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Why this is the most useful six weeks of a deployment, what to measure during it, and when you can move on.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTDeploymentdeploymentshadow moderiskmeasurementhello@fdemuhely.huhttps://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/which-model-should-you-use/https://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/which-model-should-you-use/Model choice is a measurement, not a belief. How to build so the model stays swappable, and when switching is actually worth the effort.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTFundamentalsmodel selectionarchitecturecosthello@fdemuhely.huhttps://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/token-maxing/https://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/token-maxing/Handing everything to the model is more expensive, slower and less reliable than code would have been. Where the money goes, and what to do instead.Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTFor leaderscostarchitectureFinOpshello@fdemuhely.huhttps://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/measuring-ai-roi/https://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/measuring-ai-roi/Three groups of metrics matter: cost savings, risk reduction and revenue impact. How to turn each into defensible numbers without cheating.Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTFor leadersROIbusiness valuereportinghello@fdemuhely.huhttps://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/30-day-plan-become-an-fde/https://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/30-day-plan-become-an-fde/Four weeks, week by week: build a real agent, make it survive reality, measure it, and learn to defend it in business language. With concrete checkpoints.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTCareercareerFDElearningagentshello@fdemuhely.huhttps://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/when-not-to-use-ai/https://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/when-not-to-use-ai/One of the most valuable sentences an FDE can say is “no model belongs here”. Six situations where AI is a worse answer than a rule or a better form.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTFundamentalsarchitecturedecisioncosthello@fdemuhely.huhttps://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/the-two-sides-of-an-fde/https://fdemuhely.hu/en/blog/the-two-sides-of-an-fde/An FDE isn't the average of a consultant and a developer — it's the best of both. What that means in skills, and how to build the weaker side.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTCareercareerskillsFDEhello@fdemuhely.hu