Notes on data, AI, IT
and security
No marketing fog. The way I think about real problems with founders and managers.
RAG vs fine-tuning: the decision a manager actually needs to make
A practical framework for choosing between RAG and fine-tuning when applying AI to business processes - without unnecessary technical detail.
Real-time analytics: when batch is actually enough
Why most companies overpay for streaming analytics where batch processing would be cheaper and more reliable.
The xz backdoor: open source supply chain security is a topic for architects, not lawyers
A breakdown of the xz utils incident and why attacks on the open source supply chain change architectural requirements - not legal ones.
NVIDIA Blackwell and the economics of the next inference wave
What the Blackwell architecture announcement means for companies planning or already running AI systems in production: on cost, availability, and strategic decisions.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: the framework gets broader and closer to business
What changed in the new version of NIST CSF and why the update matters not only to security teams but to executives who are responsible for risk management.
API-first architecture: the business case for owners who do not write code
Why API-first is not a technical preference but a business decision about how the company will integrate, scale, and switch vendors.
Data mesh or central warehouse: choosing without an ideology fight
A practical framework for choosing between a centralised data warehouse and a decentralised data mesh approach - without evangelism in either direction.
LLM context windows: what the limit means for business applications
Why the context window constraint in language models is not a technical footnote but an architectural decision that determines what can actually be built.
Humanoid robots in 2023: where the industry actually stands
A sober look at the state of humanoid robotics by the end of 2023: what is genuinely ready, what remains demonstration, and what to track.
Platform engineering after the DevOps wave: what changes for IT leadership
How the internal developer platform idea transforms the role of IT in a company and why this is a strategic question, not just an operational one.
Data contracts: the discipline that separates order from chaos
What data contracts are, why they matter for any team passing data between systems, and how to start without complex infrastructure.
AI in 2023: what actually changed and what is still open
A mid-November account of what the year delivered in practical terms - not a hype recap but an honest read of where things moved and where the gaps remain.