Thanks for following along through our six-part AI Cost Ripples series. In this article, we’re switching gears to something different. In my TPM career, I’ve attended countless post-mortem meetings...

As we conclude our journey through ‘hidden cost ripples of AI’, we arrive at our final and perhaps most underestimated ripple of all: Engineering Complexity. In our previous episodes we explored...

I hope you enjoyed our previous four episodes. As we continue our journey through these hidden cost ripples of AI, we now move into Episode Five. Fifth Ripple marks a critical shift from deploying AI...

If you’ve glanced at my About Me, you probably know, I have a soft spot for vintage automobiles. Old machines carry stories. And I’ve always had respect for the people who take their time to restore...

Our description of first three cost ripples: compute infrastructure, data pipelines, and vector/retrieval systems, quietly built the foundation for modern AI hidden cost ripples. Each layer solved a...

Thoughts, observations, and reflections across evolving information technology landscapes. The ideas shared on this website come from personal experience, research, and observation across rapidly...