Valor Ganado

Valor Ganado

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Insights & Technical Criteria

In-depth analysis on software architecture, high-level engineering, and artificial intelligence for leaders making critical decisions.

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Featured Article Cybersecurity

The Generative AI Paradox in Fintech Environments: Security vs. Speed

We explore emerging attack vectors when integrating LLMs into critical financial pipelines and propose a 'Zero Trust' architecture for inference.

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Eng. Carlos Mendez

CTO, Valor Ganado

Oct 24, 2023 schedule 12 min
Architecture

Microservices vs. Modular Monolith: A 2024 Reevaluation

Is distributed complexity really necessary? We analyze the hidden costs of orchestration and when the monolith is the superior option.

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schedule 8 min
Applied AI

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) in Corporate Environments

Strategies to minimize hallucinations in language models using vectorized proprietary knowledge bases.

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schedule 15 min
PMO & Agility

SPI: Schedule Performance Index

One of the most used performance indicators in Earned Value Management (EVM), defined as the ratio of Earned Value (EV) to Planned Value (PV).

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schedule 6 min
Data

Data Mesh: Decentralizing Data Ownership

A practical guide to transitioning from a monolithic Data Lake to a domain-oriented federated architecture.

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schedule 10 min
Architecture

Horizontal Scalability on AWS: Design Patterns

Advanced patterns for auto-scaling groups and predictive load balancing to handle seasonal traffic peaks.

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schedule 7 min
Cybersecurity

Smart Contract Auditing: Common Pitfalls

Technical review of reentrancy and overflow vulnerabilities in Solidity contracts, and how to prevent them from design.

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schedule 11 min

Downloadable Resources

Technical documentation, strategic playbooks, and operational checklists designed for high-performance teams.

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AI Readiness Playbook

Step-by-step guide to assess your data infrastructure maturity before implementing AI.

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security

DevSecOps Checklist

Critical checklist to integrate security into modern CI/CD pipelines.

download PDF (1.1 MB)
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Cloud Migration Strategy

Whitepaper on migration strategies: Gartner's 6 R's applied to banking.

download PDF (3.8 MB)