Ankur Kumar
@ankurkumar.bsky.social
📝 A Techie, Blogger, Educator & Mentor
🖥️ Shares Learnings on Cloud, GenAI, Platform Engineering, Microservices, DevOps, Data Engineering
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💡 Founder Vedcraft.com - a platform for enabling Cloud, GenAI
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🖥️ Shares Learnings on Cloud, GenAI, Platform Engineering, Microservices, DevOps, Data Engineering
💙 Loved Husband, Proud Dad
💡 Founder Vedcraft.com - a platform for enabling Cloud, GenAI
🎯 Sports🏎️ 🎾 🏏🏒, Loves ☕🎦📘
AI Bits - While building Agentic Apps, the Retrieval of relevant information from structured or unstructured sources plays the pivotal role, and there are many design considerations to be made 🧵
#GenAI #AgenticAI
#GenAI #AgenticAI
September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
AI Bits - While building Agentic Apps, the Retrieval of relevant information from structured or unstructured sources plays the pivotal role, and there are many design considerations to be made 🧵
#GenAI #AgenticAI
#GenAI #AgenticAI
AI Bits#7 - That’s the vision getting formulated across the leading product companies and enterprises 🧵
September 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
AI Bits#7 - That’s the vision getting formulated across the leading product companies and enterprises 🧵
AI Bits #5 - With a wide range of LLMs available, the most common architectural decision when building Agentic AI Apps is to choose the appropriate model 👇
September 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
AI Bits #5 - With a wide range of LLMs available, the most common architectural decision when building Agentic AI Apps is to choose the appropriate model 👇
AI Bits - Anatomy of an AI Agent 👇
1️⃣Sensors & Perception Layer: Information about the environment, agent interacts with environment with sensors
2️⃣ Knowledge Base (aka the “Memory”) and Feedback Mechanism
1️⃣Sensors & Perception Layer: Information about the environment, agent interacts with environment with sensors
2️⃣ Knowledge Base (aka the “Memory”) and Feedback Mechanism
September 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
AI Bits - Anatomy of an AI Agent 👇
1️⃣Sensors & Perception Layer: Information about the environment, agent interacts with environment with sensors
2️⃣ Knowledge Base (aka the “Memory”) and Feedback Mechanism
1️⃣Sensors & Perception Layer: Information about the environment, agent interacts with environment with sensors
2️⃣ Knowledge Base (aka the “Memory”) and Feedback Mechanism
AI Bits #1 - In the midst of ROI for AI, Oracle’s stock rally of 35% in a single day surprised the market today indicating👇
1️⃣AI infrastructure demand will continue to drive the market growth - Oracle’s earnings report revealed a massive 359% increase in remaining performance obligations to $455B
1️⃣AI infrastructure demand will continue to drive the market growth - Oracle’s earnings report revealed a massive 359% increase in remaining performance obligations to $455B
September 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
AI Bits #1 - In the midst of ROI for AI, Oracle’s stock rally of 35% in a single day surprised the market today indicating👇
1️⃣AI infrastructure demand will continue to drive the market growth - Oracle’s earnings report revealed a massive 359% increase in remaining performance obligations to $455B
1️⃣AI infrastructure demand will continue to drive the market growth - Oracle’s earnings report revealed a massive 359% increase in remaining performance obligations to $455B
Understanding the AI Economy to maximize the ROI focusing on novel metrics in current dynamics (Cost-effective Tokens are the new economic tools - synergyzing plan from Cloud Providers or your own Data Centers) 🧵
September 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Understanding the AI Economy to maximize the ROI focusing on novel metrics in current dynamics (Cost-effective Tokens are the new economic tools - synergyzing plan from Cloud Providers or your own Data Centers) 🧵
Interesting findings from the Stack Overflow’s Developer Survey 👇
🎯 Privacy, pricing & better alternatives are top reasons devs turn their back on a tech
📈 69% of AI agent users agree AI agents have increased productivity
📉 A majority of developers don't use AI agents
survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/
🎯 Privacy, pricing & better alternatives are top reasons devs turn their back on a tech
📈 69% of AI agent users agree AI agents have increased productivity
📉 A majority of developers don't use AI agents
survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/
2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey
The 2025 Developer Survey is the definitive report on the state of software development. In its fifteenth year, Stack Overflow received over 49,000+ responses from 177 countries across 62 questions fo...
survey.stackoverflow.co
August 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Interesting findings from the Stack Overflow’s Developer Survey 👇
🎯 Privacy, pricing & better alternatives are top reasons devs turn their back on a tech
📈 69% of AI agent users agree AI agents have increased productivity
📉 A majority of developers don't use AI agents
survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/
🎯 Privacy, pricing & better alternatives are top reasons devs turn their back on a tech
📈 69% of AI agent users agree AI agents have increased productivity
📉 A majority of developers don't use AI agents
survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/
Gartner Technology Adoption Roadmap (‘25) for Midsize Enterprises - leverage it for planning & assessing technology strategy and roadmap for your organization 👇
✅ AI, data & analytics: GenAI, Data fabric, CDS, Metadata Management, Augmented & Prescriptive Analytics, Data Observability
✅ AI, data & analytics: GenAI, Data fabric, CDS, Metadata Management, Augmented & Prescriptive Analytics, Data Observability
June 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Gartner Technology Adoption Roadmap (‘25) for Midsize Enterprises - leverage it for planning & assessing technology strategy and roadmap for your organization 👇
✅ AI, data & analytics: GenAI, Data fabric, CDS, Metadata Management, Augmented & Prescriptive Analytics, Data Observability
✅ AI, data & analytics: GenAI, Data fabric, CDS, Metadata Management, Augmented & Prescriptive Analytics, Data Observability
Databricks Summit 2025 Key Launches 👇
1️⃣ Agent Bricks: Auto-optimizing agents for domain tasks (Agent SDK + MCP)
2️⃣ Lakebase: fully-managed Postgres database integrated with the lakehouse and built for AI after Neon acquisition
1️⃣ Agent Bricks: Auto-optimizing agents for domain tasks (Agent SDK + MCP)
2️⃣ Lakebase: fully-managed Postgres database integrated with the lakehouse and built for AI after Neon acquisition
June 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Databricks Summit 2025 Key Launches 👇
1️⃣ Agent Bricks: Auto-optimizing agents for domain tasks (Agent SDK + MCP)
2️⃣ Lakebase: fully-managed Postgres database integrated with the lakehouse and built for AI after Neon acquisition
1️⃣ Agent Bricks: Auto-optimizing agents for domain tasks (Agent SDK + MCP)
2️⃣ Lakebase: fully-managed Postgres database integrated with the lakehouse and built for AI after Neon acquisition
A Practical Guide for Architects and Developers to Build GenAI-powered Financial Applications, standardizing Contextual Data for LLMs using Model Context Protocol (MCP) 👇
medium.com/vedcraft/unl...
medium.com/vedcraft/unl...
June 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
A Practical Guide for Architects and Developers to Build GenAI-powered Financial Applications, standardizing Contextual Data for LLMs using Model Context Protocol (MCP) 👇
medium.com/vedcraft/unl...
medium.com/vedcraft/unl...
Great to experiment with Claude Code (New Release with Sonnet 4) - CLI interface to upgrade apps like this demo app opens up new possibilities (this app got upgraded from Spring 3 to 3.4.6 and Java 17 to Java 21 in 5 mins) with key highlights 🧵
youtu.be/PIQ0hBdugYU?...
youtu.be/PIQ0hBdugYU?...
Claude Code Demo (New Release with Sonnet4) - Spring Framework and Java 21 Migration with AI
YouTube video by Vedcraft | Next-Gen Tech. Gen AI & Cloud For All.
youtu.be
May 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Great to experiment with Claude Code (New Release with Sonnet 4) - CLI interface to upgrade apps like this demo app opens up new possibilities (this app got upgraded from Spring 3 to 3.4.6 and Java 17 to Java 21 in 5 mins) with key highlights 🧵
youtu.be/PIQ0hBdugYU?...
youtu.be/PIQ0hBdugYU?...
Building Agentic Apps with Model Context Protocol in an Enterprise Context - sharing key considerations as a complete guide 👇
#GenAI #MCP
medium.com/vedcraft/unl...
#GenAI #MCP
medium.com/vedcraft/unl...
Unlocking Agentic Apps with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) For Financial Services [A Complete…
A Practical Guide for Architects and Developers to Build GenAI-powered Financial Applications, standardizing Contextual Data for LLMs
medium.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Building Agentic Apps with Model Context Protocol in an Enterprise Context - sharing key considerations as a complete guide 👇
#GenAI #MCP
medium.com/vedcraft/unl...
#GenAI #MCP
medium.com/vedcraft/unl...
Published key takeaways from Google Cloud Next 2025 for #GenAI enthusiasts from Gemini 2.5, A2A, Agent Platform & Agent Engine, Firebase Studio and more here 👇
#GoogleCloudNext
ankurkumarz.medium.com/google-cloud...
#GoogleCloudNext
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Google Cloud Next 2025: Elevating GenAI Capabilities to the Next Level
Google has been the leading hyperscaler advancing GenAI capabilities for enterprises, and Google Cloud Next 2025 has advanced its mission with infrastructure like the Cloud Wide Area Network…
ankurkumarz.medium.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Published key takeaways from Google Cloud Next 2025 for #GenAI enthusiasts from Gemini 2.5, A2A, Agent Platform & Agent Engine, Firebase Studio and more here 👇
#GoogleCloudNext
ankurkumarz.medium.com/google-cloud...
#GoogleCloudNext
ankurkumarz.medium.com/google-cloud...
March 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Observing technology trends by analysts, research companies, and thought leaders creates awareness and helps build a broader perspective. Published this article as part of my analysis - looking forward to hearing perspective from this group 👇
medium.com/vedcraft/top...
medium.com/vedcraft/top...
March 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Observing technology trends by analysts, research companies, and thought leaders creates awareness and helps build a broader perspective. Published this article as part of my analysis - looking forward to hearing perspective from this group 👇
medium.com/vedcraft/top...
medium.com/vedcraft/top...
Tried my best to capture most of the #agentic frameworks for building #GenAI apps - let me know if anything missing 👇
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
Building Intelligent Apps with Agentic AI: Top Frameworks to Watch for in 2025
With the rise of Generative AI, 2025 is all set to extend the realm of building intelligent apps to accelerate productivity and efficiency. While LangChain (launched in 2022) became the first popular…
medium.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Tried my best to capture most of the #agentic frameworks for building #GenAI apps - let me know if anything missing 👇
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
DeepSeek is not just a ChatGPT competition but also a great news for the Open source community as it is the first high quality “reasoning” Open model available for fine-tuning, and self-hosting. Here is the compiled list of Open models for reference 👇
#opensource #LLMs
medium.com/vedcraft/top...
#opensource #LLMs
medium.com/vedcraft/top...
February 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
DeepSeek is not just a ChatGPT competition but also a great news for the Open source community as it is the first high quality “reasoning” Open model available for fine-tuning, and self-hosting. Here is the compiled list of Open models for reference 👇
#opensource #LLMs
medium.com/vedcraft/top...
#opensource #LLMs
medium.com/vedcraft/top...
Agentic AI has emerged as one of the most promising GenAI building blocks in 2025, and numerous frameworks have emerged to build agentic apps. Published this article summarizing the key agentic frameworks with their architecture, features, pros/cons👇
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
#GenAI #AgenticAI
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
#GenAI #AgenticAI
January 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Agentic AI has emerged as one of the most promising GenAI building blocks in 2025, and numerous frameworks have emerged to build agentic apps. Published this article summarizing the key agentic frameworks with their architecture, features, pros/cons👇
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
#GenAI #AgenticAI
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
#GenAI #AgenticAI
Published a comprehensive list of Agentic frameworks, accompanied by their respective advantages and disadvantages. I have had the privilege of experimenting with several of these frameworks and currently utilize some of them.
Please share your experience.
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
#GenAI
Please share your experience.
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
#GenAI
Building Intelligent Apps with Agentic AI: Top Frameworks to Watch for in 2025
With the rise of Generative AI, 2025 is all set to extend the realm of building intelligent apps to accelerate productivity and efficiency…
medium.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Published a comprehensive list of Agentic frameworks, accompanied by their respective advantages and disadvantages. I have had the privilege of experimenting with several of these frameworks and currently utilize some of them.
Please share your experience.
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
#GenAI
Please share your experience.
medium.com/vedcraft/bui...
#GenAI
Building AI agents for common Cloud operations accelerating organizational’s productivity and efficiency 👇
arxiv.org/html/2407.12...
arxiv.org/html/2407.12...
January 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Building AI agents for common Cloud operations accelerating organizational’s productivity and efficiency 👇
arxiv.org/html/2407.12...
arxiv.org/html/2407.12...
From large context window, multi-modal capabilities, accuracy, fine-tuning capabilities, prompt caching, and more - 2025 trends indicate consolidation and maturity of foundation models towards token generation efficiency, lower response time, and decreasing cost👇
blog.dataiku.com/a-dizzying-y...
blog.dataiku.com/a-dizzying-y...
January 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
From large context window, multi-modal capabilities, accuracy, fine-tuning capabilities, prompt caching, and more - 2025 trends indicate consolidation and maturity of foundation models towards token generation efficiency, lower response time, and decreasing cost👇
blog.dataiku.com/a-dizzying-y...
blog.dataiku.com/a-dizzying-y...
From current Agentic AI towards Physical AI (imagine AI-driven robots for physical & immersive work efficiency), Jensen’s CES 25 keynote elevated the LLM to the future of World Foundation Model empowering Robotics along with 🧵
January 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
From current Agentic AI towards Physical AI (imagine AI-driven robots for physical & immersive work efficiency), Jensen’s CES 25 keynote elevated the LLM to the future of World Foundation Model empowering Robotics along with 🧵
Top Data Engineering Open Source Apache Tech to Watch for in 2025 👇
1️⃣ Apache Iceberg (Common Open Format)
2️⃣ Apache Atlas (Universal Metadata Management)
3️⃣ Apache Druid (Real-time Analytics DB)
4️⃣ Apache Pinot (Distributed DB)
5️⃣ Apache Hudi (Distributed Data Lake)
6️⃣ Apache Drill (Query Engine)
1️⃣ Apache Iceberg (Common Open Format)
2️⃣ Apache Atlas (Universal Metadata Management)
3️⃣ Apache Druid (Real-time Analytics DB)
4️⃣ Apache Pinot (Distributed DB)
5️⃣ Apache Hudi (Distributed Data Lake)
6️⃣ Apache Drill (Query Engine)
December 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Top Data Engineering Open Source Apache Tech to Watch for in 2025 👇
1️⃣ Apache Iceberg (Common Open Format)
2️⃣ Apache Atlas (Universal Metadata Management)
3️⃣ Apache Druid (Real-time Analytics DB)
4️⃣ Apache Pinot (Distributed DB)
5️⃣ Apache Hudi (Distributed Data Lake)
6️⃣ Apache Drill (Query Engine)
1️⃣ Apache Iceberg (Common Open Format)
2️⃣ Apache Atlas (Universal Metadata Management)
3️⃣ Apache Druid (Real-time Analytics DB)
4️⃣ Apache Pinot (Distributed DB)
5️⃣ Apache Hudi (Distributed Data Lake)
6️⃣ Apache Drill (Query Engine)
Agentic Frameworks on rise and will continue to see more in 2025 (mostly Python)👇
1️⃣ Microsoft AutoGen
2️⃣ LangGraph / LangChain
3️⃣ AutoGPT
4️⃣ CrewAI
5️⃣ Swarm by OpenAI
6️⃣ MetaGPT
7️⃣ Flowise
8️⃣ OpenAGI
9️⃣ HF Transformers Agents
🔟 Camel
Others: Langflow, LLMStack
Are you aware of any more?
#GenAI #Python
1️⃣ Microsoft AutoGen
2️⃣ LangGraph / LangChain
3️⃣ AutoGPT
4️⃣ CrewAI
5️⃣ Swarm by OpenAI
6️⃣ MetaGPT
7️⃣ Flowise
8️⃣ OpenAGI
9️⃣ HF Transformers Agents
🔟 Camel
Others: Langflow, LLMStack
Are you aware of any more?
#GenAI #Python
December 29, 2024 at 2:45 AM