<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>002 Solutions — Writing</title><description>Notes on practical technology consulting — IT, security, AI, and the decisions behind them.</description><link>https://002solutions.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The annual SaaS audit that takes two hours and saves thousands</title><link>https://002solutions.com/blog/the-saas-stack-audit-every-small-business-should-run-annually/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://002solutions.com/blog/the-saas-stack-audit-every-small-business-should-run-annually/</guid><description>Most small businesses carry 30% more subscriptions than they use. Here&apos;s how to find them without a vendor or a spreadsheet project.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>it</category><category>small-business</category><category>process</category><category>tools</category></item><item><title>RAG vs fine-tuning: most people need the boring one</title><link>https://002solutions.com/blog/rag-vs-fine-tuning-which-do-you-actually-need/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://002solutions.com/blog/rag-vs-fine-tuning-which-do-you-actually-need/</guid><description>Fine-tuning sounds sophisticated. RAG sounds like plumbing. Guess which one actually solves most problems?</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ai</category><category>llm</category><category>consulting</category><category>tools</category></item><item><title>Build, buy, or wait: how to decide without a spreadsheet</title><link>https://002solutions.com/blog/when-to-build-when-to-buy-when-to-wait/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://002solutions.com/blog/when-to-build-when-to-buy-when-to-wait/</guid><description>The real cost of building isn&apos;t engineering time. It&apos;s the decision you&apos;re not making while you build.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>advisory</category><category>consulting</category><category>founders</category><category>process</category></item><item><title>SwiftUI is ready. UIKit still wins sometimes.</title><link>https://002solutions.com/blog/swiftui-vs-uikit-in-2026-when-to-pick-each/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://002solutions.com/blog/swiftui-vs-uikit-in-2026-when-to-pick-each/</guid><description>After five years, SwiftUI handles most iOS work. But three scenarios still call for UIKit — here&apos;s when to reach for each.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ios</category><category>swiftui</category><category>tools</category></item><item><title>The backup strategy no one actually follows</title><link>https://002solutions.com/blog/a-practical-3-2-1-backup-strategy-for-small-businesses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://002solutions.com/blog/a-practical-3-2-1-backup-strategy-for-small-businesses/</guid><description>3-2-1 backup is simple advice that most small businesses ignore until something breaks. Here&apos;s how to actually do it.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>backup</category><category>disaster-recovery</category><category>small-business</category><category>it</category></item><item><title>The three questions that predict whether your AI project will ship</title><link>https://002solutions.com/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-ai-project-will-actually-ship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://002solutions.com/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-ai-project-will-actually-ship/</guid><description>Most AI projects stall because they skip the unsexy decisions. Here&apos;s how to tell if yours will actually make it to production.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ai</category><category>consulting</category><category>process</category></item><item><title>Why 002 Solutions exists</title><link>https://002solutions.com/blog/why-002-exists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://002solutions.com/blog/why-002-exists/</guid><description>Small businesses and founders need senior technology help, but the market is mostly set up to sell them something else. Here&apos;s what I&apos;m trying to do differently.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>about</category><category>consulting</category></item></channel></rss>