Perspectives on AI, digital transformation, and the future of business technology — written by our team of practitioners.
Three acronyms are being sold to businesses right now, and the people selling them do not agree on what two of them mean. Here is what has genuinely changed, what has not, and the work that holds up regardless of which term is fashionable.
Read Article →Most businesses should use Shopify, Xero, or Google Workspace rather than build anything. But some assumptions inside global software quietly do not hold in Laos, Myanmar, and similar markets. Here is how to tell which situation you are in.
Read More →Most software assumes the network is there. Across much of Southeast Asia it is not. What we learned building delivery, distribution, and commerce platforms for 2G networks, unmapped shop locations, and customers without smartphones.
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Python has become the dominant language for AI, automation, and data engineering. Here is why we use it at Area29 Labs and what makes it the right choice for business automation in Southeast Asia.
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General AI models are powerful but generic. Fine-tuning transforms them into specialists trained on your business data. Here is what it means, how it works, and why it is becoming essential for enterprise AI deployments.
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Despite newer languages gaining popularity, Java continues to power the world's most critical enterprise systems. Here is why we still recommend it for large-scale business applications.
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