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Updated October 2026

Framework·8 min read

The Economics of AI Agents: Unit Costs, Token Budgets, and Margin Math

I break down the real unit economics of agentic AI — token costs, context windows, margin erosion — and show you the numbers that determine whether an agent implementation prints money or bleeds it.

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Perspective·8 min read

When AI Agents Meet Your 20-Year-Old Database: The Integration Crisis Nobody Plans For

I've watched agentic AI fail spectacularly at otherwise straightforward tasks because it had to talk to systems built before the cloud was a concept. Here's what actually breaks—and how to fix it without blowing up your operations.

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Framework·8 min read

Retrieval-Augmented Generation Without the Science Project: RAG for SMEs

I've shipped RAG agents that actually work for small practices and mid-sized companies. Here's what matters when you don't have a research team or six months to burn.

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Insights & Research

Featured Insights

The Economics of AI Agents: Unit Costs, Token Budgets, and Margin Math

When AI Agents Meet Your 20-Year-Old Database: The Integration Crisis Nobody Plans For

Retrieval-Augmented Generation Without the Science Project: RAG for SMEs

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Quantum Computing Meets Agentic AI: The Hybrid Stack Coming for Enterprises

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Hospitality AI: What Works in Independent Properties Versus Chains

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How to Scope Your First Agentic AI Engagement Without a Big-Firm Committee

Customer-Service Agents for Small Businesses: What Actually Works in Production

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AI Ethics: Moving from Principles to Practice

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