Power Consumption and Load Profiles
Back in 2025, I briefly touched on balcony solar systems in an article about home automation. Since then, a lot has happened and with 5 out of 8 Balcony Solar Systems installed we have gained quite a bit of practical…
Balcony Solar Systems in Apartment Buildings
Background and Motivation Back in 2025, I briefly touched on balcony solar systems in an article about home automation. Since then, a lot has happened and with 5 out of 8 Balcony Solar Systems installed we have gained quite a…
Home Automation Without the Cloud
By now, everyone and their mother has written an article about home automation – so why another one from me? The answer lies in the focus. Most of what I’ve read revolves around shiny, off-the-shelf solutions with their own apps,…
BitLocker Locked: What Now?
Almost everyone has experienced a lost or stolen laptop. In such moments, you realize just how valuable the data stored on it is. We’ll skip the obligatory lecture on the importance of regular backups “for reasons.” To ensure that information…
Our Values
Corporate values are often defined retrospectively in response to trends or expectations. Yet, rarely do they form the core of a company’s culture from the beginning. Such an approach turns values into empty promises, nothing more than a shiny image…
Pitfalls of Salary Development
In a world where the cost of living continuously rises, salary development remains a central concern for workers globally. Particularly in Germany, a country known for its strong economy and high standard of living, the discrepancy between salary increases and…
Leaders vs. Managers
I was recently approached about being referred to as a manager on this website. This remark was not made lightly. Both the person who brought it to my attention and I see myself more in the role of a leader…
Big Data and the Cloud
In our journey through the vast land of data processing, we have largely stayed on solid ground—in the on-premise domain, to be precise. Our tasks revolved mostly around the establishment and maintenance of self-contained clusters, a world in which we…
Shortage of Skilled Workers or Recruitment Crisis?
You can read it on all platforms, hear it in various high-profile interviews, and I too have joined in this refrain after seven years of continuous recruiting: Germany is facing a massive shortage of skilled workers, especially in IT. But…
Taking a Stand for Cultural Diversity
From the “Ancient Empire”… Collaboration across cultural boundaries has led to some of humanity’s greatest achievements throughout history. Starting with the construction of the Pyramids in Egypt, where thousands of workers, artisans and architects from different parts of the empire…
