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Why Most AI Agents Will Fail and How to Build Ones That Will Not

AI agents are moving fast but most organizations struggle to turn them into production systems that actually scale. Trust gaps, siloed agents and fragile architectures prevent teams from moving beyond experimentation.

AI

Why AI Investment Still Isn’t Translating to Revenue

AI investment is accelerating across the tech industry, but revenue results continue to lag.

App Modernization

Modern Applications Fail Without Modern Reliability

Modern applications move fast, but without modern reliability practices, operational complexity quickly grows.

App Modernization

Why Application Modernization Is Still the Foundation of Digital Innovation

Application modernization remains the foundation of digital innovation, enabling organizations to move faster, reduce risk, and adapt as technologies evolve. Start the conversation about strengthening your application foundation for what comes next.

AI

The Rise of Agentic AI: From Assistants to Autonomous Agents

This blog examines how agentic AI is reshaping enterprise and edge operations by introducing autonomous, goal-driven systems capable of reasoning, acting, and adapting to deliver measurable business value within a well-governed architectural framework.

AI

A Season of Agents: How Agentic AI Is Redefining the Holidays

As 2025 closes, Artisan Studios explores how Agentic AI is transforming the holiday season, bringing autonomy, intelligence, and human-centered design together to make operations smoother, experiences smarter, and innovation more meaningful.

AI

Agentic AI: What It Means and Why It’s Not Just a Buzzword

Agentic AI is emerging as the next big shift in technology. This blog explores what it is and why it has the potential to fundamentally transform the AI and tech industry.

Culture & Leadership

5 Strategies for Empowering Women in Tech: Lessons from My Journey

Supporting and uplifting women is more than just a responsibility—it’s a crucial factor for success.

AI

From Paper to Profits: How AI-Driven Document Processing Unlocks Business Growth

Ready to turn your paper trails into profit paths? Damian Metcalf, Artisan Studios Senior Vice President of Delivery, reveals how AI-powered document processing is revolutionizing businesses.

AWS

Edge Computing & Retail: Managing Edge at Scale

Edge computing is transforming retail. Ryan Thompson-Sanker, Director of Presales Architecture and Alliances at Artisan Studios, explores how the Artisan Edge Platform provides a scalable, turnkey solution to manage thousands of devices efficiently.

DevOps

Enhancing unit tests with pytest: tips, tools, and techniques

Explore how pull request reviews can transform your team’s culture by boosting collaboration, accountability, and inclusivity, making every code review an opportunity for growth and connection.

Culture & Leadership

How Pull Request Reviews Can Strengthen Your Company Culture

Discover how the often-overlooked pull request review process can transform into a core tool for building collaboration, accountability, inclusivity, and shared values, making PR reviews a foundation for a positive, high-performing team environment.

DevOps

Unleashing the Potential of Exploratory Testing

Unleashing the Potential of Exploratory Testing" reveals how a dynamic, human-centered approach to testing uncovers hidden issues, enhances quality, and adapts seamlessly to agile workflows for more reliable, user-focused software.

DevOps

Vertical Slices or How To Fix Your Legacy Codebase

"Vertical Slices" is a hands-on guide to transforming your legacy Python monolith, showing you how to break down complex, tightly-coupled code into manageable, modular slices for a more maintainable, scalable, and developer-friendly codebase.

AI

The Future of Quick-Service Restaurants: A Tech-Driven Transformation

Quick-service restaurants are transforming, using IoT, AI, Blockchain, and reliability engineering to serve up faster, safer, and more transparent dining experiences for happier, more satisfied customers.

Culture & Leadership

Artisan Studios Partners with Simply NUC to Drive Next-Generation Edge Computing Solutions

Artisan Studios has partnered with Simply NUC to deliver innovative edge computing solutions, combining Artisan's cloud expertise with Simply NUC's high-performance hardware to enhance application deployment and management for businesses, particularly in retail and restaurants.

AWS

Decoding the Generative AI Stack: A Build vs. Buy Guide

As an AWS Advanced Partner, Artisan Studios helps clients navigate the complex build vs. buy decision for GenAI, balancing custom development and SaaS options to best fit strategic goals.

AI

Navigating Complexity: Strategies for Effective Problem-Solving and Maintenance in Systems Analysis

Systems Specialist, Roman Price, dives into how Systems Analysts ensure technology solutions meet evolving needs through effective problem-solving and ongoing maintenance.

Culture & Leadership

Design Evolution and Connected Principles

Senior Product Designer, Amaya Bengoechea dives into the ever evolving world of design and the principles behind these rapid advancements.

AI

What’s the Difference Between Extract Transform Load (ETL) and Extract Load Transform (ELT)?

It’s crucial to utilize ETL and ELT tradeoffs to optimize your data architecture. Artisan Software Engineer, Caroline Kinnen, provides a deeper understanding of how businesses can use these methods to streamline their data and maximize value.

AWS

Embracing Generative AI: The Future of Mobile Ordering

In this blog post, learn how Artisan can transform your mobile ordering into a personalized experience that boosts customer engagement.

Culture & Leadership

Artisan Studios: A Journey of Growth and Our Brand's Evolution

Since our inception, Artisan Studios has been on an exhilarating journey—a path where tech and artistry collide, creating solutions that exceed the mark in engineering excellence and design elegance.

Culture & Leadership

Artisan Studios Achieves New Heights on the Inc 5000: A Year of Transformation

Artisan Studios celebrates its second year on the Inc 5000 list, highlighting growth, key partnerships, technical innovations, and upcoming projects

Culture & Leadership

The Perfect Balance of Brand Authenticity

In this blog post, marketing specialist, Annabelle Nicolet, dives into what makes a company's brand authentic and how to maintain it while staying relevant in the world of social media.

Culture & Leadership

Key Components of a Great Retrospective

What makes a good Retrospective? In this blog post, Client Facing Agile Leader, Nellie Archer shares some key components that create a more productive retrospective and improve overall team collaboration.

AI

A Requirements Gathering Journey

Traveling and requirements gathering might be more similar than you think. Senior Systems Analyst, Stacey Cook, shares requirements gathering skills that can drastically improve the success rates of your projects.

AI

Revolutionizing Professional Assistance with Persona Architect

How do you properly utilize AI in a business environment? Artisan Senior Software Engineer, Chris Gamache, explains the capabilities of personalized AI in the workplace.

AI

Systems Analysis - What is it and who does it?

Systems analysts provide invaluable support to any organization. This blog post dives into the specifics of this role.

Culture & Leadership

Cultivating a Thriving Remote Work Culture

Artisans Director of Functional Practices, Skylar Hinrichs, explores the factors companies can encourage in their workplace to create an improved work culture.

App Modernization

Transitioning from Redux to Next.js

What does the transition from Redux to Next.js involve? Senior Software Engineer, Shawn Rice, goes into depth about the process of transitioning models for maximum efficiency.

Culture & Leadership

How to make your tech profile more appealing to recruiters

What makes a Tech LinkedIn profile standout in today's competitive market? Artisan Talent Acquisition Manager, Kimberly Neperud, shares some of the important details she looks for in a linkedin profile.

DevOps

Harnessing the Power of QA Automation A Comprehensive Guide

QA automation tools and frameworks are now indispensable in software development, offering enhanced reliability and efficiency.

AWS

Do I Need Messages or Topics? A Comparison Between SQS and Kafka

Understanding the differences between SQS and Kafka is crucial for selecting the optimal solution based on specific needs. With Artisan’s expertise, navigating these options becomes more manageable and ensures alignment with project requirements.

AI

QA Automation Testing with AI

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing quality assurance automation with software testing. In this article, we'll explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of incorporating AI into your testing process.

Culture & Leadership

Keeping Employees Engaged in a Fully Remote Company

Artisan Consulting Director, Skylar Hinrichs dives into the nuances of remote work in order to help leaders and employees navigate engagement and create a thriving work culture.

DevOps

QA Automation Fundamentals: Getting started with a test framework

Manual Testing vs. QA Automation Testing? Sheekha Singh, sheds some light on this ongoing debate within the software industry.

App Development

Build vs. Buy: Seamless Integration

When making the decision to build vs buy, here are 3 questions to consider when prioritizing seamless integration.

Culture & Leadership

Navigating the Digital Disruption in a Fragmented World: Key Takeaways from SIBOS 2023

In her reflection of SIBOS 2023, Artisan’s Client Engagement Manager, Tiffany Hart, discusses 7 takeaways to consider for the future of digital finance and payment systems.

Culture & Leadership

10 Essential Books for Executives to Master Collaborative Finance

Our Client Engagement Manager, Tiffany Hart, shares her top 10 reading recommendations to equip you with the knowledge and strategies you need to excel in the realm of collaborative finance.

Culture & Leadership

The Art of Balancing Work & Wanderlust: A Tale of Van Life and Virtual Teamwork

“I’ve learned to use every challenge as a stepping stone, every new city as an opportunity for fresh perspectives, and every successful project as a testament to the feasibility of this lifestyle”.

Culture & Leadership

Black American Independence Day – Juneteenth

Over the past few years, there has been a reemergence of celebrations around Juneteenth. But, what is Juneteenth, why is it relevant, and how is it celebrated?

Culture & Leadership

Speaking Up At The Workplace

There is a general notion that women in the tech world do not speak up as much as their male counterparts. This can result in missed opportunities all-around.

Culture & Leadership

Four Key Methods For Inspiring Talent Loyalty

What actually inspires employees to stay at a company? In this article originally published on Forbes, I share four tips on how to inspire loyalty in your organization.

App Development

Should Your Business Build or Buy New Tech? It Depends.

Three questions to consider when determining whether building or buying new tech is the right solution for your business.

Culture & Leadership

Computational Kindness: The Key to Crossing Individual, Team, and Department Chasms

In my experience working in and across teams, I’ve found that keeping computational kindness top of mind helps build rapport, trust, and an environment where we can do great work together.

Culture & Leadership

Working from Home, Year 3

Artisan consultant, Chris Vega, shares his personal perspective of the remote work lifestyle.

Cloud Migration

Cloud Computing: The Logistical Race to Digital Supremacy for Banks

Artisan Client Engagement Manager, Tiffany Hart, shares her take on digital supremacy as it applies to the financial industry; and discusses some key considerations when looking to make the leap into cloud banking.

Culture & Leadership

Four Building Blocks for a Successful Remote Work Environment

These four things have helped our company build a successful and healthy remote work culture. Learn more in this article originally published on Forbes.

Culture & Leadership

Coming Soon: Artisanal Tech!

The first episode of Artisanal Tech launches Friday, October 28th! Artisanal Tech speaks to the craftsmen in the technology space. Join Tim Mitrovich and Rob Harbols as they tackle real issues in the technology space.

App Development

Build Versus Buy When Going Custom is a Differentiator

Technology executives understand the answer to this question is rarely black-and-white. Ultimately, what matters is whether your technology solutions are driving business value or hindering it.

App Development

Outpace The Competition With Composable Commerce

It's much easier to redirect a fleet of speedboats than to turn around a cruise ship.

App Development

Build Versus Buy: Thinking Beyond Total Cost Of Ownership

Companies are challenged daily to identify a software solution that fits their business needs. The discussion quickly turns to one major question: is buying or building software the solution?

Culture & Leadership

Artisan Studios Earns 2022 Great Place to Work Certification™

Artisan Studios is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Artisan...

Culture & Leadership

Investments In People and Culture are Never a Waste

When your workforce is spread across the country, bringing people physically together requires a significant investment of time and money. In his latest Forbes article, Artisan founder, Tim Mitrovich reflects on a recent annual employee retreat ...

Culture & Leadership

Opportunity, Not Fear, Should Drive Our Career Choices

Professionals have a choice when it comes to their career and with whom they share their talents. When the pandemic flipped everything as we knew it upside down, it became a catalyst for the Great Resignation...

App Modernization

Unified Commerce - Is It Truly "All Or Nothing"?

Your CEO thinks you need to achieve "Unified Commerce", and everyone you talk to seems to have different advice on how to succeed. What does success look like?

Culture & Leadership

Pave the Way for Effective Collaboration Between Business and Product Teams

Successful digital transformation is rarely easy. It requires a clear strategy and impeccable communication across a myriad of internal constituents. Yet, leaders of successful enterprises know they must continue to innovate to remain competitive.

App Development

3 Investments to Accelerate Innovation in 2022

No one ever said innovation was easy. It’s elusive, complicated, and requires impeccable cross-functional communication.

Culture & Leadership

5 Critical Reminders for Leaders Managing Hybrid Teams

The landscape of the workplace has drastically changed over the past 18 months. While remote working is not new, last year, the pandemic forced most organizations to adjust almost overnight to work-from-home models.

Culture & Leadership

Two Agile Disciplines to Prioritize Above the Rest

Today's vast majority of technology leaders recognize that an iterative approach reduces risk, and maximizes value. What remains a debate is the best way to implement and practice agile methodology.

App Modernization

Taking the Next Step Toward Unified Commerce

Over the past few months, Forbes has published multiple articles for their online audience onthe topic of Unified Commerce. Several feature thought leadership from Artisan's own, Rob Harbols.

DevOps

Outcompete Shadow IT with an Agile Approach

In July, Artisan CEO, Tim Mitrovich, published an article on Forbes.com, illuminating how sound agile practices can significantly reduce an organization's shadow IT.

App Modernization

Three Ways Retailers Can Achieve Consistency

Most retail leaders today understand the critical importance of customer experience (CX). Yet, too many seek to improve CX in silos or on a channel-by-channel basis.

App Modernization

How Unified Commerce Unleashes Retailer Flexibility While Maintaining Consistency

Artisan's Rob Harbols recently shared with Forbes how retailers can win in the continuous race against changing customer expectations. As the rate of change continues to increase, retailers must...

App Development

Achieving Mobile Excellence in 2021

Forbes recently published an article written by Tim Mitrovich, Founder and CEO of Artisan, on the topic of mobile excellence. In the article, Mitrovich shared three...

App Development

Forbes Highlight’s Harbols Thought Leadership: Best Practices for Digital Transformation

Digital transformation is ultimately organizational change. While implementing the right technology is always important, leaders must...

App Development

The Extra Step That Creates Better Products, Happier Teams, & More Satisfied Customers

Customer centricity is a core value common among most organizations today. With the rate of disruption at an all-time high, business leaders...

App Modernization

The Importance of Balance in Digital Transformation

Most executives today list digital transformation as a high strategic priority for their organizations. How they practically achieve digital transformation, however, varies widely. Some may point to ...

Culture & Leadership

Forbes Consults Artisan's Tim Mitrovich on Innovation

In March, Forbes sought out Artisan’s Tim Mitrovich to share insights on innovation. In the article, Mitrovich shares three tips for avoiding an innovation flop based on ....