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Frameworks for the buyers nobody else writes for.
Architecture, governance, and operating-model thinking for regulated UK organisations deploying agentic AI. No vendor pitches. No analyst clichés.
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· 12 min read
Agent Studio: Build vs Buy for Regulated Enterprises
A 12-row scoring matrix across LangGraph, Bedrock Agents, Copilot Studio, Vertex AI, Writer, Glean, and custom builds — judged on the criteria that matter to FCA-regulated and £bn-AUM organisations.
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· 15 min read
Agentic SDLC for Regulated Engineering Teams
How regulated engineering teams ship safely with agents — phased delivery framework, audit-trail design, SM&CR control mapping, and a reference architecture for FCA-supervised firms.
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· 14 min read
FCA AI Governance Playbook: SM&CR, Consumer Duty, Model Risk
An operational playbook for AI deployment under the FCA AI Approach — Senior Manager mapping (SMF4/SMF24), Consumer Duty outcome rubric, and a downloadable AI Risk Register schema.
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· 9 min read
SM&CR and AI: Who's Accountable When an Agent Goes Wrong?
A working answer to the question every Senior Manager at a UK regulated firm is now asking — six scenarios, six SMF assignments, and the evidence each holder must produce.
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· 10 min read
LangGraph vs Bedrock Agents vs Copilot Studio: A Regulated Buyer's Comparison
A focused comparison of the three platforms most often shortlisted by FCA-regulated UK firms — audit fidelity, model portability, identity, cost predictability, and the lock-in nobody quotes.
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· 9 min read
Agentic AI for Report Generation: Regulated-Grade Reference Architecture
How regulated UK firms use agentic AI to draft, review, and approve reports — provenance, audit trail, human-in-the-loop. Six report classes, reference architecture, five shipped patterns.
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· 11 min read
AI SDLC Audit Trail: 12 Fields the FCA Will Ask About
A field-by-field reference for the audit-trail schema regulated firms need when agents touch the software delivery pipeline — what to capture, why, where to store it, and the failure modes that void the evidence.
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