Some thoughts on infrastructure and AI.
I'm Jorge. I run Layer Frame, and this is where I write about infrastructure, getting AI into actual business workflows, and the technology decisions people are weighing. Some of these ideas are worth trying. Others deserve more skepticism.
Short opinions, longer notes, and the occasional unpopular take.Infrastructure
04 ARTICLESWould I actually move off VMware right now?
A renewal bill is a good reason to look around. It is not a migration plan.
Does this really need Kubernetes?
I like Kubernetes. I just do not think every application should be running on it.
Maybe some of your cloud workloads should come home
Not everything belongs in a data center. Not everything needs to rent compute forever either.
Please do not buy a server based on today’s requirements alone
A hardware refresh is one of the few moments when you can change how the whole environment works.
AI adoption and engineering
04 ARTICLESYour company wants to use AI. Where would I actually start?
The first useful project usually has more to do with paperwork and workflows than models.
Before buying GPUs for your office, do this first
The hardware question comes up fast. I think it is usually the wrong first question.
I would be careful giving an AI agent production access
The interesting part of an agent is that it can take action. That is also the part that worries me.
Your AI pilot worked. Now 200 employees want access.
The economics change when a demo becomes a service the whole company relies on.
Operations
03 ARTICLESIf you have backups, can you actually restore the app?
I care much more about the restore test than the green check mark.
Your monitoring problem might be too many alerts
A bigger dashboard is not always the answer to missed incidents.
The migration is done. Who is taking the alerts tomorrow?
A successful cutover solves one problem. Someone still has to own the environment.
Something here sound familiar? If you are planning a migration, evaluating private AI or trying to make an environment less painful to operate, I'd be happy to hear about it.
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