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From OpenClaw to Hermes: giving an NZ business an AI employee that actually remembers

A client inherited an OpenClaw assistant that timed out constantly and forgot everything between conversations. We moved them to Hermes — and gave them an AI employee with memory, a real database, security isolation, and a growing set of skills.

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Security

Inside a crypto-mining attack: how we detected, contained, and remediated it on a production GKE cluster

An Auckland tourism company got an abuse notification from their cloud provider on a Friday afternoon. By dinner time, the attack was contained — without taking the customer-facing site down. Here is how it played out.

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AI

Case study: a 24/7 AI assistant for a busy NZ construction company

A busy construction firm needed answers about clients and projects on tap — without depending on the one person who remembered everything. We built a secure internal AI assistant that lives where their team already works.

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AI

Five AI use cases that actually pay back for small businesses

Not every AI use case is worth your time. These five tend to deliver real value quickly for small teams.

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Tooling

Microsoft Copilot vs ChatGPT Business vs Claude for Work — which one for your NZ team?

All three are good. The right choice depends on where your team already works, your data sensitivity, and your budget — not on the brand.

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AI

Getting started with AI for NZ small businesses

If you run a small business in New Zealand and feel overwhelmed by the AI hype, this is a calm, practical place to start.

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