Nathan Eddy
Nathan Eddy is a business technology writer and a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He has written for FierceMarkets, Popular Science, eWeek and other publications.
Articles by Nathan Eddy
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AI Implementation Skills Can Open Doors Beyond Model Development
A company adding AI to its support operation needs more than a model that can draft convincing replies. Someone must connect it to customer information, establish which answers require review, tr… -
Keeping Your Earning Power as AI Reshapes Tech Work
Years of experience can make a developer faster at writing code or an analyst more efficient at building queries, but as AI takes on more of that work, speed and technical familiarity may offer l… -
The Most Valuable AI Skill? Knowing When Not to Use It
With AI assistants taking on more writing, analysis and problem-solving, workers across all industries will still need the brainpower, judgment and expertise to challenge an answer, explain a dec… -
Cost Per Outcome: The FinOps Skill AI Agent Engineers Need
Engineers building enterprise AI agents increasingly need to explain the financial consequences of their technical decisions. Adding another reasoning step, retaining more context or delegating w… -
The "Silver Tsunami" Is Colliding With AI-Driven Skills Change
In an auspicious combination of timelines, organizations have begun to automate work with AI just as experienced employees take decades of operational knowledge into retirement. The collision cou… -
Before You Hire, Check Your Tech Stack: What's Really Slowing IT Delivery
Complex technology stacks and inadequate training time are creating a greater drag on IT delivery than the shortage of qualified candidates. According to a RapidScale and UserEvidence survey, 62%… -
Tech Employers’ Biggest Talent Gaps Aren’t Technical
Tech employers can verify whether a candidate knows a programming language or holds a certification, but determining whether that person will question a flawed AI response, warn colleagues about… -
When AI Ranks the Résumés, Who Explains the Decision?
An AI-generated ranking can move hundreds of résumés through a hiring funnel in minutes, but might leave an employer unable to answer a basic question: Why did this candidate advance while anothe… -
The AI Skills Premium Is Rising—But Which Skills Will Last?
Although AI proficiency is becoming a requirement across technology roles, employers are not paying a premium simply for experience with a popular model, coding assistant or prompt interface. The… -
From Compliance to Code: How AI Governance Is Reshaping IT Careers
Organizations continue to move AI systems and autonomous agents into production, with governance becoming a more technical discipline rather than solely a legal or compliance function. AI governa…