Extremely well organized and high value
The course is extremely well organized and the pace is also very conducive to the learning process. The exercises are very well organized. Delivered very high value.
Cisco
Systems Engineering for the AI Era
We architect, build, and scale production systems with the engineering discipline that has defined Ardan Labs since 2010.
How we help
End-to-End Engineering for What's Next
Four integrated services. One goal: helping you build better systems that perform in production.
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Consulting - Turn complex technical challenges into clear architectural decisions and actionable engineering plans.
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Training - Build the engineering capability to maintain, scale, and evolve your systems long after the engagement.
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Staff Augmentation - Add experienced engineers who integrate directly into your team and contribute from day one.
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AI Engineering - Apply systems engineering principles to AI infrastructure, data, models, tooling, and production deployment.
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Our AI Tooling
Tools we build. Standards we set.
- Run AI on your terms
- Reduce dependency
- Lower costs
- Maintain control
- Ship with confidence
Kronk — Open Source AI Tooling
Open Source AI Tooling
A Go based SDK for local AI inference that explores a simpler approach to building AI systems with fewer moving parts.
After speaking with William Kennedy and Florin Pățan at GopherCon, I am more convinced that local models are the way forward and that Kronk is a great tool to enable that for a lot of teams.
Bucky — Speech-to-Text
Local speech-to-text for Go
Whisper.cpp bindings with pure-Go audio decoding. No CGo. No cloud.
Malina — Image Generation
Local image generation for Go
Stable Diffusion bindings with pure-Go PNG and JPEG I/O. No CGo. No cloud.
Moxie — Fine Tuning Models
Fine-tuning models for Go
Local model fine-tuning in the Kronk ecosystem. Train and adapt models without leaving your stack.
AI Engineering for Real Systems
From Strategy to Production
AI is becoming part of the production stack. Building it well requires more than connecting an API.
Ardan Labs applies decades of systems engineering experience to AI strategy, infrastructure, data, inference, tooling, and deployment.
Explore AI EngineeringStrategy & Architecture
Identify valuable use cases and design systems around real technical constraints.
Data & Retrieval
Build reliable data pipelines, retrieval systems, vector search, and RAG architectures.
Models & Inference
Evaluate, integrate, optimize, fine tune, and deploy models where they make sense.
Tooling & LLMOps
Build agentic workflows, internal tools, observability, deployment pipelines, and production infrastructure.
Why Ardan
Built by engineers. Grounded in production.
We bring systems thinking, production experience, technical depth, and knowledge transfer to every engagement.
Systems Thinking
We look beyond individual features to the architecture, dependencies, performance, and operational realities surrounding them.
Production Experience
Our recommendations come from engineers who build, operate, and troubleshoot real systems.
Technical Depth
Go, Rust, Kubernetes, distributed systems, performance, cloud infrastructure, and AI.
Knowledge Transfer
We don't just build alongside your team. We help your engineers understand what we're building and why.
Why Engineers & Teams Trust Ardan Labs
Best training in the Go community
You should reach out to the team over at Ardan Labs. They have been training the Go community since the beginning and I've yet to see anyone do it better.
Kelsey Hightower
Go features that made work better
Feeling so happy with myself: yesterday at work I refactored some code to use Go 1.16 built-in embed. I learned about it at an Ardan Labs service class.
Jessica Greene
Well-structured and useful advice
Excellent class. The instructor is a hacker speaking to hackers, so we got very useful information and advice. Well-structured and paced. 10/10 would gopher it again.
ZipRecruiter
Best ever — learned to build great services
I finished Ultimate Service from Ardan Labs. I'm telling you this was the best ever. Talking from project structures to metrics. Now I can write good services in Go.
Adeniyi Oluwatola
Improved productivity with Go
Thanks Ardan Labs for a great Ultimate Go class! Bill is a great teacher and I'm definitely more productive in Go now.
Steve Francia
Complex topics explained clearly
Highly recommend Ultimate Go by Bill Kennedy and Ardan Labs. I appreciate how Bill explains complex topics simply and clearly. The labs were incredibly helpful too.
Matt Holt
Well documented and well structured
Their quality is astounding. They went above and beyond what we asked, working in line with best practices. Everything had test cases, was well documented and well structured, and ran smoothly.
Cole Calistra
The perfect partner
ArdanLabs was the perfect partner for us because there is no better Go training out there and their engineer augmentation services didn't feel like engaging with contractors. Their engineers are true team players and great mentors for our team.
Tradesy
Great class!
Great class! Our teams benefited from post-class help in code reviews, mentoring, and development of starter kits for typical applications types in our environment.
PayPal
Commitment to quality
The folks at Ardan Labs undertook all the tasks around software delivery (continuous integration, continuous delivery, unit testing, documentation, system integration) with the same commitment to quality that they demonstrated towards their code.
Carnegie Technologies
Absolutely professional delivery
Absolutely professional delivery of content. Engaging, to the point, great exercises, and very well rehearsed. You can tell Miki Tebeka is passionate about what he does.
GoodRx
Real Engineering.
Real Results.
See how we help teams solve production problems in Go, Rust, Kubernetes, and AI.
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GENAI Platform TechnologyScaling an AI Platform Securely Across Cloud and Air-Gapped Environments
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FINTECHFixing Fintech Transaction Delays Without Direct Database Access
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EnergyBuilding a Cross-Cloud Data Platform That Scales Without Lock-In
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Health & EducationScaling AI Systems with a Hybrid Rust and .NET Architecture
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Where ideas get tested and shared. From the Lab is your inside look at the tools, thinking, and tech powering our work in Go, Rust, and Kubernetes. Discover our technical blogs, engineering insights, and YouTube videos created to support the developer community.
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