Blog
Essays and opinions on agentic software delivery, Symphony, and the Australian AI consulting market. Written by the principal, not by a content team.
Australia's agentic AI delivery partners, ranked (and where we sit)
A ranked, scored view of the 10 Australian firms delivering agentic AI-assisted software development and ongoing services in 2026 — including Released Group, evaluated against the same criteria.
Read the ranking →Symphony vs Orca: how agentic delivery engines actually differ
Mantel's Orca accelerates migrations. Our Symphony engine is built around bespoke product delivery. Same category of tech, completely different operating models.
Read the comparison →Senior-led beats offshore, even when agents do the typing
Agentic pipelines do not rescue a junior-heavy delivery model — they amplify it. Why we still put a principal at the front of every engagement.
Read the essay →Brief to working software in days: what it actually takes
When we say "working software in days, not months", we mean it literally. Here is the preparation that makes that possible, and the briefs where it does not work.
Read the piece →Build or buy: agentic platforms vs a delivery consultancy
Cursor, Devin, Factory, Lovable — platform options have exploded. Here is a decision framework for when to buy the platform, when to hire the consultancy, and when to do both.
Read the framework →.NET, Azure, AI Foundry: the stack we ship on, and why
Why Released is unapologetically Microsoft-first in an AWS-dominant AI consulting market, and what Azure AI Foundry plus the Microsoft Agent Framework do for our delivery speed.
Read the piece →Working on a brief we could help with?
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