Practical notes
Articles · agents
Articles on data platforms, applications, AI and cloud, explaining technical mechanisms and architecture decisions.
Choosing agent memory and managing its lifecycle
Conversation history, reference documents and persistent memory serve different purposes. Their value depends on provenance, permissions and the ability to correct information.
Designing retrieval, tools and controls for an AI agent
RAG, loops and graphs address different decisions. One supplier dossier shows their roles and the conditions that justify each component.
Four AI agent workflows and their acceptance criteria
An agent connects information analysis with an organisation’s tools. Four examples show the integrations, expected results and checks needed to evaluate that work.