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    • Google Cloud Professional Database Engineer Exam Guide

      Bridging the Gap: From Database Administration to Intelligent Platform Architecture

      Posted on January 5, 2026

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      The PCDBE exam has matured significantly. It is no longer just a 'Cloud SQL test,' but a high-stakes deep dive into globally distributed architectures, zero-downtime migrations, and the integration of Generative AI into the data stack. [Read More]
      Tags:
      • Google Cloud
      • PCDBE
      • Cloud SQL
      • Spanner
      • Bigtable
      • AlloyDB
      • DMS
      • Vector Search
      • Gemini
      • Database Migration
      • Certification
      • Exam Guide
    • The Agentic PoC Graveyard: Why 'Faster Horses' Won't Fix Your ROI

      Why low-code bots are just the beginning, and how to scale for the autonomous enterprise.

      Posted on December 12, 2025

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      Low-code agents and personal copilots are great for individual efficiency, but they rarely transform the bottom line. To unlock the true potential of Agentic AI, organisations need to stop automating inefficiency and start reimagining the journey. [Read More]
      Tags:
      • Agentic AI
      • Business Strategy
      • ROI
      • Process Automation
      • Digital Transformation
      • Autonomous Agents
      • GenAI
    • How to Register and Use ADK Agents with Gemini Enterprise

      A technical guide to connecting backend ADK logic on Vertex AI Agent Engine, to the Gemini Enterprise frontend.

      Posted on December 8, 2025

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      Built a custom agent with the Google Agent Development Kit? Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how to register it with Gemini Enterprise, handle the tricky OAuth 2.0 authorisation flow, and enable secure user context in your python code. [Read More]
      Tags:
      • Google Cloud
      • Gemini Enterprise
      • Generative AI
      • AI Agents
      • Vertex AI
      • Agent Engine
      • ADK
      • Discovery Engine
      • OAuth
      • Python
    • Defence in Depth: Strategies for Preventing Hallucinations in Agentic AI

      A technical guide to architecting reliable, hallucination-resistant agents using a defence-in-depth strategy.

      Posted on December 6, 2025

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      Moving beyond chatbots requires absolute reliability. This post details practical methods for using agentic microservices, the Agent Development Kit, and 'LLM as a Judge' patterns to stop agents from making things up [Read More]
      Tags:
      • Google Cloud
      • Vertex AI
      • Gemini
      • Agent Development Kit
      • Agentic AI
      • Hallucinations
      • RAG
      • Multi-Agent Systems
      • LLM Evaluation
    • Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Exam Guide (2025 Edition)

      An updated guide based on my 2025 exam experience: SRE, GKE, and CI/CD Security and more.

      Posted on December 5, 2025

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      I sat the DevOps Engineer exam for the 3rd time in mid-2025. Here is a breakdown of the current exam focus, covering SRE principles, Supply Chain Security, and the critical SRE calculations that trip most candidates up. [Read More]
      Tags:
      • Google Cloud
      • GCP
      • DevOps
      • SRE
      • Certification
      • Exam Guide
      • GKE
      • Kubernetes
      • Cloud Operations
      • Security
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