Daniel Bryant

1 week ago | danielbryantuk.medium.com | Daniel Bryant

CONFERENCE SUMMARY Platform Engineering was the hottest topic in the room at KubeCon, even edging out AI from my perspective! After a busy month of conferencing in April, here are my top 10 observations from Platform Engineering Day and KubeCon EU, held in London! KubeCon still has a tech- and tool-first mindset 👩‍💻 There is some “IDP” platform/portal confusion 🤔 People are starting to see portal-first pitfalls 🚧 There are platform-first visibility issues 🏗️ Leadership buy-in challenges are...

2 weeks ago | infoq.com | Thomas Betts |Sarah Wells |Eran Stiller |Daniel Bryant

As large language models (LLMs) have become widely adopted, AI-related innovation is now focusing on finely-tuned small language models and agentic AI. Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is being adopted as a common technique to improve the results from LLMs. Architects are designing systems so they can more easily accommodate RAG. Architects need to consider AI-assisted development tools, making sure they increase efficiency without decreasing quality.

2 weeks ago | infoq.com | Thomas Betts |Eran Stiller |Daniel Bryant |Sarah Wells

The panel discussion in this episode is one half of the annual InfoQ Architecture and Design Trends Report. The other half is the written report. One of the regular features of InfoQ are the trends reports, which each focus on a different aspect of software development. These reports provide the InfoQ readers with a high-level overview of the topics to pay attention to this year, and also help the editorial team focus on innovative technologies across all the content on InfoQ.

Jan 16, 2025 | infoq.com | Daniel Bryant

Welcome to this special edition of The InfoQ eMag, which contains a comprehensive collection of our popular InfoQ Trends Reports from 2024. Our reports have delved into the latest advancements, challenges, and future directions. We have aimed to provide insight into cell-based architectures, working within socio-technical systems, large and small language models (LLMs and SLMs), and the state-of-the-art within the Java ecosystem.

Nov 25, 2024 | infoq.com | Thomas Betts |Daniel Bryant

Architects need to separate AI hype from real software. Design systems based on tangible components such as LLMs, not a vague vision of AI. Determining how, where, and when to use AI elements comes down to traditional trade-off analysis. First, determine if AI software is a good fit for your application. Like any technology, AI can be used creatively, but inappropriately. Second, determine how to effectively use AI.