This is still an evolving area, and there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. There are tools available for assessing ROI, efficiency, and AI usage in customer service applications that have been automated from entirely manual ...read more

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What are your strategies to increase the chances of bringing in new ideas in Production after a hackathon? Besides making sure the hackathon is solving for a real business challenge, I'm looking for any gotchas and tips on how to increases the changes for a hackathon to generate great ideas.

Process Management IT Strategy & Roadmap Peer Insights

Koushik SundarVice President - Lead Architect19 days ago

Based on my experience with processes:

1. Align Hackathon Initiatives with Organizational Goals: Instead of treating hackathons as individual efforts, they should be organized with themes that support the broader ...read more

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What benchmarks do you use to help identify banking industry standards for IT system reliability? Also benchmarks for deployment success rate for the same industry.

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Koushik SundarVice President - Lead Architect19 days ago

At an application or system level, There are several standards, with DORA being one of the most commonly used. It offers insights into key metrics such as deployment frequency, change failure rates, lead time for changes, ...read more

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How many prefer to use cloud based AI rather local based LLM?

Koushik SundarVice President - Lead Architect24 days ago

It depends on several factors, but the two key considerations are cost and data sensitivity. For smaller footprints, cloud-based solutions are often more effective. However, if the data is sensitive, a local LLM with robust ...read more

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How do you coach or mentor engineers and developers in customer-centricity? Do you have a specific approach to helping them build empathy for end-users?

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Koushik SundarVice President - Lead Architecta month ago

That's a great point but I believe it is really hard in a Corporate context. You have other stakeholders in the middle.

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Almost 2 years into “AI this. AI that.”, what’s the biggest hurdle to actually using it in your business?

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Koushik SundarVice President - Lead Architecta month ago

Leadership commitment and security/privacy.

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We are in the middle of a modernization process of our monolith core application (banking) that is based on Informix and aiming to replace 4GL codes with Java, and create a multi tier architecture at the same time. For peers who have successfully migrated from Informix database, what was your strategy (port, transform, rewrite, replace)? How did you get rid of your 4GL codes (we have 1+ million lines) Have you used any tool to transform your 4GL codes to your targeted programming language? How did you avoid completely rewriting your legacy application from scratch?

Applications & Platforms Database

Koushik SundarVice President - Lead Architect2 months ago

I've been through a similar experience, though the situation isn't exactly comparable. Here are a few insights I'd like to share:

Business and technology goals often don't align, particularly regarding time to market. ...read more

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Given Gartner’s projection that by 2028, 75% of enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistants, how do you anticipate this shift will impact your negotiations with consulting companies regarding developer rates? Specifically, how will you balance the value provided by human expertise with the efficiencies gained through AI augmentation in these discussions?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies

Koushik SundarVice President - Lead Architect2 months ago

AI is like a magic wand, but you still need a magician to wield it. With AI code assistants, handling simpler applications becomes easier, but complex legacy applications remain challenging. Developers who don't upskill will ...read more

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