Keep dependencies boring and well‑documented. Keep the system operable by the smallest competent team. Biggest risk is invisible complexity creeping in.

Train support to recognize false positives quickly. Start with a pilot and a single success metric. Quick checklist that saved us time.

If the key metric doesn’t move in 14 days, revert. The real cost driver was reprocessing, not inference. Decide this with numbers, not vibes.

Counterpoint based on what stuck in reality. Design the rollout so rollback takes minutes, not hours. Ignore shiny features until you validate ROI.

Push data contracts upstream so APIs don’t drift. Small anecdote that might help. The real cost driver was reprocessing, not inference.