Team profile
Philipp Draese
Senior Software Architect & Database Engineer
Short bio
Philipp Draese is the managing software developer at nützliche.IT and has been building business applications, database solutions and integrations for mid-sized companies since 2016. Prior to that he gained around twelve years of international experience as a developer, IT consultant and technical services lead in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and the USA. His focus is on robust software architecture, clean database design and the pragmatic integration of AI and automation building blocks into existing system landscapes. He holds a degree from the Cooperative State University Lörrach in Information Technology with a focus on software and network engineering.
Focus areas
- Software architecture
- Database design
Degrees
Dipl.-Ing. (BA), B. Sc.
Certifications
- PRINCE2 Project Management
- Microsoft Business Solutions Specialist (MBSS)
Posts by Philipp Draese
- Open Source
QSOlog: a logbook for radio amateurs that needs no server
Our open-source project QSOlog logs radio contacts entirely in the browser: offline-first PWA, data in IndexedDB, ADIF export. What the project shows about web applications without a backend.
#open-source#webapp#pwa
- Agentic
MCP in Practice: When a Model Context Protocol Server Pays Off
The Model Context Protocol is more than an acronym in the hype cycle - but not every integration deserves its own MCP server. When the effort pays back and when a plain script will do.
#agentic#ai-in-practice
- AI in Practice
GDPR-Compliant with a Local LLM: Where Powerbrain Makes the Difference
Local does not automatically mean compliant. Between 'runs on-prem' and 'survives an audit' sit policies, a vault for personal data, and a verifiable audit log. An assessment using the open-source project Powerbrain as the example.
#ai-in-practice#local-ai
- Agentic
Creating Skills: Agent Workflows Instead of One-Off Prompts
A well-written skill beats ten ad-hoc prompts. How system prompt, tools, and quality standards become a reusable team asset.
#agentic#ai-in-practice#ways-of-working
- WebApp
No App in the Store, Still Offline: The PWA Question
For internal line-of-business apps in SMBs, the PWA is almost always the smarter choice. In 2026 the last 'but you can't do that' arguments are gone.
#webapp#pwa
- AI in Practice
Shut up and commit: how Caveman breaks AI agents of rambling
The open-source project Caveman makes coding agents like Claude Code or Gemini CLI talk in telegraph style - cutting output tokens by 65 % on average. A practitioner's take.
#ai-in-practice#agentic#ways-of-working