Long-Form Educational Resources & Architecture Specs
In-depth operational playbooks and engineering specifications for CTOs, founders, and operational leaders — built to guide high-stakes technical decisions.
The Executive's Playbook to Operational AI Automation in 2026
How to identify high-ROI automation use cases, avoid bloated agency quotes, and execute fixed-scope engineering projects.
The CTO's Guide to Build vs Buy vs Consult for AI Adoption
Decision framework, cost comparison, when each model actually makes sense, and red flags in vendor pitches.
The Founder's Playbook to Validating an AI Product Before You Build It
MVP scoping, what to test before writing code, common founder mistakes, and realistic timelines and costs.
The Ops Leader's Playbook to ERP Modernization Without Downtime
Migration risk, phased rollout strategy, choosing custom vs off-the-shelf, and change management for shop-floor teams.
The AI Vendor Evaluation Scorecard & Scoring Rubric
7 questions from the blog piece expanded into a full scoring rubric a CTO can use to compare multiple vendors side by side.
RAG Architecture Blueprint for Confidential Corporate Knowledge Base
Technical architecture diagram, vector database selection matrix, chunking strategies, and security protocols.
Multi-Agent System Architecture Spec: Guardrails, Orchestration & Failure Modes
Orchestration patterns, deterministic guardrail design, audit logging, failure-mode taxonomy — technical companion to AI Insights.
On-Premise LLM Deployment Spec: Infrastructure, Security & Compliance Checklist
Hardware sizing, model selection (Ollama/local deployment), HIPAA/GDPR/SOC 2 checklist, cost modeling vs cloud API.
Custom ERP Integration Spec: API Design Patterns for Legacy System Compatibility
Integration patterns for connecting a modular ERP layer to legacy systems without a full replacement, API versioning, data migration patterns.
AI Agent Evaluation & Testing Framework Spec
How to test agentic systems pre-production, eval metrics, regression testing for prompt and model changes, staging vs production guardrails.