What E-commerce Leaders Should Prioritize in Their Data Strategy This Year
E-commerce teams have access to more data than ever before. New platforms, new tools, and new use cases, especially around AI, are constantly competing for attention. For tech leaders, the challenge isn’t a lack of options. It’s deciding what’s actually worth...
AI Shopping Assistants Are Going Mainstream: What Can Be Learned From Early Launches
AI assistants have emerged as the key public-facing facet of the most dominant tech movement in recent memory. General-purpose tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini may be the best known and widely used, but niche-specific iterations and adaptations are arguably more...
Why QA Matters More in 2026: Keeping Software Quality High as Teams Move Faster
Software teams are moving faster than ever, and quality assurance is becoming more critical as a result. AI-assisted development, automation, and leaner engineering teams have dramatically shortened release cycles. Features ship quicker. Iteration happens constantly....
The Power of Data-Driven Personalization in Travel and Hospitality
Updated January 2026 The travel industry thrives on creating unique experiences. But in today’s data-driven world, generic itineraries and one-size-fits-all recommendations just won’t cut it. Travelers crave personalization – experiences tailored to their...
Is Your Organization AI-Ready? A 10-Minute AI Readiness Assessment
With insights from Emanuel Paz, Head of Data at Distillery, drawing on experience leading data platform and analytics initiatives for Fortune 500 and high-growth technology companies. AI pilots are getting easier to run, but far harder to scale. Teams experiment with...
Dear PMs, Let’s Use AI Agents to Write Better User Stories Together
Written by Juan Martín Gimenez Yunis, Senior Frontend Developer at Distillery Don’t get me wrong—the work PMs and POs do is excellent. You’re the ones who understand the users, navigate the business constraints, and turn chaos into a coherent product...
How generative AI is reshaping software developer productivity in 2025
The impact AI has had on the world at large in 2025 is difficult to quantify. Every facet of modern life, from culture and politics to communication and interpersonal interactions, has been and continues to be influenced by this emergent tech. As a result, it’s easier...
What Stayed True in Software Development This Year – 2025
As the year winds down, it’s easy to focus on everything that changed. New tools entered the picture. Priorities shifted mid-quarter. Roadmaps got rewritten in real time. Teams tried to build with one eye on delivery and the other eye on whatever was changing around...