The Internet of Agents (Part 2)

2025-06-16 post Matt Ferguson

Satya Nadella, in a recent discussion, dropped a bombshell: traditional SaaS applications, as we know them, might eventually collapse under the transformative power of AI agents. This isn’t just incremental change; it’s a potential paradigm shift. As we navigate the burgeoning Internet of Agents, a critical question arises: Will these powerful autonomous entities be confined to rigid, vertical software stacks, tightly bound to enterprise data, and thus siloed? Or will they break free, becoming fluidly distributed to perform tasks across an intricate enterprise ecosystem? Continue reading

The Internet of Agents

2025-05-06 post Matt Ferguson

The digital landscape is on the verge of another major transformation, moving beyond connected devices (IoT) and interconnected services (the web) towards an Internet of Agents (IoA). Imagine a world where potentially billions of specialized AI agents, developed by different organizations, can discover, communicate, collaborate, and transact autonomously to solve complex problems and automate intricate workflows. Continue reading

My Product Leader Journey at Cisco

2025-05-01 post Matt Ferguson

Throughout my journey leading product initiatives at Cisco, I’ve learned that successful product management requires much more than just technical knowledge or business acumen. It demands a holistic approach that seamlessly blends technology, business strategy, and team leadership. Today, I want to share some insights from my experience launching several cloud-native products that helped transform Cisco’s hyrbid cloud SaaS platform called Intersight Continue reading

Linkedin: OCI Launches NVIDIA Blackwell

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has just deployed thousands of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to power next-generation reasoning models and AI agents!

AI Model Inferencing on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

2025-04-17 post Matt Ferguson

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers powerful compute instances with GPU acceleration, making it an excellent platform for running large language models. In this guide, I’ll breakdown and walk you through the process of setting up an OCI instance to run Mistral AI models using vLLM for efficient inference. Continue reading

Setting Up Oracle SQL Access to Kafka (OSAK): A Non-DBA's Journey

2025-04-07 post Matt Ferguson

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not an Oracle Database Administrator. In fact, the little bit I do know is primarily from my limited knowledge of SQL. So, when I had the opportunity to work with the leading enterprise Kafka company to help with bridging Oracle Databases and Kafka, I jumped at the opportunity. Continue reading

Linkedin: Oracle Solutions Hub

Dive into practical AI development and master essential cloud tech along the way (API Gateways, Object Storage, Analytics & more)

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Andrej Karpathy Deep Dive Llm

2025-02-04 videos Matt Ferguson

Highly recommend watching if you want to know more about LLM’s but, aren’t a data scientist.

My 1Password SSH Agent Setup for OCI

2024-10-09 post Matt Ferguson

Since I work at Oracle, naturally I use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). And, as with any cloud, securely accessing compute instances while maintaining good key hygiene is essential. Here’s how I leverage 1Password’s SSH Agent to create a more secure, convenient workflow for connecting to my OCI compute instances. Continue reading

Mastering the Interview: How I Transformed My Approach

2023-09-07 post Matt Ferguson

There are few things in life as awkward or intimidating as being interviewed. A few years ago, I went through a career transition. The details aren’t important. What’s important is that I wasn’t prepared. Continue reading