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The GenAI Reality Check: New Instrument, Same Orchestra

The GenAI Reality Check: New Instrument, Same Orchestra

Barry Smart

AI is like introducing a powerful new instrument to an orchestra. It creates possibilities that didn't exist before. But it still requires musicians who can read music, a conductor with a vision, rehearsal time, and the discipline to play together. An orchestra that lacks these fundamentals won't be saved by a new instrument — they'll just make new kinds of noise.
AI Strategy: Think Top-Down, Experiment Bottom-Up

AI Strategy: Think Top-Down, Experiment Bottom-Up

Barry Smart

Top-down AI strategy and bottom-up experimentation both fail alone: leading organisations combine them to drive real business results.
AI-assisted coding is four decisions, not one

AI-assisted coding is four decisions, not one

Mike Evans-Larah

A simple mental model for making sense of the AI-assisted coding landscape: four layers, four decisions.
From Prompt Engineering to AI Programming: Enterprise GenAI Solutions

From Prompt Engineering to AI Programming: Enterprise GenAI Solutions

James Broome

Shift from prompt engineering to AI programming by applying rigorous software engineering principles to your LLM integrations.
What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)?

What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)?

Carmel Eve

What is RAG? Learn how RAG combines retrieval, augmentation & generation to ground GenAI responses in your data while reducing hallucinations & improving accuracy.
Modern Compute: Compute-Intensive Workloads

Modern Compute: Compute-Intensive Workloads

Ian Griffiths

We have a wide range of computational mechanisms at our disposal, some of which emerged thanks to recent advances in AI. In this post, we look at the kinds of workloads that can take advantage of these.
Modern Compute: Unavoidable Practicalities

Modern Compute: Unavoidable Practicalities

Ian Griffiths

Thanks in part to recent advances in AI, we have a range of computational mechanisms at our disposal. However, certain universal truths apply to all of them.
After the AI Storm: Modern Compute

After the AI Storm: Modern Compute

Ian Griffiths

AI's current hype cycle has driven massive hardware investment. Even if AI disappoints, those hardware capabilities remain. What else can we do with them?
Copilot: Unleashing AI in Self-Service Analytics

Copilot: Unleashing AI in Self-Service Analytics

James Broome

Explore AI-powered self-service reporting with tools like Copilot in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, balancing benefits and pitfalls.