Prompt engineering was all the rage just a short while ago. It was the shiny new skill everyone was hustling to master, from data scientists and developers to digital marketers. But, much like the trusty flip phone or that neon fanny pack, prompt engineeringโs reign is starting to look like a brief, albeit thrilling, fad.... Continue Reading →
2026: The Year Generative AI Finally Lives Up to Its Promise with Ethics, Explainability, and Human Collaboration
Remember the hype around the first wave of generative AI? It was the tech equivalent of a fireworks show. Bright, loud, and captivating - but fleeting. Products and models promised to revolutionize how we create, communicate, and even think. Instead, many fizzled or stumbled into awkward pauses, inconsistent results, and ethical pitfalls. So why am... Continue Reading →
The Death of Traditional Data Warehouses: How Snowflake Sparked a Data Revolution for 2026 and Beyond
Remember the days when data warehouses were the unchallenged kings of enterprise data storage? It feels like yesterday, but if you close your eyes and rewind to 2015, the scene was simple. Businesses funneled vast amounts of data into these massive, monolithic warehouses. They were the go-to source for analytics, reporting, and the occasional dashboard... Continue Reading →
Will Coding Languages Come to an End? The Future of Programming in the Age of AI
Weโve spent decades mastering programming languages - Python, Java, C++, SQL, COBOL. Each language has its syntax, its quirks, its learning curve. But with AI increasingly able to understand natural language and generate production-ready code, a provocative question arises: Will coding languages eventually become obsolete? 1. The Rise of AI-Assisted Development AI models like LLMs... Continue Reading →
Prompt Routing in AI Agents: The Traffic Controller of LLMs
So the beauty of AI is not just in how powerful large language models (LLMs) are, but in how smartly we use them. One of the lesser-talked about but absolutely crucial parts of AI agent design is prompt routing. If you imagine agents as a city full of roads, prompts are the cars, and routing... Continue Reading →
Cortex AI SQL: Natural-Language Queries with Guardrails
Imagine asking your data warehouse a question in plain English and getting accurate, safe SQL results instantly. Thatโs exactly what Cortex AI SQL promises - a way to query Snowflake using natural language, with built-in guardrails to ensure correctness and safety. This isnโt just futuristic - itโs real, and itโs changing the way data engineers,... Continue Reading →
How to Manage LLM Guardrails in Agents to Protect Systems and Data
AI agents powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly capable booking meetings, writing code, fetching data, even executing tasks in enterprise systems. But with great capability comes great risk. Without the right guardrails, an agent might overshare sensitive information, run unsafe code, or simply โhallucinateโ its way into trouble. So, how do we... Continue Reading →
MCP Servers 101: The Backbone You Didnโt Know You Needed
When you hear MCP Server, your first reaction might be like โWait, what exactly is that? Another buzzword?โ But hereโs the thing: MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers are quietly shaping the way AI, apps, and systems communicate with each other. Think of them as the โbridge engineersโ in a city where every road is built... Continue Reading →
When AI Strengthens Cybersecurity, Physical Security Becomes Critical
As AI grows more capable, itโs redefining the security landscape. While much attention is focused on AIโs ability to automate cybersecurity, detect threats, and safeguard cloud environments, thereโs a less obvious but equally urgent area of concern: physical security. Hereโs why the physical realm will start demanding more attention in an AI-driven world. 1. AI... Continue Reading →
Are We Going Back to the COBOL Days? The Rise of Natural-Language Programming
Remember COBOL? It was designed to be human-readable, almost like writing in English. Business analysts and programmers could understand the code without translating it into abstract symbols. For decades, it powered banking, insurance, and enterprise systems silently in the background. Fast forward to 2025, and weโre seeing a curious echo of the past - but... Continue Reading →