Ollama is best known for running large language models locally, but it also exposes a first-class embeddings API. Combined with a vector store, this lets you build semantic search engines, document qu...
AI for Business — Practical Guides & Reviews
Artificial intelligence is moving from buzzword to business tool. This section cuts through the hype and focuses on how UK businesses — particularly in wholesale distribution, building supplies, and electrical wholesale — can use AI to work smarter right now.
What We Cover
- AI for Wholesale Distribution — Smarter stock management, pricing decisions, and customer query handling using AI tools
- AI for Builders Merchants — From yard to counter, how AI is changing operations for builders merchants across the UK
- AI for Electrical Wholesalers — Managing thousands of SKUs, pricing complexity, and customer service with AI assistance
- AI Guides — Step-by-step guides on using ChatGPT, AI tools, and automation for real business tasks
- Sales & Pricing Intelligence — How to use AI to analyse sales trends, predict stock shortages, and make smarter pricing decisions
Our Approach
We focus on practical application over theory. Every guide is written with real business workflows in mind — the kind of operations run by UK SMEs who don't have dedicated data science teams but want to use AI effectively from day one.
The Ollama Python library is the official client for interacting with Ollama from Python code. It gives you a clean, straightforward API to run large language models locally — no cloud API keys,...
Running large language models locally with Ollama has never been more accessible, but choosing the right GPU can make the difference between a smooth experience and a frustrating one. This guide cuts ...
Running large language models locally has moved from a niche developer hobby to a practical option for privacy-conscious users, businesses, and developers who want full control over their AI stack. Tw...
Why Run Ollama Over a Network? By default, Ollama only listens on localhost:11434 — requests from other machines are rejected. Enabling network access lets you: Run Ollama on a powerful desktop ...
Why Ollama Runs Out of Memory Ollama loads model weights into RAM or VRAM to run inference. If the model is too large for the available memory, one of several things happens: the model offloads layers...
What Is Continue? Continue is a free, open-source VS Code extension that turns any locally-running model into a coding assistant. It integrates directly into the editor sidebar and inline with your co...
What Is an Ollama Modelfile? A Modelfile is a plain-text configuration file that defines how Ollama should build or customise a model. It works like a Dockerfile — you start from a base model, t...
Ollama exposes a clean REST API on localhost:11434 that lets you integrate locally-running large language models into your applications with minimal setup. Whether you want to hit raw endpoints with c...