On "The Platform Economist," we explore the infrastructure that underpins our digital economy. And today, there's no greater challenge—or opportunity—than scaling machine learning from experiment to production. The bottleneck isn't genius; it's plumbing. You don't need more geniuses, you need better plumbing.
This episode, we're dissecting the practical roadmap to mastering that plumbing: "Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) with Databricks on Azure: End-to-End in 2025." This isn't just theory; it's a hands-on guide designed to give data engineers, analysts, and ML enthusiasts the tools to build and optimize data pipelines that don't buckle under pressure.
We'll explore the core economic principles of MLOps: how reducing technical debt and automating workflows directly impacts your bottom line. We'll dive into the key components covered in the book, from leveraging MLflow for experiment tracking to utilizing Databricks' Unity Catalog and Lakeflow for robust data governance and pipeline orchestration.
If you're looking to move beyond the PowerPoint slides and implement a scalable, cost-effective ML strategy on one of the most powerful cloud platforms available, this book is your essential guide. It's a compact, hands-on manual with all the essentials you need to succeed.
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On "The Platform Economist," we often analyze digital transformation from a 30,000-foot view—the capital investments, the platform shifts, the market disruption. But what happens when that multi-million dollar strategy hits the ground floor and collides with Bob from accounting, a sentient coffee machine, and an endless loop of printer errors?
This episode, we're examining a fascinating and unconventional tool that models this very chaos: "The Office Adventure - Digital Transformation Quest." At first glance, it's a pen-and-paper gamebook. But look closer, and you'll find a brilliant, low-stakes simulation for the most unpredictable variable in any economic model: people.
We'll explore how gamifying the process—choosing your character (are you the tech nerd or the spreadsheet queen?), rolling a d20 for tech checks, and managing "Innovation Points" vs. "Stress Level"—offers more than just a laugh. It provides a unique lens to examine the core principles of organizational change management, stakeholder alignment, and the friction between strategy and execution.
This isn't just about fun; it's a strategic tool to understand why the best-laid plans often go awry. It's a role-playing exercise for anyone who wants to lead change without losing their sanity.
Ready to simulate your own digital transformation? It's the perfect team-building exercise or a solo deep-dive into the human element of platform economics. Pick up your copy and roll the dice:
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This book asks the questions that often go unanswered: what value do IT architects create, and how can they do it better? It offers a practical guide drawn from lived experience, showing how architects bridge business and IT, design adaptable solutions, and lead with clarity in a world shaped by agility, AI, and inclusive design. It’s a resource not just for architects, but for anyone who wants to understand how architecture shapes organizations and society.
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Organizations collapse under digital gravity—complexity born from scattered decisions. The cure isn’t more effort, it’s shared maps: Capability Maps, Data Models, artifacts that act as treaties across teams. True effectiveness comes from the integrated system—plans, repeatable processes, and an operating model working in concert. The architect’s role is not drawing diagrams but tuning this machine of decisions so the enterprise can actually move.
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Transformation fails when teams skip the hard work of naming what they don’t know. Gap Analysis is the discipline of comparing today’s architecture with tomorrow’s ambition across business, data, application, and technology. It’s not a checklist—it’s a continuous practice that forces honesty, exposes dependencies, and grounds vision in reality. TOGAF offers the structure, but the courage to face the gaps is what keeps projects from collapsing.
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This episode examines a new strategy aimed at German startups, framed as partnership but functioning as a carefully engineered acquisition funnel. At a time when many founders face a funding winter, offers arrive promising capital, bureaucratic relief, and easy access to international markets.
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If Databricks is your engine, this episode is the ignition. We break down the end‑to‑end playbook from “Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) with Databricks on Azure End‑To‑End” — a practitioner’s guide to turning raw data into production‑ready ML and measurable business impact in 2025.
You’ll learn how to:
Scale pipelines: Build and optimize data pipelines that don’t buckle under growth
Trust storage: Harness Delta Lake for reliable, high‑performance data foundations
Accelerate analytics: Apply Spark efficiently for analytics and ML workflows
Ship models confidently: Deploy reproducible ML in Databricks with clear guardrails
Avoid pitfalls: Follow step‑by‑step, real‑world guidance that saves time and rework
This isn’t theory. It’s the roadmap for data engineers, analysts, and ML pros who want to move fast, stay current, and deliver results that matter. If you’re ready to unlock Databricks and build with conviction, start here.
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This episode unpacks the daring financial choreography between Oracle and NVIDIA, a structure some call the “AI circle of money.” NVIDIA sells chips to Oracle, Oracle builds cloud infrastructure, and then NVIDIA rents back compute time—creating a self-reinforcing loop of revenue. At the heart of it lies Oracle’s staggering Remaining Performance Obligations, including a reported $300 billion commitment from OpenAI, which has supercharged Oracle’s valuation on the promise of future earnings. For Oracle, it’s a chance to challenge the cloud incumbents.
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This episode explores the argument that generative AI is not just another drafting tool but a full-blown industrial factory aimed at replacing human labor in architecture and engineering. Through the lens of Wardley mapping, we trace how once-specialized services like 3D visualization and compliance are dragged toward commoditization, stripped of margin, and folded into centralized AI-driven platforms. The real struggle is not about creativity but about who owns the operating system.
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The age of walled‑off AI labs is fading fast. Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework points to a future where AI isn’t a side project but part of the everyday machinery of the enterprise. By weaving AI into the same cloud environments that run the rest of the business, companies gain stronger governance, steadier performance across regions, and tighter control over costs. What was once experimental becomes as ordinary — and as indispensable — as electricity.
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The old rulebook says protect your own interests above all else. The data says otherwise. From Axelrod’s famous tournaments to the quiet power of “Generous Tit‑for‑Tat,” the evidence stacks up — starting with cooperation pays off more than going it alone. Give first, respond firmly to bad faith, forgive when it counts, and watch trust compound into returns that no single‑shot win can match. This is strategy as evolution intended it.
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What if the biggest drag on your decision-making isn’t a lack of data, but the architecture holding it hostage? In this episode, we explore why traditional analytics setups keep failing and how leading companies are flipping the script—treating data as the operating system of the business, not a byproduct. From draining the swamp of bloated data lakes to freeing teams from BI tool handcuffs, we look at the five architectural sins and the augmented fixes that turn analytics into a competitive weapon. This is about more than tech—it’s a cultural reset for how decisions get made.
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What happens when strategy lives in the boardroom and execution lives in the server room, with no one riding the elevator between them? In this episode, we explore the architect’s new mandate—mastering both business fluency and technical depth to close the gap that sinks so many digital transformations. From designing for constant change to building a platform organization that accelerates decisions, this is about shaping not just systems, but the very way an enterprise thinks and acts. The real blueprint isn’t only in the architecture diagrams—it’s in coding the culture itself.
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What if the real risk of AI isn’t the tech itself, but the slow erosion of our ability to think, question, and lead with integrity? In this episode, we unpack Tiankai Feng’s Humanizing AI: Leading With Sense and Soul—a sharp call to confront the “human debt” we’re racking up by chasing speed over value and leaning on tools we barely understand. From the competence gap to the sameness trap, Feng challenges leaders to replace blind adoption with critical literacy, shared accountability, and ethics you can actually measure.
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When Meta signs a multi‑billion dollar deal with Google Cloud, it’s not just buying server space — it’s buying time. This move plugs a year‑plus gap in Meta’s own AI build‑out, handing Google a sharper edge in the cloud wars and raising the stakes for who controls the fastest, most capable infrastructure. The partnership hints at a new phase where even the biggest players lean on each other to keep pace in the AI race, reshaping the balance of power in technology.
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Ever stared down a tangle of mismatched systems and wondered if there’s a way out? This episode walks through the wild ride of transforming OmniMart’s chaotic tech sprawl into something that actually works. When acquisitions pile up and nothing talks to anything else, it takes more than hope to bring order. Enter TOGAF – not as a silver bullet, but as a practical guide for getting from confusion to clarity. We’ll look at how an iterative approach, clear vision, and relentless focus on governance can keep your architecture from slipping back into chaos.
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Promises of flexibility and cost savings lure many into the multicloud maze, but tangled tools and mismatched processes often slow teams to a crawl. This episode uncovers why most multicloud strategies miss the mark and how a shift in thinking can flip the script. Hear how unified abstraction layers and automated workflows can sweep away operational headaches, letting developers focus on what matters—shipping features and sparking innovation. We’ll talk about why even small tweaks in developer friction can unlock outsized gains for your business.
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This episode takes you straight into the heart of AI’s shake-up in video production. We’re talking about a world where cost barriers crumble, creative bottlenecks vanish, and anyone with an idea can bring it to life at speed and scale. Platforms like Azure AI Foundry, Runway, Luma AI, and Higgsfield AI are turning yesterday’s production headaches into today’s strategic opportunities. Traditional agencies feel the heat—adapt or get left behind. For organizations ready to rethink their approach, AI-human teams open up new ways to market, train, and sell. Visual communication will never look the same.
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Forget gears and levers. Organizations aren't machines, they're living things, and trust is their lifeblood. We’re talking about how one CIO, "the Architect," fixed a broken team not with more rules, but by building real trust. It’s about competence, reliability, and making sure people feel safe to speak up. This isn’t about building a better machine; it’s about growing something that can adapt and improve on its own.
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We’re talking about how companies stop being slow, clunky things and start acting like integrated, high-speed machines. Forget those old departmental handoffs. This is about connecting everything, from what the market tells you to people actually using your APIs. It’s a feedback loop, a real engine for moving fast and winning. If you’re not thinking API, you’re not thinking business anymore.
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