Derek is a Senior Solution Architect at Cortex Reply, helping regulated organisations shape their AI foundations, from strategy and governance to platform architecture and enablement. He works closely with technology, risk and business stakeholders to move AI from early experimentation into capability that runs safely at scale. With over 20 years across development, architecture and consulting, Derek has delivered transformation programmes for major banks, building capability stacks spanning data, machine learning and agent tooling. He enjoys untangling complexity, setting standards that scale, and helping teams turn direction into working AI platforms with confidence.
Writing by Derek

AI Enablement
Securing Enterprise AI: Innovation in Cybersecurity with a Centralised AI Gateway
The pursuit of innovation in cybersecurity now extends beyond perimeter defence to securing the very fabric of enterprise operations. The integration of Generative AI into core…
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FinOps
FinOps for GenAI: The Hidden Cost Saving You're Overlooking
The rise of Generative AI has brought unprecedented capabilities to enterprises, with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and tool-enabled AI becoming mainstream. Large Language Models…
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AI Enablement
Unravelling the Enterprise AI Maze: The Centralised MCP Gateway Strategy (Part 3 of 3)
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we’ve unpicked the intricate challenges organisations face when scaling AI integrations, particularly with Large Language Models (LLMs), using…
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AI Enablement
Unravelling the Enterprise AI Maze: Unpacking Audit, Ownership, and Costs with MCP (Part 2 of 3)
In the first part of this series, we introduced the Model Context Protocol (MCP) as a vital standardisation layer for integrating AI applications, particularly Large Language…
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AI Enablement
Unravelling the Enterprise AI Maze: Introducing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Strategy (Part 1 of 3)
The promise of AI to revolutionise enterprise operations is clear. Yet, as we push beyond pilot projects into widespread adoption, a new set of complexities emerges. Integrating…
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FinOps
FinOps-enhanced GenAI: Inform, Optimise, Operate, Innovate
The Next Wave of IT Innovation: Generative AI “Generative AI could expand to 10-12% of total information-technology hardware, software, services, advertising, and gaming…
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