Tag: platform engineering
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How I am turning my one laptop into a full AI and Kubernetes lab, layer by layer
The blueprint for rebuilding my AI applications (DrJhaGPT Pro, the Neevalay bots) as a production-style platform on one 20 GB laptop: 36 layers across cluster, delivery, security, observability, AI serving, backup and cost. For every layer: what I run today, the free open-source pick for the lab, and a drop-down of the enterprise products (VKS,…
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- Hugging Face Models
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About the Author

Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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