Microsoft’s January 2026 Azure SDK release represents the most significant AI-focused update in the SDK’s history. This release introduces the Microsoft Foundry Agents Service integration, support for GPT-5, GPT-5-mini, and GPT-5-nano models in Azure AI Search, and a complete rebranding of “Knowledge Agent” to “Knowledge Base” with expanded capabilities. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore […]
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Kubernetes 1.35: In-Place Pod Resource Updates and AI Model Image Volumes
Kubernetes 1.35, released in January 2026 and now supported on Amazon EKS and EKS Distro, marks a significant milestone in container orchestration—particularly for AI/ML workloads. This release introduces In-Place Pod Resource Updates, allowing you to resize CPU and memory without restarting pods, and Image Volumes, a game-changer for delivering large AI models using OCI container […]
Read more →From AI Pilots to Production Reality: Architecture Lessons from 2025 and What 2026 Demands
A Beginning-of-Year Reflection for Enterprise Architects and Technical Leaders As we step into 2026, it’s worth pausing to reflect on the seismic shifts that defined enterprise architecture in 2025—and the hard lessons learned when AI hype met production reality. What began as breathless excitement around generative AI and LLMs has matured into a more nuanced […]
Read more →Agentic AI in Enterprise: Why Infrastructure Readiness Matters More Than Model Capability
After 20+ years in enterprise architecture, I’ve seen that infrastructure readiness matters more than model capability for agentic AI deployment. Gartner predicts 40% of projects will be cancelled by 2027 due to infrastructure gaps, not AI failures.
Read more →From RAG to Agents: The Evolution of AI Applications in 2025
From RAG to Agents: The Evolution of AI Applications in 2025 A Comprehensive Analysis of How AI Applications Evolved from Retrieval-Augmented Generation to Autonomous Agent Systems December 2025 | Industry Whitepaper Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) revolutionized how we build LLM applications by grounding responses in real data. But RAG has limitations: it’s reactive, constrained to retrieval […]
Read more →2025 in Review: The Infrastructure Readiness Lesson
2025 taught enterprise technology leaders a critical lesson: infrastructure readiness matters more than model capability. This year-end review explores platform engineering, data governance, healthcare AI breakthroughs, and five predictions for 2026.
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