Resources

Practical guides for buyers of software, data and AI services. Real costs, team models, platform comparisons and checklists, written by RUBICON engineers.

Resources

Practical guides for buyers of software, data and AI services. Real costs, team models, platform comparisons and checklists, written by RUBICON engineers.

Resources

Practical guides for buyers of software, data and AI services. Real costs, team models, platform comparisons and checklists, written by RUBICON engineers.

COST & PRICING

How much does custom software development cost in Europe?

GUIDE

Nearshore software development in Bosnia and Herzegovina: costs, time zone and talent

COMPARISON

Dedicated team vs. fixed price vs. time and materials: which to choose?

GUIDE

How to choose a Databricks consulting partner

COMPARISON

Microsoft Fabric vs. Databricks: which is right for enterprise analytics?

COMPARISON

GraphRAG vs RAG for enterprise chatbots: how to choose

COST & PRICING

How much does an AI agent project cost, and how long does it take?

CHECKLIST

Data platform migration checklist: moving to Azure and Databricks

CHECKLIST

Databricks HIPAA compliance: a checklist for HIPAA-aligned data platforms

GUIDE

Automated ESG reporting: how to move sustainability data out of spreadsheets

GUIDE

LLM evaluation: how to test enterprise AI before launch

GUIDE

AI proof of concept to production: why pilots stall and how to avoid it

COMPARISON

Build vs. buy AI agents: custom agents vs. Microsoft Copilot

GUIDE

What is Event Storming? A practical guide with example and facilitation steps

GUIDE

Lean Inception workshop: agenda, template and when to use it

GUIDE

What is an enterprise data hub, and do you need one?

GUIDE

Real-time supply chain analytics: architecture, use cases and costs

COMPARISON

Legacy application modernisation: rehost, refactor or rebuild?

CHECKLIST

AI readiness assessment: a checklist for enterprises

GUIDE

Agentic AI in the enterprise: use cases, risks and architecture

GUIDE

What is Model Context Protocol (MCP), and how do enterprises use it?

COMPARISON

Semantic layer vs. data warehouse: why AI agents need both

GUIDE

Databricks cost optimisation: 12 ways to cut your bill

GUIDE

Unity Catalog setup guide: data governance on Databricks

COMPARISON

How to get SAP data into Databricks or Microsoft Fabric

COMPARISON

Power BI vs. Tableau vs. Microsoft Fabric for enterprise reporting

GLOSSARY

What is a data lakehouse?

GLOSSARY

What is data mesh?

GLOSSARY

What is a data product?

GLOSSARY

What is a data contract?

GLOSSARY

What is medallion architecture?

GLOSSARY

What is Delta Lake?

GLOSSARY

ETL vs. ELT: what is the difference?

GLOSSARY

What is change data capture (CDC)?

GLOSSARY

What is retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)?

GLOSSARY

What is a vector database?

GLOSSARY

What is a knowledge graph?

GLOSSARY

What is an AI agent?

GLOSSARY

What is prompt injection?

GLOSSARY

What is MLOps?

GLOSSARY

What is domain-driven design?

GUIDE

EU AI Act: what it means for companies building or using AI

GUIDE

Digital Product Passport: data requirements for chemical and consumer goods companies

GUIDE

DORA compliance for fintech software: what engineering teams need to do

GUIDE

NIS2: security requirements for software vendors and suppliers

CHECKLIST

European Accessibility Act checklist for web and mobile apps

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