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Agentic AI

Follow the path from a governed data source to a trustworthy agent answer: interfaces, semantic context, evaluation, and operational controls.

  1. 30 min read

    Agentic Data Architecture

    A six-layer reference architecture for agents on company data: planners, tool boundaries, identity, the semantic layer, and what breaks when a layer is missing.

  2. 30 min read

    Guardrails for AI on Company Data

    The control surfaces that actually contain damage once an agent is fooled: identity, permissions, audit trails, and prompt injection at the query layer.

  3. 23 min read

    The Plan and the Worker: Two Open Specifications for Agent Harnesses

    Two open specifications, the Agentic Graph Specification and the Open Agent Profile, turn agent plans and agent identity into portable, reviewable files.

  4. 18 min read

    The Chase-Catch Gap in Enterprise AI Agents

    An in-depth exploration of the chase-catch gap in enterprise ai agents

  5. 29 min read

    The State of Agentic AI Standards in 2026: MCP, A2A, WebMCP, OSI, and the Protocol Stack Taking Shape

    The agentic AI protocol stack is solidifying in 2026, MCP for tools, A2A for agents, WebMCP for the web, OSI for semantics, payments, identity.

  6. 14 min read

    Lakehouse as the Operating Layer for Agentic AI

    Agentic AI announcements are useful when they validate the need for governed data, semantic context, and cost-aware execution.

  7. 21 min read

    The Ultimate Guide to Open Table Formats - Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi, Paimon, and DuckLake

    Understanding Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi, Paimon, and DuckLake

  8. 41 min read

    The 2025 & 2026 Ultimate Guide to the Data Lakehouse and the Data Lakehouse Ecosystem

    What is the Data Lakehouse and the Data Lakehouse Ecosystem? This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about the Data Lakehouse architecture, open table formats like Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, Apache Hudi, and Apache Paimon, and the modern data ecosystem that supports them.

  9. 9 min read

    Unlocking the Power of Agentic AI with Apache Iceberg and Dremio

    Unlocking the Power of Agentic AI with Apache Iceberg and Dremio

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