AI & Machine Learning
June 25, 2026Computer use agents for legacy UIs: Gemini Flash vs Azure
Google made computer use a native tool in Gemini 3.5 Flash on 24 June 2026, putting vision-based UI agents in its low-cost tier for browser, mobile and desktop automation. A comparison with Azure AI Foundry's Computer Use and Browser Automation previews, with a decision framework for legacy-UI automation and the GDPR implications of shipping screenshots to a model endpoint.
Computer Use Agents
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Azure AI Foundry
Browser Automation
Playwright Workspaces
RPA
Legacy Systems
AI Agents
GDPR
By Falak Mahmood
Architecture & Design
December 30, 2025Legacy .NET and SQL Server in 2026: Modernization Decision Tree
A pragmatic decision framework for modernizing legacy .NET and SQL Server systems in 2026 — when to rewrite, when to refactor, when to wrap, when to replace, and when the honest answer is to archive. With expand-contract migration patterns and rollback realism.
Modernization
Legacy Systems
SQL Server
.NET
Architecture
By Falak Mahmood