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AI & GenAI

Production-Ready GenAI: An Enterprise Reference Architecture

How to deploy retrieval-augmented LLM systems on enterprise-grade infrastructure with the controls, evaluation, and observability required for production use.

24 pages · 2026 Q2 Download
Cloud & Platform

FinOps in the Multi-Cloud Era

A practical operating model for engineering, finance, and platform teams to align cloud spend with unit economics—patterns, anti-patterns, and 30/60/90 actions.

18 pages · 2026 Q1 Download
Cybersecurity

Zero Trust for the Hybrid Enterprise

Sequencing a Zero Trust program across identity, devices, networks, applications, and data—mapped to CISA ZTMM and NIST 800-207.

32 pages · 2025 Q4 Download
Modernization

Beyond the 7Rs: A Modernization Playbook for Regulated Estates

How to sequence modernization waves with parallel-run validation, dual-system controls, and zero-downtime cutover patterns for risk-averse environments.

28 pages · 2025 Q4 Download
Modernization

Modernizing Core Insurance Claims Systems

A pragmatic guide for insurance CIOs balancing vendor risk, regulatory change, and the operational realities of mission-critical service delivery.

22 pages · 2025 Q3 Download
AI & GenAI

Responsible AI Governance for Enterprise Adoption

An end-to-end governance model covering use-case review, model selection, evaluation, monitoring, and audit—ready to operationalize.

20 pages · 2025 Q3 Download
Cloud & Platform

Platform Engineering: Golden Paths That Actually Get Used

Designing internal developer platforms that engineering teams choose to adopt—paved roads, sensible defaults, and the metrics that prove they work.

16 pages · 2025 Q2 Download
Cybersecurity

SOC 2 and ISO 27001: What Changes Under the Latest Revisions

Control delta, evidence updates, and timeline implications for organizations pursuing or maintaining SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certification under the revised baselines.

14 pages · 2025 Q2 Download
Modernization

Retiring the Mainframe Without Retiring the Business

Field-tested patterns for COBOL decommissioning—from automated code understanding to dual-run validation and post-cutover operating model.

26 pages · 2025 Q1 Download

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