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Practical guides on AI applications, business process automation and software, drawn from real projects.

8 November 2026 · 5 min read

How to build an AI assistant for your business: a practical RAG guide

How a company-specific AI assistant works, what retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is, the build steps, cost drivers and the mistakes that make these projects fail.

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8 November 2026 · 4 min read

Business process automation with n8n: the first 6 automations and how to set them up

What n8n is, how it compares with Zapier and Make, which tasks can be automated, the first six automations most businesses build, hosting options and what to watch out for.

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8 November 2026 · 4 min read

Data protection in AI projects: a GDPR and UK GDPR checklist for businesses

How to protect customer data when building an AI assistant or automation: data mapping, minimisation, international transfers, transparency, retention and technical safeguards.

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8 November 2026 · 4 min read

Which processes should you automate? A prioritisation method and ROI calculation

Not every task is worth automating. A simple scoring method to decide which process to automate first, plus a step-by-step return on investment calculation.

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