FROM THE TRENCHES Issue №244

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Permissions-first RAG architecture over SharePoint, Confluence and Google Drive AI & Agents

Permissions-First RAG over SharePoint, Confluence, Drive

The hard problem in enterprise RAG is permissions: never surface a document to a user who cannot see it. Enforce at the retrieval layer, not the prompt, with per-chunk ACLs and identity-aware retrieval.

QA for AI-generated code, what breaks before launch Delivery & QA

QA for AI-Generated Code

A risk-based verification guide for AI-assisted code, covering trust boundaries, failure paths, dependencies, concurrency, operational evidence, and the limits of any review.

From Lovable and Cursor prototype to production Delivery & QA

From Lovable and Cursor Prototype to Production: The Migration Checklist

Getting to a demo is fast. Getting to production is a separate project. The checklist we run to harden an AI-IDE prototype, auth, data, secrets, hosting, and the keep-vs-rebuild call.

Vibe-coded software audit, what breaks before launch Delivery & QA

Vibe-Coded Software Audit: What to Check Before Launch

A risk-based review of AI-assisted software, the evidence to examine before launch, and how to prioritize remediation.

RAG production-readiness checklist for EU companies AI & Agents

RAG Production-Readiness Checklist for EU Companies

A RAG prototype is only a starting point. A risk-based review of retrieval, grounding, evaluation, cost, privacy, transparency, prompt injection, and permission-aware retrieval.

MVP development agencies in Austria compared by fit, price, timeline and proof Business & Regulation

MVP Development for Startups in Austria: Agencies, Cost and Selection 2026

A sourced comparison of nine Austrian MVP providers by fit, public pricing, stated timeline, presence and proof, with Wavect's commercial interest disclosed and missing facts left unguessed.

How much an AI MVP costs in Austria in 2026 Product & MVP

How Much Does an AI MVP Cost in Austria in 2026?

Wavect's EUR planning bands by tier, the assumptions behind them, build/buy/fine-tune tradeoffs, ongoing costs, and Austrian funding routes that require case-specific eligibility checks.

When not to hire Wavect Business & Regulation

When Not to Hire Wavect

Six situations where Wavect may be the wrong fit, the alternatives to evaluate, and the current engagement models Wavect actually offers.

Can a software studio claim Austria's Forschungsprämie Business & Regulation

Can a Software Studio Claim Austria's Forschungsprämie?

Austria's Forschungsprämie credits 14% of qualifying R&D expenditure to the tax account. Current eligibility, cost-base, FFG-opinion, contract-research, grant, and German-comparison caveats.

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