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Technology assessments, written to be decided on.

Each one states the criteria before the verdict, says what was actually tested and on what hardware, scores the options, and names the trade-off you are accepting. Where the honest answer is buy rather than build, it says so.

Technology assessment·August 7, 2026·11 min read

Self-hosted LLM inference versus cloud APIs

A build-versus-buy evaluation for organizations whose data cannot leave the perimeter.

  • Build vs buy
  • Total cost of ownership
  • On-premises AI
  • Model serving
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Technology assessment·August 7, 2026·8 min read

Letting AI write code inside a regulated organization

An assessment of the agent gateway layer, and the control plane you need around it.

  • AI governance
  • Model Context Protocol
  • Data loss prevention
  • Audit and non-repudiation
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