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Gemini Flash: Google’s AI Edge Play Delivers for Security-Conscious and Latency-Driven Enterprises

by Keith Townsend

April 9, 2025

A cartoon-style 2D digital illustration shows a blue humanoid character labeled “10M Context” standing beside a gravestone marked “RAG.” The scene takes place in a bright, grassy cemetery with rolling hills, blue skies, and fluffy clouds. The character appears to be respectfully acknowledging the gravestone, adding a humorous tone to the idea that large context windows are “replacing” retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

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Does a 10M Token Context Window Kill the Need for RAG? Not Even Close

by Keith Townsend

April 7, 2025

Cloud Computing

ChatGPT said: A clean, futuristic digital illustration shows a software developer seated at a sleek desk, interacting with multiple glowing holographic AI assistants. The holograms display programming code, a data pipeline diagram, and two rising productivity charts labeled “25%” and “87%.” The developer has a thoughtful, impressed expression, capturing both the promise and complexity of AI coding tools. The background features stylized cloud infrastructure icons, flowing abstract data streams, and smooth gradient lighting, conveying a modern, enterprise tech environment.

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87% Faster Code Delivery with AI? Here’s What They’re Not Telling You

April 11, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Gemini Flash: Google’s AI Edge Play Delivers for Security-Conscious and Latency-Driven Enterprises

April 9, 2025

A digital illustration of a split construction site. On the left side, two workers manually dig with shovels, representing traditional, labor-intensive methods. On the right side, a sleek, futuristic backhoe is operated by a person using a high-tech control panel, symbolizing modern, automated AI infrastructure. In the background, abstract elements like server racks and cloud icons blend into the landscape, visually tying enterprise IT and cloud computing themes into the metaphor. The image contrasts outdated tools with advanced technology in a conceptual enterprise setting.

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Why Your AI Talent Doesn’t Want to Shovel: Blackwell, H100s, and the Cost of Enterprise Inertia

March 31, 2025

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The AI Rewrite Fantasy: Why Replacing Your IT Staff with AI Is Still a Mirage

by Keith Townsend

April 1, 2025

Let me tell you a little story about how I wildly underestimated the effort of rewriting a friend’s legacy Angular...

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Why Your AI Talent Doesn’t Want to Shovel: Blackwell, H100s, and the Cost of Enterprise Inertia

by Keith Townsend

March 31, 2025

Let’s talk about shovels and backhoes. Recently, I compared NVIDIA’s H100 GPUs to shovels—indispensable tools, but not exactly built for...

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The Token Economy: The Hybrid Approach to AI Infrastructure?

by Keith Townsend

February 11, 2025

AI is transforming enterprises at an astonishing rate, driving data center expansions, new edge computing deployments, and a reevaluation of...

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AI & Machine Learning

AI: You’re Holding it Wrong

by Keith Townsend

January 17, 2025

We all remember the infamous antenna “scandal” surrounding the iPhone 4. Suddenly, Apple’s prized smartphone had spotty reception if you...

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