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Product, design, AI, and engineering perspectives from our team.
Distributed SQL and Database Scaling: A Decision Guide
A practical decision guide for engineering leaders weighing read replicas, manual sharding, and distributed SQL against real write-throughput bottlenecks — not architectural fashion.
ERP Modernisation for Manufacturers: Replatform or Integrate?
Deciding whether to replatform or integrate your ERP comes down to one test: is the pain in the core data model, or at the edges? This article applies that test to production scheduling, inventory, and finance consolidation for manufacturers.
Technology Carve-Outs: A System Separation Guide
Technology carve-outs are harder than integrations because you're removing live dependencies, not adding capacity. This guide covers what needs separating, how TSAs work, and which separation patterns hold up under pressure.
Trust and Safety AI: Moderation and Fraud for Marketplaces
A practical look at where AI genuinely helps marketplace platforms detect listing fraud, fake reviews, and account abuse — and where human review has to stay in the loop. Includes how this differs from customer-support chatbot use cases and what Australian governance guidance expects.
Composable Data Stack: Reverse ETL and CDPs Explained
Growing companies often outgrow dashboards before they realise it — the business wants warehouse data acting inside the CRM, ad platforms and support tools, not just summarised in a report. This guide compares reverse ETL and customer data platforms as activation options within a composable data stack.
AI in Superannuation: Member Services, Fraud & APRA Reporting
A vertical guide to where AI is genuinely being applied across Australian superannuation funds — member servicing, fraud and scam detection, and APRA regulatory reporting — and the governance questions trustees need to answer first.
AASB S2 Climate Disclosure: A Guide for Tech & Cloud Teams
AASB S2 brings mandatory climate disclosure to Australian companies — and cloud infrastructure teams are increasingly part of the data trail. Here's what engineering and platform leaders need to know about Scope 1-3 emissions and cloud carbon reporting.
Designing Technical Assessment Frameworks for AI/ML Hiring
Hiring in-house AI and ML engineers requires a different interview loop to general software hiring — and a different lens to evaluating AI vendors. This guide sets out how data and engineering leaders can structure interview loops and take-home assessments to test ML judgement, not just code.
ISO 27001 Certification While Modernising Legacy Systems
A practical look at how Australian fintech, healthtech and insurtech companies can approach ISO 27001 certification alongside legacy infrastructure modernisation — including how it differs from SOC 2 and where the two workstreams overlap.