Research & playbooks
for shipping AI in Asia.
Frameworks we use in client engagements, plus original research on AI adoption across the markets we operate in. No hype, no rehashed Western reports.
APAC API Gateway Guide 2026: Tyk, Traefik, and KrakenD for Kubernetes-Native API Infrastructure
A practitioner guide for APAC platform engineering teams selecting and deploying API gateways in 2026 — covering Tyk for data-resident API management with developer portal, Traefik for Kubernetes ingress with auto-discovery and automatic TLS, and KrakenD for stateless microservices aggregation across Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.
APAC Self-Hosted LLM Deployment Guide 2026: vLLM, Ollama, and LiteLLM for Data-Sovereign AI Infrastructure
A practitioner guide for APAC platform engineering teams deploying self-hosted LLM infrastructure in 2026 — covering vLLM for production GPU inference, Ollama for developer workstations, and LiteLLM as the unified routing proxy addressing APAC data sovereignty, cost attribution, and multi-provider fallback requirements.
APAC Kubernetes Platform Engineering Essentials 2026: vCluster, External Secrets, and ExternalDNS for Internal Developer Platforms
A practitioner guide for APAC platform engineering teams building Kubernetes-based internal developer platforms in 2026 — covering vCluster multi-tenant isolation, External Secrets Operator for GitOps-compatible secret management, and ExternalDNS for automated DNS provisioning across Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.
APAC Kubernetes Event-Driven Architecture Guide 2026: NATS, Argo Events, and Dapr for Cloud-Native Microservices
A practitioner guide for APAC platform engineering teams adopting event-driven architecture on Kubernetes in 2026 — covering NATS cloud-native messaging, Argo Events external event triggers, and Dapr distributed application runtime as a three-layer APAC event-driven architecture for polyglot microservices.
APAC Kubernetes DevSecOps Guide 2026: Kyverno, Cosign, and Kubescape for Supply Chain Security and Policy Enforcement
A practitioner guide for APAC DevSecOps and platform engineering teams implementing Kubernetes supply chain security in 2026 — covering Kubescape posture scanning, Cosign container image signing, and Kyverno admission policy enforcement for regulated industries in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.
APAC Chaos Engineering and SRE Guide 2026: Chaos Mesh, LitmusChaos, and Gremlin for Resilient Kubernetes Systems
A practitioner guide for APAC SRE and platform engineering teams adopting chaos engineering in 2026 — covering Chaos Mesh Kubernetes fault injection, LitmusChaos CI/CD-integrated resilience probes, and Gremlin enterprise game-day orchestration for mid-market enterprises in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.
APAC Container Image Tooling Guide 2026: Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo for Daemonless Enterprise Builds
A practitioner guide for APAC platform engineering and DevSecOps teams adopting daemonless container image tooling in 2026 — covering Podman rootless runtime, Buildah secure CI builds, and Skopeo registry operations as a complete Docker Desktop replacement for APAC enterprise engineering organisations.
APAC CI/CD Platform Engineering Guide 2026: Tekton, Buildkite, and Gradle for Enterprise Build Pipelines
A practitioner guide for APAC platform engineering teams selecting and combining CI/CD and build tooling in 2026 — covering Kubernetes-native pipeline orchestration with Tekton, hybrid self-hosted CI with Buildkite, and incremental JVM build acceleration with Gradle for mid-market enterprise engineering organisations across Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Infrastructure as Code for APAC: OpenTofu, Ansible, and AWS CDK Compared
Kubernetes Networking, Autoscaling, and Logging for APAC: Karpenter, Cilium, and Fluentd
Search Infrastructure for APAC: Typesense, Meilisearch, and Weaviate Compared
Data Ingestion and ELT for APAC: Airbyte, Apache NiFi, and Stitch Compared
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