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Notes from the workshop.
Short notes on building and shipping in Oman.
2026-05-30
Oman Fawtara e-invoicing: the ERP readiness work to start now
Oman's Fawtara rollout has moved from future concept to integration work. Before choosing a provider, finance and technical teams should clean the data and exception paths their ERP will depend on.
2026-05-29
AI automation in Oman: a practical playbook for SMEs
Oman's digital economy push makes AI feel urgent, but most SMEs do not need a grand AI strategy. They need one dependable workflow that saves hours every week.
2026-05-29
AI bookkeeping for Omani SPCs: what it can (and can't) automate
Single-person companies in Oman carry the same VAT and accounting duties as bigger firms — with none of the finance team. Here's what AI automation realistically does for the books, and where a human still has to sign off.
2026-05-22
A modern Python SDK for PI Web API (open source)
We open-sourced pisharp-piwebapi — an async/sync, fully-typed Python SDK that removes the boilerplate from reading and writing AVEVA PI data over the PI Web API.
2026-05-20
AVEVA PI System analytics in Oman: a practical guide
The PI System quietly runs much of Oman's oil & gas and utilities. Here's how to turn that locked-up time-series data into dashboards and alerts leadership actually trusts.
2026-05-13
Getting data out of AVEVA PI: PI Web API vs AF SDK vs Integrators
When you need PI data in another system, you have three realistic routes. Here are the trade-offs between the PI Web API, the AF SDK, and PI Integrators.
2026-05-06
How to connect AVEVA PI to Power BI (without the pain)
Power BI doesn't speak PI natively. Here are the realistic ways to get PI System data into a Power BI dashboard, and which one to choose.
2026-04-29
How much does custom software cost in Oman? (OMR)
A plain-language guide to what custom software, web apps, and automation actually cost in Oman — with realistic OMR ranges and what drives the number.
2026-04-22
Why we take four clients a year
Saying no early is what makes the yes deep. A short note on why a small studio takes fewer engagements on purpose.
2026-03-04
Fixed scope or monthly retainer
Two pricing models, both quoted in OMR. Here’s how we help clients pick between them.
2026-01-16
AI without the theatre
Most of the AI work we do is unglamorous. Document extraction, routing, summarisation. Here’s what we’ve learned shipping it.