Building Reliable Autonomous Agentic AI
January 12, 2026 • Tony Karrer
When AI agents can act, reliability becomes architecture. A practical guide to building agentic systems that don’t run away, break trust, or rely on prompt magic.
Adversarial Testing Your AI-Enabled SaaS Product
January 5, 2026 • Tony Karrer
If you’re pushing LLM or RAG features into production, you already know the stakes: the models aren’t just code, they’re evolving systems that interact with unpredictable users and highly variable data. Traditional QA isn’t enough. To ship resilient AI and win confidence from customers and stakeholders, adversarial testing needs to move to the top of […]
Webinar – AI Coding Tool Metrics: DORA and CTOs Deep Dive
December 3, 2025 • Tony Karrer
AI coding tools promise major productivity gains, but measuring their true impact is harder than it looks. Join TechEmpower’s Tony Karrer, a DORA researcher and two CTOs for insights on the metrics that matter. Jan 9, 8–10 AM PST
AI Coding Tools Metrics
December 1, 2025 • Tony Karrer
Everyone’s asking whether AI tools are delivering “30% productivity gains.” They can, but only after adoption matures. Early wins hide in debugging, comprehension, and better requirements, not in lines of code.
Webinar – Leveraging AI Tooling Across Your Software Development Lifecycle
November 7, 2025 • Alan Laser
AI is reshaping how software gets built. Join TechEmpower and O’Reilly author Brent Laster for a practical session on integrating AI tools across your SDLC—from planning to deployment.📅 Nov 13 • 11 AM PST
2-week spike to ramp up on AI Coding Tools
October 23, 2025 • Tony Karrer
Discover the key to successful AI coding assistant implementation with a 2-week ramp-up spike. Learn about focused training, hands-on ticket work, and feedback loops that accelerate proficiency and build shared practices.
Announcing TechEmpower’s AI Developer Bootcamp
October 6, 2025 • Alan Laser
We’re launching the TechEmpower AI Developer Bootcamp! This 6–12 week program is designed as a pipeline into the AI job market: you’ll build real-world LLM applications, collaborate with senior engineers, and graduate with a portfolio project you can showcase to employers. Next cohort starts Oct 20. Scholarships and discounts available.
Real-time Monitoring of LLM-Based Applications
October 2, 2025 • Tony Karrer
Behind every “mystery spike” in an LLM app is a missing metric. This roundup covers the best guides on cost, latency, and monitoring practices in 2025.
AI Coding Assistants Update
September 16, 2025 • Tony Karrer
The AI coding world is moving fast! Should you lean toward full AI “agents” that code, test, and ship — or smart IDE copilots that keep you in control? I put together a practical roundup of the best AI coding tools, how to evaluate them, and real examples of how teams are rolling them out.
AI Update
July 2, 2025 • Alan Laser
News articles, insights, and industry updates that we find valuable.
Framework Benchmarks Round 23
March 17, 2025 • Mike Smith
New TechEmpower benchmarks show 3-4x speed boosts with upgraded hardware. Discover how this impacts performance for devs and architects.