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Vishal Bhardwaj posted thisSpecialized Agents > Just an LLM connect Connecting to an LLM is easy, but in real-world systems, an LLM alone is still generic. The real value comes when you design specialized agents — Systems that can: > Understand Goal/Intent > Plan what needs to be done > Break down complex tasks > Use tools/APIs to take action > Memory / Context → what it knows over time > Evaluate and improve through feedback loops > Coordination with other agents or systems (Orchestraion) That’s the real shift from LLM-powered apps → Agentic systems And interestingly, a big part of this behavior doesn’t come from the model alone; it comes from how we structure its thinking (prompt design, constraints, and flow). That’s the difference between an AI feature and an AI system. #AI #AgenticAI #AIArchitecture #LLM #EnterpriseAI
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Vishal Bhardwaj posted this"AI-First" won’t be a differentiator soon. It will be the baseline for businesses to operate. The real risk isn’t missing AI adoption. It’s building systems that AI cannot operate. We’ve seen this before. First mobile-first. Then cloud-first. Each shift didn’t just improve systems — it changed how businesses operate. AI-first is that shift again. But deeper. AI-first is not a feature layer. It’s a shift in how your business is structured, how decisions are made, and how value is delivered. I can clearly see few patterns (as listed) emerging across products. > Users won’t navigate product (From navigation → intent) They’ll simply ask, and expect the outcome, not the process > UI becomes less important Fewer screens, fewer steps, More intelligence, faster decisions. The interface becomes secondary; experience becomes predictive > Your backend needs to “do”, not just “show” From application-centric to capability-centric: APIs, services, and systems that AI can act on or orchestrate, Not just present data > Data becomes your biggest advantage (or weakness) Clean, connected, real-time data wins; Siloed, messy data blocks everything. Data pipelines become the foundation. > Work doesn’t flow step-by-step anymore AI handles decisions dynamically; Not everything needs to be predefined AI-first organizations won’t just be more efficient; they will operate on a completely different model. Most businesses will adopt AI. Very few will be designed for it. #AITransformation #AIFirst #AIForBusinesses #AIArchitecture
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Vishal Bhardwaj posted thisAre LLMs actually intelligent—or just good at predicting? With all the excitement around AI agents and LLMs, it’s easy to think "they truly think like humans". But in reality, they don’t. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of data and billions of parameters. Their strength lies in recognizing patterns in language and predicting the most likely next response. They don’t have awareness, beliefs, or true creativity. They can’t think beyond what they were trained on. Yet, their ability to process information and generate useful outputs at scale is incredibly powerful. So maybe the better way to think about LLMs is this: not a brain, but a very powerful pattern engine. #AI #LLM #GenAI #ArtificialIntelligence
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Vishal Bhardwaj posted thisWhy are LLMs suddenly powering so much automation in organizations? The answer is simple: they understand language. A large portion of work inside companies involves reading documents, interpreting information, and communicating insights. LLMs can process this language, categorize information, extract meaning, and present it in a user-friendly way. Because of this, tasks that once required manual review can now be automated much more effectively. In many ways, LLMs are becoming the bridge between unstructured information and clear, usable insights. #LLM #AI #Automation #GenAI
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Vishal Bhardwaj posted thisHere are my 5 main takeaways on "Coding Agents": > Agents are incredible at the first 90% spinning up a prototype or boilerplate in seconds. But the final 10% - the polish, edge cases, and deep debugging still demands human patience, judgment, and care. > Once you see how fast an agent can prototype, you get hooked on the speed. But when the model starts breaking things, your "old school" programming skills become your most valuable asset. > An agent can write the code, but it can’t replace your architectural judgment or domain expertise. It knows how to write, but it doesn't always know why a certain path is better for the long term. > The "Back-and-Forth" is real: Building with AI isn't just "prompting"—it's a constant dialogue. You have to stay sharp, catch its hallucinations, and steer it back on track when it gets "creative" in the wrong ways. > AI won't replace devs, but it will absolutely amplify the ones who know how to use it responsibly. It would be mostly about knowing how to lead the AI to the right solution without losing sight of the big picture. #SoftwareEngineering #AIAgents #Coding #AIArchitects
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Vishal Bhardwaj posted thisHow LLMs and AI Agents Are Transforming the Foundation of Modern Software Applications For decades, software applications have followed a simple model — user input comes in, predefined logic runs, and the system produces an output. Everything was explicitly programmed. What’s changing now is that software is starting to reason, not just execute. With LLMs and AI agents, software is no longer limited to static logic. Applications can understand intent, reason over context, and dynamically decide the next action. This introduces a new architectural layer - the agent and orchestration layer: sitting between users and systems. Instead of hardcoded workflows, we are moving toward intelligent systems where agents can coordinate tools, retrieve information, and execute tasks autonomously. The shift may seem subtle, but its impact is significant. We’re moving from software that strictly follows instructions to software that can assist, adapt, and make informed decisions. This will fundamentally change how enterprise applications are designed over the next few years. #AI #AgenticAI #SoftwareArchitecture #AITransformation
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Vishal Bhardwaj posted thisOver the years of building distributed systems, I’ve noticed a quiet shift. From Automation → Orchestration → Agents For years, we focused on automation: “If X happens, do Y.” Then systems grew complex. Data exploded. Tools multiplied. So we moved to orchestration: coordinating workflows, scaling microservices, handling failures, and managing state. Now we’re entering the agent era. Not because AI can “think”, but because systems need decision-making. #AIAgents #AIArchitecture
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Vishal Bhardwaj posted thisWe don’t have a tooling problem in AI; we have a composition problem. Recently I've been reading a lot about: Agents, frameworks, vector stores, orchestration engines --most of us already know what they do. The real differentiation now lies in how thoughtfully they’re connected. The hard questions are no longer: > Which agent framework should I use? > Which orchestration tool is best? But rather: > How does state flow across tools? > Where does human judgment stay in the loop? > Which parts should be autonomous - and which absolutely shouldn’t? > How do we design workflows that evolve, not break, as tools change? Orchestration isn’t just wiring tools together. It’s designing intent, boundaries, and feedback loops across the system. In mature AI systems, value doesn’t come from adding more tools, it comes from reducing friction between them. Curious to hear: > What design principle or pattern has mattered most for you when connecting agents into real-world workflows? #AIEngineering #AgenticSystems #LLMOps #AIArchitecture
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Vishal Bhardwaj shared thisExciting times ahead! Our team is expanding and looking for passionate people to join us. Check out the role below and apply if it sounds like you! #HiringNow #CareersVishal Bhardwaj shared this🚀My team is hiring at Keysight! If you’re passionate about building trustworthy, scalable, and impactful AI systems — we’d love to connect. Roles are primarily in Gurgaon and Barcelona. Check them out! 🛠️ Platform Engineer – MLOps & Infrastructure — https://lnkd.in/gzjugMne 🛠️ Platform Engineer – Software Integration and Infrastructure — https://lnkd.in/gSMmPdmp 💻 Full Stack Software Developer- https://lnkd.in/gjRH288e 📊 Data Engineer - Data Platform and Ingestion— https://lnkd.in/g_jaAsnF Happy to chat with strong profiles —thank you! #hiring #engineering #software #dataengineering #Keysight
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Vishal Bhardwaj liked thisVishal Bhardwaj liked thisClient Associates Alternate Fund (IN/AIF2/23-24/1316) We are pleased to announce that our portfolio company, Salad Days, has opened its 50th location. What started 12 years ago in a small kitchen has now grown into one of India’s most trusted healthy food brands, serving customers across Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai and now in Hyderabad. This milestone is not just about store count. It reflects something far more important: the steady growth of a brand built on consistency, quality, operating discipline, and a clear understanding of how urban India is eating. As consumers increasingly look for food that is convenient, nutritious, and reliable, Salad Days is building the infrastructure to serve that demand at scale. The company has continued to expand its kitchen network while investing in technology, kitchen systems, and quality control to deliver a better experience across locations. At Cap Alpha Ventures, we are excited to partner with founders who are building enduring consumer brands in large, everyday categories. Salad Days is a strong example of how focused execution, customer trust, and operational depth can create a category-defining business over time. Congratulations to Varun Madan and the entire Salad Days team on this milestone. Here’s to the next 50. Sudhanshu Anand Himanshu Kohli Rishabh Kant Allwin Anugrah Arnav Jain Nimisha Rustagi
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Vishal Bhardwaj liked thisVishal Bhardwaj liked thisExcited for insightful discussions on NetScaler and modern enterprise use cases at Citrix Connect New York. Over the past year, NetScaler has advanced application delivery innovation by delivering Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), AI Gateway capabilities, Certificate automation, Integration with RedHat ecosystem products, Infrastructure as Code and MCP Server solutions. https://lnkd.in/gFdx_5vD
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Vishal Bhardwaj liked thisVishal Bhardwaj liked thisExplainability is much needed in almost every field where AI is being deployed, more so in the context of the physical world 🌍 X-CE is the first model-agnostic, scenario-aware, and physics-grounded explainability framework for deep learning-based channel estimation. It guides you to answer: "why does a channel estimator work under some propagation scenarios but fail under others?" so you can iteratively improve your training data collection, modelling strategies, and architectural decisions. Understanding the underlying distribution of the propagation channel is key to anticipating whether a model will succeed or fail when deployed in the real world. On Monday, I presented this work at the INFOCOM 2026, AI Native Distributed Intelligence for 6G Networks workshop. On a personal note, presenting to an audience from a different field is intimidating, but it was exciting to see the work was so well received :)) and a good reminder that cross-pollination between fields is where interesting things happen💥💡 Thanks to co-authors Javad Zolfaghari Rakibul Islam Rony Abhinav Mahadevan Nicolas Kourtellis for making this happen. The first open research contribution from AI Labs at Keysight Technologies ! The paper will be available soon on IEEE Xplore and indexed in the major databases. Happy to share a preprint if you're interested. #IEEE #INFOCOM2026 #ExplainableAI
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Vishal Bhardwaj liked thisVishal Bhardwaj liked thisI am delighted to share that I have joined HP Inc. as Senior Account Manager – Central Ministry, based in Gurgaon-NCR. I would like to sincerely thank the HP leadership team for placing their trust and confidence in me and for giving me this exciting opportunity. I look forward to collaborating with the incredible HP employee community, contributing to impactful government initiatives, and building meaningful relationships across the ecosystem. Excited for this new journey and seeking everyone’s support and guidance to make it both successful and enjoyable. #HPIndia #HPSales #NewBeginnings #HPLeadership #GovernmentBusiness #SalesLeadership #CareerJourney #Teamwork #GrowthMindset HP Ankur Goel Arun Sood Ritika Jain Mohit Sharma Subraneel Bose
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Vishal Bhardwaj liked thisVishal Bhardwaj liked thisExcited to share that I'm hiring at Keysight in Gurgaon! If you're driven by the challenge of building AI systems that are reliable, scalable, and genuinely impactful, I'd love to hear from you. I have an R&D Operating Manager position on my team — check out the link below! If you want to build real-world AI at scale, this role is for you. https://lnkd.in/grVB__Wd
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Vishal Bhardwaj liked thisVishal Bhardwaj liked this10 years. 40 quarters. Half my career….. Today, I close a defining chapter at Lenovo. What started as a role became a journey of building, learning, and pushing limits — turning ideas into action, and action into real impact. Not always easy, but always worth it. The real takeaway? People 😊👍 Teammates who became friends. Leaders who challenged me. Cross-functional teams who made the impossible happen. I want to thank my amazing Lenovo colleagues, Valued Lenovo Customers and Passionate Lenovo Channel Partners for making this journey so meaningful. From high-stakes business moments to the fun side — Lenovo Sports League, kick-offs, Fitness challenges, off-sites, and countless Gurgaon memories — this journey has been truly special. Grateful for the trust, the opportunities, and the experiences that shaped me at Lenovo — not just professionally, but personally. As Paulo Coelho said, “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” And I’m ready for that “new hello.” Taking forward pride, friendships, and lessons for life. Thank you, Lenovo. 🙏 What’s next? Stay tuned 😎 #Lenovoindia #Gratitude #NewBeginnings #CareerJourney #Leadership #Growth
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Vishal Bhardwaj liked thisVishal Bhardwaj liked thisUsing AI to build AI models? Read this first. This week I asked my AI assistant to review its own work across our sessions. The answer stopped me: "Honest answer: looking back at the conversation, roughly 60–70% of my work was fixing my own regressions. The pattern is: fix → introduce regression → fix regression → introduce subtler regression. Each fix was locally plausible but I wasn't verifying the invariants." That's a remarkably candid piece of self-reflection — and a warning worth taking seriously. AI coding assistants are powerful, but they optimize for local plausibility. Every change looks reasonable on its own. The problem only shows up when you zoom out and realize the same bugs keep mutating into new shapes. If you're using AI to build software — especially AI models themselves — your review process and test coverage aren't optional extras. They're the thing standing between "fast iteration" and "subtle regressions shipped to production." A few guardrails that have been helping me: * Treat every AI-generated fix as a hypothesis, not a solution * Make invariants explicit in tests, not just in your head * Review diffs holistically — does this change respect what the system already guarantees? * Watch for the fix-regression loop: if you're on iteration 3 of the same bug, stop and rethink
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Vishal Bhardwaj liked thisVishal Bhardwaj liked thisThese photos take me back to the very beginning of my career - when I was the young(est💪) Key Account Manager at Xerox. What you don’t see in these pictures is the intensity behind the facade. This wasn’t just another training. It was one of the toughest selling skills and account management programs I’ve ever experienced - a global benchmark in sales and key account management. The standards at Xerox were uncompromising and discipline was real. And not everyone made it through. You were competing with the best of the best, and people were sent back. Not because they weren’t good - but because they weren’t ready. Every day tested more than just our selling ability. It tested resilience, mindset, preparation, and the ability to truly understand customers & accounts at a deeper level. You couldn’t “wing it.” You had to earn your place. Looking back, that experience shaped everything that followed: How I approach an opportunity, How I prepare, How I listen, and How I lead. It taught me that sometimes excellence isn’t taught in comfort, it has to be forged in pressure. Grateful for those early days, the people in these photos, and the lessons that still stay with me. Sometimes, the toughest rooms are the ones that build you the most. #Sales #Leadership #CareerJourney #LearningAndDevelopment #Xerox #Throwback
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Keysight Technologies
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Exam 70-571: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Developer.
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Certified on “Designing effective graphical user interface” (Human Factor)
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Volunteer Experience
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Co Organizer - Google Cloud Developer Community, New Delhi
Google
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to learn, discuss and explore the latest in Google cloud platform.
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#helloworld: https://www.meetup.com/helloworld-devs
- 2 years 5 months
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#helloworld is a group for anyone and everyone, who is technology enthusiast.
to encourage: free learning and seamless interactions between Devs
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Projects
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ThinkIoT Solution Management Platform
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See projectDeveloped in partnership with AWS, enables Lenovo monitoring & managing proactively, the health of IoT solutions and devices deployed across the globe, giving customers and partners a practical approach to leveraging IoT technology.
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Digital Distribution Center (Warehouse Automation)
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See projectIoT solution, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA and Microsoft, enables real-time scalable package detection, tracking ,validation and delivers for better optimization & increased utilization of distribution centre for retail, manufacturing, and logistics operations.
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PathWave
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See projectCloud-based distributed solution to accelerate customer’s workflow by connecting every step-in product development path: from design and simulation, to prototype and test, to manufacturing.
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BenchVue Platform
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See projectConfigure a wide range of instrument controls and measurements for the PC. Quickly create automated test sequences with minimal instrument knowledge with PathWave BenchVue software apps
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