Engineering insights, case study breakdowns, and lessons from building B2B commerce platforms.
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GitHub Copilot just moved to usage-based billing. One company's costs jumped 18x. Here's why we removed GitHub from our deploy pipeline months ago — and what we use instead.
Answer Engine Optimization structures your content so AI models like Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity recommend your business. Learn how AEO works and how to implement it.
A full-time CTO costs $250K+ salary plus equity. A Fractional CTO from Fowara starts at $10K/month. Here's when each makes sense for your e-commerce company.
How Fowara migrated MedSupply Partners from Magento 2.4.8 to BigCommerce B2B Edition — 19,508 products, 4 punchout connections, zero data loss.
What are punchout catalogs? How do cXML and OCI work? A practical guide for B2B suppliers connecting to Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, and institutional buyers.
How to set up CI/CD pipelines for e-commerce without breaking production. Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, blue-green deploys, and rollback strategies.
Practical guide to building AI agents for B2B e-commerce — product catalog intelligence, order automation, and customer support with Claude and modern LLMs.
Lessons from migrating a medical supply distributor's full catalog — products, pricing, images, customer groups, and hazard modifiers.
A transparent look at what a Fractional CTO engagement looks like — from architecture reviews to sprint delivery to monthly reporting.
How we saved $50K/year in middleware costs by building a custom cXML Punchout solution on Azure for a medical supply distributor.
Monthly field notes — punchout, AEO, B2B migrations. No cadence padding; I only send when there's something worth reading.
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