Mar 2026

Every Way to Secure an AI Agent (and What Breaks When You Don't)

How to secure AI agents: 8 credential management patterns from .env files to MCP tool runtimes. Real incidents, trade-offs, code.

AI AgentsSecurityMCP
Jan 2026

The AI You Dismissed Isn't the AI That's Coming

The gap between AI skeptics and believers isn't intelligence - it's exposure.

ArchitectureData EngineeringUX
Jan 2026

The App You Should Be Building Is You

Everyone's racing to ship. Maybe the real leverage is standing still.

UXProduct StrategyRAG
Dec 2025

Federation Over Embeddings: Let AI Agents Query Data Where It Lives

Before building vector infrastructure, consider federation: AI agents with tool access to your existing systems. That's all most teams need.

AI AgentsMCPFrameworks
Nov 2025

Java's Agentic Framework Boom is a Code Smell

Stop building orchestration frameworks and start building agents. The future belongs to those who master the ecosystem, not language-specific engines.

AI AgentsMCPJava
Oct 2025

You Don't Need an Agentic Framework to Start Building Agents

Stop researching frameworks and start building, the pattern is simpler than you think.

AI AgentsFrameworksArchitecture
Aug 2025

Low latency Serving on Iceberg with Apache Pinot, in StarTree Cloud

Apache Pinot now queries Iceberg tables natively. The first system to enable low-latency serving directly on the data lake, no ETL or duplication.

Apache PinotArchitectureReal-Time Analytics
Jul 2025

Your Next Software Decision Won't Be Easy. If It Is, You're Doing It Wrong.

For architects and decision makers in an era where AI rewrites the rules overnight - your old software buying checklist is worthless

AI AgentsArchitectureReal-Time Analytics
Jan 2025

Query Streams for Apache Pinot

Lightweight tool to push real-time query results from Apache Pinot to webhooks for seamless UI integration.

Apache PinotArchitectureReal-Time Analytics
Dec 2024

The Truth About AI Agents: Are They Really That New?

AI agents build on familiar integration patterns, enhanced with smarter tools to redefine roles and reshape teams. Here's how to adapt.

AI AgentsApache PinotFrameworks
Nov 2024

Partial UPSERTs in Apache Pinot

An often underestimated feature you shouldn’t overlook when choosing a real-time analytics database, for precision and simplicity.

Apache PinotReal-Time AnalyticsUX
Jul 2024

The Coriander Effect: Elevating User Experience with Subtle Enhancements

Discover how small design details drive user activation and retention in product-led growth strategies.

UXStrategyProduct Strategy