WiseSolutions — Field NotesHand-written notes on AI automation, RAG, and building systems for UK businesses. Published when we have something real to say.https://draft.wisesolutions.uken-gb© 2026 WiseSolutions Ltd.info@wisesolutions.uk (Gian Giannotti)info@wisesolutions.uk (Gian Giannotti)60AI automation for UK accountants: what actually works (and what's vapour)https://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/ai-automation-uk-accountantshttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/ai-automation-uk-accountantsEighteen months of shipping AI into UK accounting practices. The three automations that paid for themselves in weeks, and the two that we eventually tore out.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTIndustry InsightsUK Accountantsn8nInvoice AutomationPractice ManagementGian GiannottiWhy we host our own n8n (and when you shouldn't)https://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/self-host-n8n-when-not-tohttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/self-host-n8n-when-not-toRunning your own n8n stack is a commitment. Here's the honest trade: what we got by moving off the SaaS, and what it costs us every month to keep it alive.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI Automationn8nInfrastructureSelf-hostingDockerGian GiannottiThe invoice triage build: four hours a week back in twenty dayshttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/invoice-triage-build-case-studyhttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/invoice-triage-build-case-studyA UK professional services firm was paying someone to open invoice emails and file them by hand. Here's exactly how we replaced it, what it cost, and what we'd do differently.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase StudiesInvoice AutomationCase Studyn8nClaudeGian GiannottiClaude vs GPT-4 for UK business automations: six months inhttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/claude-vs-gpt4-business-automationshttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/claude-vs-gpt4-business-automationsWe run automations on both. Here's where each one actually wins in production, where they're a coin-flip, and why we default to Claude for anything touching classification.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTools & ComparisonsClaudeGPT-4LLM ComparisonProductionGian GiannottiAI for UK property management: where the wins are hidinghttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/ai-uk-property-managementhttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/ai-uk-property-managementProperty management is a document-heavy, deadline-heavy, communication-heavy business. Three places AI pays for itself, and one we'd leave alone for now.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTIndustry InsightsUK PropertyLetting AgentsComplianceRAGGian GiannottiThree kinds of AI projects we turn down (and why)https://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/three-kinds-of-ai-projects-we-turn-downhttps://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/three-kinds-of-ai-projects-we-turn-downWe say no to more discovery calls than we say yes to. Here are the three patterns that make us pass, even when the budget is there.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI StrategyAI StrategyScopingProject SelectionGian GiannottiThe RAG mistake everyone makes in 2026https://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/rag-mistake-everyone-makes-2026https://draft.wisesolutions.uk/articles/rag-mistake-everyone-makes-2026Most RAG systems we audit are technically correct and practically useless. The fix isn't a better vector DB — it's the evaluation loop everyone skips.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI AutomationRAGVector DatabasesEvaluationProductionGian Giannotti