Insights
Perspectives from the Field
Practical insights on cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, AI automation, creative production, and growth from the Arkaya Venture team. Based on real engagements, not theory.
A Practical Guide to Zero Trust Implementation
Zero Trust has moved from buzzword to board-level priority. Based on our experience migrating enterprises from GlobalProtect to ZTNA and deploying Cloudflare Zero Trust, this guide covers the practical steps for implementation.
Palo Alto NGFW Migration: Lessons from the Field
Firewall migrations are high-risk, high-reward. We share practical lessons from large-scale Palo Alto NGFW migrations including policy assessment, Panorama deployment, and zero-trust policy redesign.
Platform Engineering and DORA Metrics: What Actually Matters
After consolidating 47 Kubernetes clusters into 12 and building multiple Internal Developer Platforms, here is what we have learned about measuring platform success through DORA metrics.
Building Internal Developer Platforms That Developers Actually Use
85% self-service adoption doesn't happen by accident. The golden path patterns, self-service portals, and developer experience principles that drive genuine platform adoption.
AI Agents in the Enterprise: Beyond the Hype
Separating practical AI agent applications from vendor marketing. From website concierge bots to investor Q&A agents, where agents deliver value today and where they fall short.
From 6 Months to 2 Weeks: Accelerating ML Model Deployment
How we built an MLOps platform that reduced model deployment from 6 months to 2 weeks for a Series B AI startup, enabling 12 models deployed in a single quarter.
From MVP to Scale: Architecture Decisions That Matter
Technical decisions made during MVP development can accelerate or constrain growth. A framework for making the right trade-offs when building production-ready platforms in 6-8 weeks.
Demand Generation for B2B SaaS: What Actually Works
After running demand generation for dozens of B2B SaaS companies, including search dominance, LinkedIn executive positioning, and strategic paid media -- these are the patterns that consistently deliver.
Scaling Content Production to 500+ Assets Monthly
How we built an AI-augmented creative pipeline that delivers 500+ assets monthly for enterprise retail clients, achieving 300% content output increase with 40% cost reduction.
Cloud Landing Zone Patterns: Lessons from AWS and Azure
Common patterns and anti-patterns in cloud landing zone implementations. From AWS Control Tower with Cloud NGFW to hub-and-spoke architectures with Transit Gateway.
Building an Infrastructure-as-Code Factory
Reducing environment provisioning from 2-3 weeks to 45 minutes with a Terraform-based infrastructure factory. Patterns for drift detection, automated testing, and module libraries.