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...
If 2024 was the year AI models went from powerful to pervasive, 2025 has emerged as the year they’ve become… agentic. From one-off prompt engineering to multi-step, autonomous goal-chasing AI systems, we’re now entering a fascinating and fast-moving phase: the era of AI Agents. At Saratoga, we’ve always had our eyes on the road ahead,...
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are set to bring significant disruption to financial services in 2025. According to Gartner’s top tech trends, agentic AI is the one to watch. And for good reason—these autonomous, decision-making AI systems are transforming financial operations in ways that were not previously possible. Let's explore AI agents for financial services...
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are the leading trend for 2025 according to Gartner’s 2025 top tech trends. AI agents are bringing the power of generative AI to the coalface and are allowing businesses to realise a return on the significant investment that has been poured into advancing AI technology in the past few years....
Cloud computing has promised to change the game for businesses worldwide, offering scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. However, for many organisations, the reality of cloud adoption and cloud migration has not lived up to the promise. Spiralling costs, operational inefficiencies, and security concerns have left businesses rethinking their strategies. This growing phenomenon, known as cloud disillusionment,...
By Sharief Edwards, Analyst and Project Manager at Saratoga. As an analyst and project manager, I can assure you that taking a project from analysis to implementation isn’t always straightforward. Challenges arise, plans get tested, and the reality often feels far from what was planned. But in those moments of complexity, there are...
