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Building a Personal AI Agent: From Packets to Prompts (Step-by-Step)

2025-12-16 post Matt Ferguson
This post walks through how I built a personal knowledge AI agent that answers questions about my professional career, grounded entirely on me (my resume, certifications, interviews, blog posts). Along the way, I’ll trace the path of a prompt from user input to AI response, just like I used to trace packets through a network stack. Continue reading

An OCI VisionAI Service and Cloud-navtive Pipeline

2025-09-23 post Matt Ferguson
Migrating Serverless Applications to OCI: End-to-End AI Vision Pipeline I’ve been working on this project for some time, and I’m excited to finally share it with you. This post also serves as a preview of my upcoming session at Oracle CloudWorld / AI World — Strategies for Migrating Serverless Applications to OCI [SHO1222] — where I’ll be co-presenting with my colleagues Tom Moore and Shadai Williams on October 15th 2025. Continue reading

Internet of Agents (Advanced Concepts + Use Cases)

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