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Moving analytics to ClickHouse is scoped as a data project and paid for in the application. What changes in the code, where it breaks, and how to run it as governed changes.
Carter Holmes
October 13, 2026

OLTP to OLAP Is a Database Decision. The Bill Lands in Your Application.

Moving analytics from a transactional database to a column store is a good decision that gets scoped as a data project and paid for as an application project. This is about the second half.

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Build went from weeks to hours and the process did not move. What is measurably shifting in the software lifecycle, what drives it, and what to plan 2027 against.
Carter Holmes
October 13, 2026

By 2027 Your Software Will Run as a Loop. The Open Question Is Who Operates It.

Build went from weeks to hours. The process did not move. This is the argument behind our 8 December session on what the AI-native SDLC becomes in 2027, and who runs it.

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The ten differences between an AI-native SDLC and the lifecycle most teams run today: unit of work, constraint, specification, review, governance, knowledge, estimation, measurement, operator.
Carter Holmes
October 13, 2026

Ten Differences Between an AI-Native SDLC and the One You Run Today

AI-native SDLC sounds like a buzzword. The underlying idea is straightforward: the lifecycle is redesigned around the fact that execution is now cheap and judgment is not. Here are the ten differences that matter in practice.

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Data migrations stall on a question nobody can answer: what breaks if we move this table? How to derive the list, sequence the cutover and run each change.
Nick Chase
September 19, 2026

What Breaks If We Move This? The Question That Stalls Data Migrations

Migrations do not stall on technology. They stall on a question somebody asks in a meeting that nobody in the room can answer. This is about how to answer it.

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Wondering how to use AI in software development? Learn what is changing, the role of software developers and where teams get stuck. Full guide.
Nick Chase
September 12, 2026

How AI Is Changing Software Development? (and Why Most Engineering Teams Aren't Getting Faster)

Wondering how to use AI in software development? Learn what is changing, the role of software developers and where teams get stuck. Full guide.

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Not sure how to reduce software development cost without hurting quality? Compare pricing models, team structures and where the spend actually goes.
Nick Chase
September 12, 2026

How to Reduce Software Development Costs in 2026?

Not sure how to reduce software development cost without hurting quality? Compare pricing models, team structures and where the spend actually goes.

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Slow releases usually are not a coding problem. Learn how to speed up software development by fixing the bottlenecks that actually hold delivery back.
Nick Chase
September 12, 2026

How to Speed Up Software Development & Deliver Faster in 2026?

Slow releases usually are not a coding problem. Learn how to speed up software development by fixing the bottlenecks that actually hold delivery back.

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Everyone bought the machines. Almost nobody built the factory. Seven considerations for building an AI factory, from a model of the system to the operations job nobody staffs, and how to decide per system whether to build or have it run.
Carter Holmes
September 9, 2026

How to Build an AI Factory: Step-by-Step Considerations

Every leadership team is being asked when the AI factory arrives. The stall is anatomy, not ambition: people bought the machines and skipped the factory. Here are the seven considerations that decide whether yours reaches production.

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The playbook is public, so the open question is no longer what an AI-native lifecycle looks like. It is who builds it, staffs it and maintains it. Six criteria, four false signals and a decision aid you can apply one system at a time.
Carter Holmes
September 4, 2026

Run the AI-Native SDLC Yourself, or Have It Run for You

The playbook is public and detailed, so the open question is no longer what an AI-native lifecycle should look like. It is who builds it, who staffs it, and who is still maintaining it in eighteen months.

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Agentic SDLC, AI SDLC, agentic software development: three labels, one shift. A six-stage framework for working out which part of your delivery organization has become the constraint, and the decision that follows.
Carter Holmes
September 3, 2026

Three Names, One Shift: What AI SDLC Literacy Means

Three terms are circulating for one shift in how software gets built. Here is the six-stage framework that lets you say precisely which part of your own delivery organization has become the constraint.

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What is back-end software development? Learn how servers, databases, and APIs work together to power apps in 2026, with clear examples. Full Guide.
Carter Holmes
August 20, 2026

What Is Back-End Software Development? A Complete 2026 Guide

If you landed here asking "what is back-end software development?", the short answer is that it is the server-side work that makes an app function, i.e, the databases, application logic, and APIs that users never see but rely on with every click.

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What is lean software development? Learn the meaning, 7 principles, real examples, tools, and how lean cuts software waste in 2026. Full guide.
Carter Holmes
August 19, 2026

What Is Lean Software Development? A 2026 Guide

What is lean software development? It's a way of building software that delivers the most customer value with the least waste. Teams work in small batches, ship quickly, learn from real feedback, and improve the process as they go.

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What is custom software development and how does custom software engineering differ? Meaning, types, examples, costs and delivery models for 2026.
Carter Holmes
August 19, 2026

What Is Custom Software Development? A Complete 2026 Guide

Custom software development is the process of designing, building, deploying, and maintaining software made for one organization’s specific needs, instead of buying a ready-made product off the shelf.

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What is MVP in software development? Learn what MVP means, real examples, the build steps, and how AI changes MVP delivery in 2026. See how it works.
Carter Holmes
August 18, 2026

What Is an MVP in Software Development? (2026 Guide)

An MVP in software development is the simplest working version of a product that still delivers real value, built to test an idea with actual users before you commit to the full build. The term stands for minimum viable product, and it has shaped how teams ship software since 2001.

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