Executive guides

Long-form guidance for complex technology decisions.

Practical publications for leaders responsible for architecture, delivery, governance and operating risk.

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Root DigitAI-01

Executive guide

The Enterprise AI Operating Model

Architecting autonomous intelligence at scale

AI-01 · Applied AI

Architecting autonomous intelligence at scale

A practical operating model spanning data foundations, model orchestration, evaluation, governance and human authority over consequential decisions.

Published by Root Digit AI Research

Edition
2026
Length
23 pages
PDF
0.7 MB

Guide catalogue

The complete executive collection.

Each guide is designed for practical review: a defined operating question, architecture choices, implementation constraints and decision controls.

Root DigitAI-02

Executive guide

Agentic Systems & LLMOps

From foundation models to production autonomy

AI-02 · Generative AI

Agentic Systems & LLMOps

From foundation models to production autonomy

A production guide to retrieval, tool use, multi-agent coordination, evaluation, guardrails, observability and cost-aware inference.

Root Digit AI Research

Edition
2026
Length
24 pages
PDF
0.8 MB
Root DigitDS-03

Executive guide

Zero-Knowledge Architectures

Privacy-preserving blockchain for regulated markets

DS-03 · Distributed systems

Zero-Knowledge Architectures

Privacy-preserving blockchain for regulated markets

An architecture guide to proofs, rollups and verifiable computation for confidential, compliant and high-throughput financial infrastructure.

Root Digit Blockchain Lab

Edition
2026
Length
25 pages
PDF
0.8 MB
Root DigitRA-04

Executive guide

Embodied Intelligence

ROS 2, reinforcement learning and autonomous robotics

RA-04 · Robotics

Embodied Intelligence

ROS 2, reinforcement learning and autonomous robotics

A systems view of perception-to-actuation stacks, simulation, policy transfer and safety controls for autonomous industrial platforms.

Root Digit Robotics Lab

Edition
2026
Length
25 pages
PDF
0.8 MB
Root DigitIE-05

Executive guide

Industrial IoT at the Edge

Telemetry, digital twins and predictive maintenance

IE-05 · IoT & edge

Industrial IoT at the Edge

Telemetry, digital twins and predictive maintenance

A field guide to streaming architectures, edge inference and digital twins for operational visibility and condition-based maintenance.

Root Digit IoT & Edge Lab

Edition
2026
Length
28 pages
PDF
0.8 MB
Root DigitCS-06

Executive guide

Post-Quantum Security

Cryptographic agility for the modern enterprise

CS-06 · Security

Post-Quantum Security

Cryptographic agility for the modern enterprise

A phased guide to crypto inventory, hybrid key exchange and migration toward NIST post-quantum standards without a single cutover event.

Root Digit Security Lab

Edition
2026
Length
30 pages
PDF
0.8 MB
Root DigitMG-07

Executive guide

MLOps & Responsible AI Governance

Observability, evaluation and model risk at scale

MG-07 · Model governance

MLOps & Responsible AI Governance

Observability, evaluation and model risk at scale

A lifecycle framework for lineage, drift monitoring, continuous evaluation, bias review and decision-level accountability.

Root Digit AI Research

Edition
2026
Length
26 pages
PDF
0.8 MB

Editorial standard

Built to support a decision, not decorate one.

01

Context

The guide defines the operating problem and the conditions under which it matters.

02

Architecture

Technical choices are connected to delivery, governance and service-life consequences.

03

Controls

Human authority, failure boundaries and validation obligations remain explicit.

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