The Software Maker

The State of OCI Artifacts for AI/ML

I’ve spent the last 18 months watching OCI artifacts for AI/ML go from “interesting idea” to production-grade infrastructure in enterprises.

Oct 7 • 

Gorkem Ercan

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July 2025

Monorepos for AI Projects: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Recently, I met a team that used an AI‑focused monorepo containing everything: notebooks, training pipelines, microservices, and infrastructure code.

Jul 18 • 

Gorkem Ercan

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Model Lifecycle ≠ Container Lifecycle — Why Jozu Splits Them

Why prebuilt inference containers like NVIDIA NIMs miss the mark on lifecycle, control, and separation of concerns.

Jul 10 • 

Gorkem Ercan

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Why Model Packaging Isn’t Enough

Docker’s recent release of Docker Model Runner sends a clear signal: AI developers want to package models like they package code.

Jul 4 • 

Gorkem Ercan

June 2025

From Dev to Deploy: Why We Package AI/ML Artifacts with OCI, Not Git

The shift from Git-based workflows to OCI artifacts isn't just a tooling change—it's a fundamental rethinking of how we manage AI/ML assets in…

Jun 24 • 

Gorkem Ercan

2

April 2025

Secure Supply Chain with ModelKits Explained

This article is a guide on establishing a secure software supply chain using ModelKits. It is aimed at technical practitioners in AI/ML deployment…

Apr 3 • 

Gorkem Ercan

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March 2025

Securing MCP: Applying Lessons Learned from the Language Server Protocol

Given my experience with LSP, I’m enthusiastic about the growing interest in the Model Context Protocol (MCP). However, I am concerned that the valuable…

Mar 28 • 

Gorkem Ercan

2

The KitOps Methodology

In the ever-evolving world of AI and machine learning, the path from model conception to deployment is full of challenges.

Mar 5 • 

Gorkem Ercan

2

August 2024

The Expected Cooling of the Generative AI Hype

Environmental changes have always been catalysts for evolutionary shifts.

Aug 18, 2024 • 

Gorkem Ercan

1

June 2024

What is a Control Plane for AI/ML?

We are experiencing a new phase of enterprise AI/ML adoption where AI/ML becomes integral to business operations.

Jun 30, 2024 • 

Gorkem Ercan

1

May 2024

The Over-Promise of AI: A Reality Check for Enterprises

We live in a time where the promises of Artificial Intelligence (AI) seem almost boundless.

May 22, 2024 • 

Gorkem Ercan

1

Toward Standardized Frameworks in AI: Architecting for Scalability and Sustainability

The AI development landscape is shaped by an escalating arms race centered on augmenting context sizes and amassing extensive parameter counts in large…

May 3, 2024 • 

Gorkem Ercan

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