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Unlock safer AI code generation with a semantic layer that gives agents system-level context. Future-proof your SDLC with structured knowledge.
Nick Chase
December 1, 2025

Why You Need a Semantic Layer — Even With a Really Good Coding Agent

While tools like Claude Code and Cursor can read massive codebases, they lack the architectural context senior engineers have. Without a semantic layer (a structured, machine-readable representation of system structure, relationships, constraints, and domain concepts), AI agents hallucinate APIs, violate architectural boundaries, and make incorrect assumptions about data flow.

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Avoid AI project failure. Learn proven strategies to redesign workflows, integrate systems, and scale AI pilots across the enterprise.
Nick Chase
November 27, 2025

11 reasons Why AI Pilots Fail – and what Separates Companies who can Scale from Those who Stall

This article examines why 70-85% of enterprise AI pilots fail to scale, identifying 11 critical differentiators between successful implementations and failed projects. It provides a practical framework for avoiding common pitfalls by comparing failure patterns with success behaviors across workflow design, integration, operations, governance, and measurement.

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A step-by-step framework helping business leaders choose the right AI approach—from automation to foundation models—while ensuring governance, compliance, and sustainable business value.
Nick Chase
September 1, 2025

The AI Implementation Spectrum: A Decision Framework for Business Leaders

A practical decision framework to guide AI adoption, align technology with business needs, and build governance for long-term success.

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Discover why small language models deliver faster, cheaper, and more secure AI solutions for business. Learn how right-sizing AI creates efficiency, privacy, and sustainable competitive advantage
Nick Chase
August 27, 2025

Right-Sized AI: When Small Language Models Beat the Giants

Smaller AI models can outperform industry giants by offering speed, efficiency, privacy, and adaptability for real-world business use.

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CloudGeometry integrates AI agents directly into Slack, cutting friction and boosting productivity with HR, content, and sales enablement automation.
Carter Holmes
August 21, 2025

Why We Put AI Agents Where Our Team Already Lives: CloudGeometry's AI-First Transformation

Discover how CloudGeometry boosts productivity by embedding AI agents directly in Slack, streamlining HR, content, and sales operations.

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Discover how AWS Bedrock Agents help automate AI model documentation at scale. Part 1 of this series explores their role in solving real-world challenges in model openness.
Nick Chase
July 31, 2025

What are AWS Bedrock Agents? Documenting model openness in 3 parts: Part 1, Introduction

Explore how AWS Bedrock Agents help solve the complex challenge of maintaining up-to-date AI model data at scale using open-source tools like Mistral.

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Not all technical debt is created equal. Learn how to distinguish revenue-blocking strategic debt from engineering noise—and prioritize tech investments that actually grow the business.
Nick Chase
July 30, 2025

Strategic Debt vs. Stupid Debt: The Prioritization Framework Your Board Needs

Stop treating all tech debt equally. Learn how to identify and eliminate the technical constraints that are blocking revenue, deals, and innovation.

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AI success isn’t about buying tools — it’s about building long-term capability. Learn why real transformation means owning your AI agent platform, not renting “smart” features from vendors.
Michael Philip
July 28, 2025

AI Business Transformation Isn’t a Leap, It’s a Natural Evolution

Why real AI transformation means evolving your systems — not just adding AI features. Discover why agent platforms are becoming the new enterprise core.

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Confused by AI agents? Learn the 5 types—Simple Reflex to Learning Agents—and how to match the right one to your business challenges. Avoid costly mistakes with this strategic guide.
Nick Chase
July 23, 2025

5 Types of AI Agents Every Business Leader Should Understand

Avoid AI overkill (or underkill). This guide breaks down the 5 AI agent types every business leader should understand—and when to use each one for maximum impact.

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Discover how new AI agent protocols—Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agent2Agent (A2A), and Networked Agents and Decentralized AI (NANDA)—are redefining the future of AI infrastructure. Learn why adopting these standards is critical for scalable, composable,
Nick Chase
June 30, 2025

Building AI Agent Infrastructure: MCP, A2A, NANDA, and the New Web Stack

Explore how MCP, A2A, and NANDA are setting new standards for scalable, composable, and interoperable AI agent infrastructure, ushering in the next era of the intelligent web stack.

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Organizations are investing millions in fast dashboards, yet data science insights are slowing down. Discover why rigid infrastructure constrains discovery and how flexible data platforms can drive true innovation.
Nick Chase
June 27, 2025

Why Your Data Scientist Needs a "Flexible Data Canvas," Not Just an Optimized Dashboard

Faster dashboards don’t mean faster discoveries. Discover why the key to true data science innovation is flexible, discovery-driven infrastructure—not just optimized reporting tools.

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Discover how anti-fragile AI systems turn market chaos into opportunity. Learn key principles, architecture, and business strategies for building AI that improves during disruption—transforming uncertainty into a sustainable competitive advantage.
Nick Chase
June 25, 2025

The "Anti-Fragile" AI Agent: Building Systems That Thrive on Disruption, Not Just Efficiency

Unlock the power of anti-fragile AI: Build intelligent systems that grow stronger with disruption, not just survive it. Explore strategies, principles, and a roadmap for deploying adaptive AI in your organization.

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Unlock the full value of your Databricks investment with a pragmatic, at-a-glance guide to optimizing infrastructure, streamlining workflows, and aligning teams for maximum ROI.
David Fishman
June 2, 2025

Leaning in for Databricks ROI: A Practical Guide for Data-Driven Leadership

This article provides a practical, strategic framework for maximizing ROI from Databricks. It outlines how to avoid the mistakes many organizations make with the platform and offers a 3-pillar approach -- optimizing infrastructure, accelerating workflows, and aligning teams -- to transform Databricks from a high-cost tool into a high-impact business asset.

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Understanding Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) and Its Practical Applications
David Fishman
June 1, 2025

Understanding Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) and Its Practical Applications

As these organizations explore cloud options, a key consideration is how to integrate their existing VMware environments with cloud services without undergoing extensive re-platforming. Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) is designed to address this need by allowing users to run their VMware workloads natively on AWS.

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