The Dataverse Journal
Observations from applying data and AI in real-world business environments.
RAG in Production, Part 2: The User-Facing Half - Cost, Feedback, Errors, and Test Gates
A pipeline that scores green on every metric can still be quietly failing its users. This is Part 2 of the series - covering …
RAG in Production, Part 1: Why Observability Matters Before Anything Breaks
Building a RAG pipeline is the easy part. This is Part 1 of a two-part series on how I instrumented my personal assistant's Vault for …
RAG vs Long Context Debate
Long context windows have reopened the debate about whether Retrieval Augmented Generation is still necessary. The honest answer is: it …
Local AI in Practice - Part 3 of 3
Part 3 of the 3 part engineering journey that performs a systematic comparison of small language models on consumer hardware
Local AI in Practice - Part 2 of 3
Part 2 of the 3 part engineering journey that performs a systematic comparison of small language models on consumer hardware
Local AI in Practice - Part 1 of 3
Part 1 of the 3 part engineering journey that performs a systematic comparison of small language models on consumer hardware
Vibe Coding: Superpower for Prototyping, Liability in Production
Vibe coding lets anyone build software with plain English, but unchecked AI generation leads to security flaws, credential leaks, design …
Is AI Quietly Steering You Toward Its Own Ecosystem?
Does the AI recommending your infrastructure have a vested interest in what you choose? A personal experience that raised a question worth …
Before ChatGPT: How a Big Four Bank Used AI to Scale a Critical Process
How a Big Four bank applied AI to solve a growing operational challenge.
The AI Gap For Small Businesses - And How Dataverse Can Close It
Large enterprises have dedicated consulting partners. Small businesses have spreadsheets. Dataverse is created to change that.