Hugo Pragt

LLMs and Big Data: Why Generative AI Is Dirt Cheap Right Now (But Not for Long)

Everyone seems to agree on one thing: generative AI is a bubble. But it’s a heavily funded bubble. One that many companies can ride to create real business value along the way.

16 January 2026 16-01-2026

Hugo Pragt

Modernizing IT: Not a Luxury, but a Necessity

Custom software is often at the heart of what sets your business apart. It gives you a strategic edge. But that edge disappears when systems become outdated, no longer align with y ...

12 January 2026 12-01-2026

Hugo Pragt

Copilot in your organization: hype, reality, and strategy

Generative AI is everywhere. Microsoft Copilot seems like the answer to productivity, but what does that actually mean in practice? Many organizations see the potential, yet strugg ...

21 November 2025 21-11-2025

Hugo Pragt

Mission Critical? Then “Cheap” Can Get Very Expensive

Imagine buying a car for a thousand euros. It seems like a bargain — until it breaks down a month later and you’re hit with another thousand in repair costs. Even worse: you can’t ...

30 October 2025 30-10-2025

Hugo Pragt

Turning complex software projects into super projects

As an architect at Infodation, I’ve guided dozens of complex projects over the years. And time after time, I see the same pattern: although we often build impressive technical solu ...

21 October 2025 21-10-2025

Hugo Pragt

Bit-Rot: The Silent Killer of Software Systems

Bit-rot is the silent decay of software. Often invisible—until performance drops, maintenance becomes more expensive, and users grow frustrated. On average, a system succumbs withi ...

23 September 2025 23-09-2025

Hugo Pragt

The Accidental Archeologist: Taking Over Critical Systems with Confidence

At Infodation, we’re often approached with a familiar question: “Can you temporarily take over the care of a critical system?” The reasons vary, but the underlying need is always t ...

19 August 2025 19-08-2025

Hugo Pragt

Complex systems in Telecom

As an architect, I’ve always had a particular fondness for large systems. Not merely in terms of user volume (though that certainly plays a role), but in the richness of business c ...

31 July 2025 31-07-2025

Hugo Pragt

Event Sourcing in the Age of AI

Event Sourcing is a design pattern where the state of a system is determined by a sequence of events. Each event represents a change in the system, and the current state can be rec ...

24 July 2025 24-07-2025

Hugo Pragt

Distributed Teams: how to (really) make it work

In today's globalised world, working in distributed teams has become increasingly common. At Infodation, we have mastered the art of leveraging the strengths of geographically disp ...

09 May 2025 09-05-2025

Hugo Pragt