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Article: Lakehouse Tower of Babel: Handling Identifier Resolution Rules Across Database Engines

Maninder Parmar — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Lakehouse architectures enable multiple engines to operate on shared data using open table formats such as Apache Iceberg. However, differences in SQL identifier resolution and catalog naming rules create interoperability failures. This article examines these behaviors and explains why enforcing consistent naming conventions and cross-engine validation is critical.

By Maninder Parmar

Article: Building Hierarchical Agentic RAG Systems: Multi-Modal Reasoning with Autonomous Error Recovery

Abhijit Ubale — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT

In this article, the author explores how hierarchical agentic RAG systems coordinate specialized workers through structured orchestration to improve accuracy, reliability, and explainability in complex enterprise analytics workflows. The article uses Protocol-H as a to show how deterministic routing, reflective retry, and modality-aware reasoning support safer multi-source query execution.

By Abhijit Ubale

Article: Stateful Continuation for AI Agents: Why Transport Layers Now Matter

Anirudh Mendiratta — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Agent workflows make transport a first-order concern. Multi-turn, tool-heavy loops amplify overhead that is negligible in single-turn LLM use. Stateful continuation cuts overhead dramatically. Caching context server-side can reduce client-sent data by 80%+ and improve execution time by 15–29% .

By Anirudh Mendiratta