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The New Architecture of Online Services in an AI enabled world.

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

The New Architecture of Online Services in an AI enabled world.

Technology Innovates. Markets and Strategy Evolve Through Standards. Innovation creates new possibilities. Standards determine which of those possibilities become practical, interoperable and widely a...

Jul 12, 2026

The Greatest Value of ERP isn't Automation.

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

The Greatest Value of ERP isn't Automation.

Implementing an ERP system Won't Save Your Business. But It Might Help You Save It Yourself If you're reading this while your business is under pressure, you're probably hoping that the right software...

Jul 7, 2026

MCP, What is it and why is it important?

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

MCP, What is it and why is it important?

MCP: The Interface Between AI and Software Artificial intelligence is already part of everyday business. Software vendors are increasingly competing on how effectively their products use AI, and users...

Jun 22, 2026

Product Leadership and the Design of Coherent Systems

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

Product Leadership and the Design of Coherent Systems

Ideas Are Everywhere, Execution Lives in Culture If you spend enough time in product organisations, a pattern appears repeatedly: the belief that ideas are scarce and that innovation begins with a mom...

May 25, 2026

What Changes AI might Drive in the IT Technical Services Industry

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

What Changes AI might Drive in the IT Technical Services Industry

The Beginning of a Shift in Systems Integration For most of the modern systems integration era, technical implementation skill has been the industry’s primary currency. The engineer who understood the...

May 16, 2026

Clarity before Consequences: Why Formalised Decision Quality Matters

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

Clarity before Consequences: Why Formalised Decision Quality Matters

Introduction: Why Decision Quality Matters In business, we often fall into a comforting but dangerous habit: assuming that a good outcome means we made a good decision. If the deal closes, the product...

May 11, 2026

A Little Light That Changed Everything: What the Blue LED Teaches Us About Innovation

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

A Little Light That Changed Everything: What the Blue LED Teaches Us About Innovation

A World Lit by Tiny Lights The screen you're reading this on, its clarity, its colour, the way it adjusts to light and renders a thousand tones, is powered by one of the smallest, most quietly transfo...

May 1, 2026