Insights

Long-form notes on the problems we run into with customers: choosing between an inventory system and an ERP, deciding when to leave spreadsheets, keeping stock consistent across sales channels, and issuing e-invoices without double entry. Written from the projects we actually deliver, not from a brochure.

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  2026.09.21Choosing hardware8 min read

  How to choose a PoE switch: the total power budget is the number that catches people out

  An eight-port PoE switch rarely powers eight full-draw devices. Per-port maximum and total budget differ — only the second reboots your cameras.

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  2026.09.21Choosing a system9 min read

  Three protocols in one building: bringing BACnet, Modbus and S7 into a single system

  BACnet for HVAC, Modbus for meters, a Siemens PLC on the lifts. That mix is normal — and one missing document makes a whole system unreadable.

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  2026.09.21Choosing hardware9 min read

  Cybersecurity certification for IP cameras: which label is the tender actually asking for?

  One camera can carry two Taiwanese cybersecurity labels, from two bodies, at two levels. When a tender just says certified, that decides if you qualify.

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  2026.09.18Choosing hardware10 min read

  How to choose a NAS: bays, network ports, and what the spec sheet leaves out

  The hard part is not the brand — it is the bay count and network ports. Every figure here comes from the specs of the 122 NAS units we catalogue.

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  2026.09.15Inventory8 min read

  Designing multi-warehouse stock and transfers as you grow past one location

  With one location, stock is a single number. Add a second and sellable quantity, in-transit ownership and cost movement all need deciding.

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  2026.09.15Evaluation8 min read

  What data to prepare before an ERP rollout: a checklist you can work through

  Going live on uncleaned data ranks second among rollout failures, and the effort is underestimated three to five times. Six items, in order.

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  2026.09.12Compliance6 min read

  Issuing e-invoices in Taiwan: compliance and system integration for SMBs

  An e-invoice is not a PDF you email — it is data uploaded to the Ministry of Finance platform. Carriers, voids, allowances, and what to automate.

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  2026.09.03Evaluation7 min read

  Five common reasons ERP rollouts fail

  Post-mortems seldom point at the software. They point at process, expectations and data — and the warning signs are visible before anyone signs.

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  2026.08.13Inventory7 min read

  How to synchronise multi-channel inventory across your own store, Shopee and momo

  How often you oversell has nothing to do with luck and everything to do with how long a stock number takes to travel between systems.

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  2026.07.16Evaluation6 min read

  When should an SMB adopt an ERP? Six signs you have outgrown spreadsheets

  Spreadsheets last longer than people expect. The question is not whether they are bad, but when they turn from an asset into a risk.

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  2026.06.11Choosing a system7 min read

  Inventory system vs ERP: which should an SMB start with?

  Three quotes, an order of magnitude apart, for one problem. An inventory system manages goods; an ERP manages the consistency between goods, money and books.

If one of these describes what you are dealing with, we are happy to look at it with you before anything is quoted.