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Notes from the control plane

Agents, warehouses, and what holds up after the demo. Written from seats where I still take the ticket.

AI Architecture8 minJune 12, 2025

Agentic AI Architecture Patterns for the Enterprise

How I think about designing autonomous AI systems that are actually reliable in production — not just impressive in demos.

Data Engineering12 minMarch 3, 2025

Building a Real-Time Threat Detection Platform from Zero

The engineering decisions behind Cork's AI-powered cybersecurity intelligence platform, and what I'd do differently.

LLMs10 minJanuary 14, 2025

LLMs in Production Data Pipelines: What Actually Works

After integrating LLMs into data pipelines across multiple companies, here's the unfiltered truth about what holds up.

Data Architecture7 minNovember 7, 2024

Multi-Cloud Data Warehouse Strategy: When and Why

A pragmatic take on when multi-cloud data architecture makes sense — and when it's just complexity for its own sake.

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