Too much for one bite! · AI Automation Society

Too much for one bite!

When technology reaches its limits, what is your first instinct?

Buy a bigger server?
Add memory?
Move the work to the cloud?

Sometimes that is exactly the right answer. But sometimes the technology is a constraint—and so is the project’s pocketbook!

Years ago, I faced a problem that appeared to require a larger computer. But we didn't have project funds for a larger computer. So instead, I redesigned the workflow so the existing machine could finish the job reliably.

That experience still shapes how I approach architecture and operational design: Before replacing the technology, ask whether the process should change.

Here is a short proof-of-work artifact showing what happened and how the redesigned process ran unattended for seven days: The computer was not big enough

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Too much for one bite!