT security.
Chatbot or genuine agent? What Copilot Studio realistically delivers for SMEs in 2026, what it costs – and where the honest limits are.
Microsoft is splitting Teams out of its Office suites. What the new no-Teams licences cost, whether you need to switch, and which alternatives make sense – practical guidance for SMEs.
Since the Broadcom takeover, VMware licensing costs have exploded. From our migration practice: when Proxmox VE pays off for SMEs — and when it does not.
Exchange 2016 and 2019 have been out of support since October 2025. We explain what the new Subscription Edition means for SMEs and when moving to Exchange Online is the smarter choice.
Meeting in Stavanger, go-live in Bad Reichenhall, head of development in Asia: how a distributed team prepares an ERP switch – and why the fjord cruise was part of it.
From trade show in Graz to Austria's largest cave: how an unplanned detour became the best part of the weekend.
Company outing meets product launch: how we presented our new webapp live at Austria's largest trading card show.
Copilot costs €30 per user per month. When it pays off, what needs to be clarified before buying – and why the rollout matters more than the licence.
No access to quotes, no time tracking, no field sync: IT problems cost trades businesses disproportionately. What a solid basic setup costs and what really matters.
OTA commissions of 15–20% are avoidable — if your own website loads fast, works on mobile and has a real booking funnel. What it costs and when it pays off.
Sensor data, Loxone integration, energy monitoring: how mid-sized companies in Bavaria deploy IoT sensibly — without starting too big.
Six months after Windows 10 EOL, many companies still operate on unpatched systems. ESU is expensive – migration is the better choice.
VR training, AR service, visualisation before construction: which AR/VR use cases really work in Bavarian SMEs today.
AI-generated text on websites is recognisable instantly when you know what to look for. Which patterns are typical and what website copy for SMEs needs in 2026 instead.
Cloud-First sounds simple and cheap. What it really costs, where the hidden line items are, and when a hybrid solution is the better choice.
We have been operating a Loxone access solution since 2023. An honest two-year report: what works, what we deactivated, and what is planned differently next time.
Many trade businesses want their main keyword on page 1. What really happens and what brings more enquiries than the organic ranking.
From dozens of audits at Bavarian SMEs, we have distilled 12 points that almost always show gaps. A checklist for the first overview.
How a production company in Anger migrated to a new ERP system in six months without data loss and without standstill — month by month explained.
M365 prices rise on 1 July 2026. Reviewing your licence mix now often saves 20 to 40 per cent with no loss of function.
Containers often end up in production unplanned - no hardening, no monitoring. What we keep seeing in SME setups and how to put it right.
Classic MFA via SMS or app code can be intercepted. Passkeys cannot. How to roll out passwordless, phishing-resistant sign-in in Microsoft 365 the right way.
INP has replaced FID, and that shifts where the work lies for fast websites. A practical checklist for SMEs and online shops – with the fixes that deliver the biggest effect in our projects.
Licences, cloud, maintenance contracts – in many SMEs IT adds up to an expensive patchwork. Where optimising pays off and where saving backfires.
Tree or Air — the question arises in every Loxone project. Why we chose Tree in eleven projects in 2025 and when Air is the better choice.
Copilot does not widen permissions, it makes them visible. Why a clean permission model is the most important groundwork, and how to roll out Copilot in a controlled way.
Since July 2023, companies with 50+ employees must operate a reporting channel. How a trading company in Rosenheim introduced the system in three weeks.
The EU AI Act applies in stages. We explain the timeline in plain language and show the lean setup SMEs can use to implement AI literacy and governance without bureaucracy.
Many mid-sized businesses in Bavaria underestimate their NIS2 obligations. What the directive requires, who it applies to, and what a realistic implementation looks like.
A Loxone retrofit in an older building is not a new-build project with old walls. What we learned at a villa in Anger — including three mistakes we won't repeat.
Most trend reports stay abstract. We assess which developments genuinely carry weight for mid-sized businesses in Bavaria in 2026 – and what you should prepare for now.
WeTransfer links in emails, no log, no Teams integration. HELITS UPFILES solves external file receipt — clean, GDPR-compliant, directly in Microsoft Teams.
jobportal.bayern connects employers and applicants in the Bavarian Alpine region. How the platform emerged from HELITS HRIS and what sets it apart from generic job boards.
Two years of building our own HR software. What is really complex, what we rebuilt twice, and what opportunities we now see — an honest report.
Scale local SEO without copy-paste templates. What HELITS PAGES delivers, how the AI content generation works, and what we took from the first customer projects.
ERP introductions fail more often on data and organisation than on the software. What we have taken from three Lyrion projects in Bavaria.