By Willo van der Merwe. When it comes to Agentic AI, the last two years have been predominantly about exploration. We’ve tested models, prototyped ideas, broke things, and learned where generative AI genuinely helps, where it doesn’t, and where it simply adds noise. This year feels different. We’re moving out of the demo...
If you’ve worked in technology or operations for any length of time, you’ve probably seen this play out more than once: a new system launches, the project technically “succeeds”, and yet the business doesn’t really change. That’s because meaningful change doesn’t happen by default once software goes live. It happens when people understand what needs...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the loudest conversation in boardrooms, tech teams, and strategy sessions across the world. Every business feels the pressure to “do something with AI.” Whether it’s generative tools, automation, or agentic AI, the message often sounds the same: adopt AI immediately, or get left behind. But here’s...
Today, every business is a digital business. But that doesn’t mean every business fits neatly into the same box. Off-the-shelf software might get you up and running fast, but when it comes to scale, integration, or differentiation, it often starts showing its limits. That’s where custom software development comes in. At Saratoga, we’ve...
By Anton Schaffer - Principal Data Engineer. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we all work, and for Data Engineers the shift is especially noticeable. The role of a Data Engineer has always been about building and maintaining the pipelines that move data reliably from source to destination. With AI becoming...
By Anton Schaffer - Principal Data Engineer. AI-assisted development has become a game changer across many fields, but in data engineering it’s particularly disruptive. After all, data engineers spend half their lives untangling JSON, arguing with SQL about GROUP BYs, and trying to remember if it’s left join or left outer join...
Agentic AI - the software systems that pursue objectives independently through reasoned decision-making, judgment, and the use of tools and resources - is at the forefront of artificial intelligence’s (AI) evolution. In financial services, it offers the ideal way to handle complex and variable data. Which is why, at Saratoga, we are happy to share how...
If your Microsoft Azure environment feels like a black box, or worse, a ticking cost bomb, you’re not alone. Over time, even well-planned cloud deployments drift away from best practices. Configurations get tweaked, workloads shift, and new demands creep in. Before you know it, performance suffers, costs creep up, and the risk of downtime or...
How Architecture Choices for Custom Software Could Make or Break Your Project By Daniel Barrett, Software Architect at Saratoga. When you need to build or modernise your systems, it can be tempting to reach for something off the shelf. But while ready-made solutions might tick some short-term boxes, they often come with long-term trade-offs, especially when...
As a CIO in 2025, you're steering the business through one of the most transformative shifts in decades. AI has moved from experimental to operational in the blink of an eye. The pressure to show how AI drives tangible value has never been higher. At Saratoga, we’ve been at the coalface of this transformation. We’ve...
