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Announcing ontologies.periscoped.io: A Worldwide Index of Prior Art for Your Data Model
Announcing ontologies.periscoped.io, a worldwide index of ontologies with a single API call, semantic chatbot, and viewer. Plus the disciplined process for using prior art without letting the schema go crazy.
Terrance MacGregor
The Ontology Already Exists: How to Find It Before You Build One
Someone has probably already modeled your domain. A field guide to the world's ontology registries — and how to reuse and enhance the right model fast.
Terrance MacGregor
Build an Ontology: The Competitive Advantage Hiding in Your Data
Your data isn't the problem, your model is. Here's how building an ontology turns a pile of data into a competitive advantage your AI and team can trust.
Terrance MacGregor
Stop Building on Shifting Sand: Lock Your Object Model Before AI Touches It
AI-assisted projects turn to slop when there's no foundation. Lock two files — a plain-English object definition and a derived data model — and AI has to build on rock instead of shifting sand.
We Gave Every AI Agent a Job Title: It Changed Everything
We broke AI agents into domain-specific subagents with explicit ownership of routes, types, and business rules. The codebase got better overnight.
AWS Identity Center: How to Stop Giving Everyone the Keys to the Kingdom
Managing AWS permissions at scale is a losing game — everyone ends up with admin access. Here's how structured review sessions and an automated reporting agent can bring your Identity Center back under control.