AI systems require robust infrastructure foundations to succeed at scale. While organizations chase AI capabilities, they often neglect the critical middle layer of CI/CD pipelines, observability, governance, and trust mechanisms. The article uses a cake metaphor where AI is the sugar (frosting) but CI/CD infrastructure is the
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AI as the Sugar RushThe Middle of the Cake: Infrastructure and DeliveryAcceleration Without FoundationTrust Is the Missing IngredientReal-World Case StudiesThe Agentic LayerLessons from Continuous DeliveryRecommendations for LeadersConclusion: Don’t Forget the MiddleSort: