Ollama in the Workplace: Running Language Models Yourself
Ollama brings language models to your own hardware, without the need for an external API. This article compares Ollama with vLLM and LM Studio and shows where local models reach their limits.
Remotely Manage Edge Locations: Keep Branches and Remote Offices Under Control
Branch offices and remote locations can be maintained remotely without an in-house IT team, as long as a console, virtual media, and monitoring are available. This article explores the practical applications and limitations of lights-out operations.
Improving OEE: Key Metrics Based on Real-Time Data
The first automatically measured OEE is almost always lower than the estimated figure from the shift log. That is precisely the starting point for sustainable improvement.
Multi-tenant access: Permissions for service providers
Redfish and OpenBMC separate clients on shared hardware using fixed roles and privilege groups. This article presents a role model for service providers and discusses its limitations when used with older hardware.
Energy Monitoring: 5 to 25 Percent Savings Through Transparency
Transparency regarding energy consumption is a prerequisite for savings, not the savings themselves. This article analyzes data from studies and shows where energy monitoring actually comes into play in production.
Technical Due Diligence in Acquisitions: What the Code Reveals About the Company
A technical due diligence reveals what the code says about a target company, from its architecture to its technical debt. This article outlines the full scope of the review.
AI-Powered Software Development: What's Changing for Clients
AI-powered software development is changing pricing, testing requirements, and contract terms for clients. This article distinguishes between what has real substance and what remains merely a promise.
NIS2 in Production: Demonstrating OT Security
NIS2 subjects production networks to the same reporting and documentation requirements as traditional IT for the first time. This article explains what manufacturing companies must document from both a technical and organizational perspective.
Data Quality as the Foundation of AI: Data First, Then Models
In many AI projects, data quality determines success earlier than the chosen model. This article outlines six evaluation criteria and explains when a pilot project is worthwhile even with mediocre data.
EU Data Act: Access to Machine Data as a Requirement and an Opportunity
Starting in September 2025, machine operators have a legal right to access their own operational data. This article provides an overview of Articles 3 through 5 of the EU Data Act and outlines what will take effect as of the September 2026 deadline.
RAG Explained: Connecting Company Knowledge Securely to Language Models
RAG Explained in Practice: How Retrieval-Augmented Generation integrates a language model with a company’s proprietary knowledge without retraining the model.
Virtual Media: Installing Operating Systems Remotely
Virtual Media allows you to install an operating system using a remote ISO file, without requiring any physical media on the server. This article explains the technology, supported hardware, and limitations when bandwidth is low.
Connecting OT and IT: Integration Patterns Without Production Risk
How OT and IT can be connected via edge gateways without posing a risk to production, and why organizational responsibility is just as important as the technology.
Vibration Analysis: Monitoring Bearings, Pumps, and Motors
Vibration Analysis of Bearings, Pumps, and Motors: Standard Values, Frequency Ranges, and the Limitations of a Purely Threshold-Based Approach.
On-Prem LLM for Business: Private AI Models for Sensitive Data
An on-premises LLM keeps sensitive data in-house but requires an honest cost analysis. This article outlines hardware prices and payback periods.
From Sensor to Dashboard: The Data Chain in Plant Monitoring
From the sensor to the dashboard: how machine data is collected, processed using edge computing, and meaningfully analyzed.
KVM-over-IP at Fleet Scale: Architecture for Multiple Locations
Managing KVM-over-IP across multiple locations is a matter of balancing central control with local autonomy. This article compares common solutions and their limitations.
IT Skills Shortage: Nearshoring as a Capacity Solution
There are 109,000 unfilled IT positions in Germany, and it takes an average of 7.7 months to fill them. How nearshoring works as a capacity solution—and where its limitations lie.
Out-of-Band Management: Accessing Servers When They Stop Responding
When SSH and Remote Desktop stop responding, out-of-band management via the BMC is often the only way to access the server. This article explains how it works, provides market statistics, and discusses the security risks associated with open controllers.
Predictive Maintenance: What It Can and Cannot Do
Predictive Maintenance Explained: What predictive maintenance actually does, where its limitations lie, and at what level of downtime costs it becomes worthwhile to implement.
Hahn Software Development Becomes torck: An Explanation of the Rebranding
Since 2026, Hahn Softwareentwicklung GmbH has been known as torck GmbH. Same company, same team, same products, new website: torck.io.
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