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Tikal @tikalk

Tikal is a leading Israeli hands-on tech consultancy, scaling R&D teams with cutting-edge technology

Joined May 2009
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Whatโ€™s trending vs what actually runs in production? Find out tomorrow at the Israeli Tech Radar 2026โ€“27 launch ๐Ÿ“ Tikal offices ยท In-person event tkl.to/tikal-s-launch-15-6-2โ€ฆ
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Jun 9
How do you know a prompt change actually improved your AI system? In her latest blog post, Keren Finkelstein shares how she used Promptfoo to build AI evaluation workflows, catch regressions, and measure output quality with confidence. tkl.to/tikal-testing-ai-my-jโ€ฆ

Testing AI You Canโ€™t Unit Test: My Journey with Promptfoo

How I stopped guessing whether my AI system was working and started knowing.

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Jun 4
From QA to VP R&D in the age of AI. Lior Kanfi and Itay Kinnrot discuss developer productivity, platform engineering, AI driven workflows, and why modern engineering leaders still need to stay close to the code. Listen now >> tkl.to/tikal-spotify-chief-eโ€ฆ
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Jun 3
When CI/CD security tools stop matching a startup's pace, it's worth rethinking the setup. Nir Alfasi shares why a startup team working with Tikal moved from Snyk to Trivy and the lessons learned along the way. tkl.to/tikal-why-we-switchedโ€ฆ #DevOps

Why We Switched from Snyk to Trivy for our Startupโ€™s CI/CD Security

In the early stages of a startup, security is a non-negotiable goal, but enterprise-grade tools often come with enterprise-grade priceโ€ฆ

medium.com
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May 28
ืžื” ืžืฉืชื ื” ื›ืฉื”ืžืคืชื— ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืœึพVP R&D? ืœื™ืื•ืจ ื›ื ืคื™ ื•ืกื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืง ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืฉื ืฉืืจ Hands On, ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ึพAI, ืžื“ื™ื“ืช ืคืจื•ื“ื•ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช, ื•ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื•ืช ื“ืื˜ื” ืฉื’ื“ืœื•ืช ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ. ืœื”ืื–ื ื” >> tkl.to/tikal-spotify-chief-eโ€ฆ

Chief Engineering Ep.3 With Sivan Schick

Tech Radar Voice ยท Episode

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Tikal@tikalk
May 27
Thinking about adding a new tool to your stack? Or maybe letting go of something that no longer holds up? Join the Israeli Tech Radar 2026-27 launch event on June 15 tkl.to/tikal-s-launch-15-6-2โ€ฆ
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Tikal@tikalk
May 25
Tired of high cloud costs & slow AI responses? Nir Kaufman reveals how prompt caching accelerates AI apps and lowers expenses. Dive into his strategies to optimize your LLMs for peak efficiency! tkl.to/tikal-zero-to-first-tโ€ฆ #AIEngineering #Data

Zero to First Token: The Secret to Instant AI Responses

How to stop bleeding cloud credits, kill LLM latency, and build lightning-fast AI applications.

medium.com
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Tikal@tikalk
May 25
ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืœืžื™ืœื•ื™ ืกืงืจ ื”ืจื“ืืจ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™. ืื ืขื•ื“ ืœื ื”ืฉืชืชืคืชื, ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื”, ื•ืขืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ืื•ืœื™ ื’ื ืชื–ื›ื• ื‘ื’ื™ืคื˜ืงืืจื“ ืฉืœ 300 ืฉืดื— tkl.to/tikal-x-radar-survey-โ€ฆ
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Tikal@tikalk
May 24
Last days to fill out the Israeli Tech Radar survey. Take part in building this yearโ€™s picture of what engineering teams are actually using, and you might win a 300 ILS gift card. tkl.to/tikal-x-radar-survey-โ€ฆ
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May 20
There are many opinions about technology, but fewer real data points. The Israeli Tech Radar is built from what engineering teams actually use. Add your input, and you might win a 300 ILS gift card tkl.to/tikal-x-radar-survey-โ€ฆ
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Tikal@tikalk
May 20
Once prompts shape production behavior, they need ownership. May 25 webinar on Team AI Directives, Level Up, and evals for reliable AI workflows. tkl.to/tikal-webinar-s-25-5-โ€ฆ
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Tikal@tikalk
May 20
What actually holds up in production? Join the Israeli Tech Radar 2026-27 launch event June 15 ยท TLV tkl.to/tikal-s-launch-15-6-2โ€ฆ
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May 20
Lior Kanfi and Mati Konen discuss Deep Tech engineering, synthetic data, AI driven workflows, and what changes when engineering teams work alongside modern AI systems. Listen now > tkl.to/tikal-spotify-chief-eโ€ฆ
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Tikal@tikalk
May 19
ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžืœืื” ื‘ื›ืœื™ AI ื—ื“ืฉื™ื. ื—ืœืง ื ืฉืืจื• ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ, ื•ื—ืœืง ื ืขืœืžื• ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“. ืกืงืจ ื”ืจื“ืืจ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ืคืชื•ื—, ื•ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืืฆืœื›ื. tkl.to/tikal-x-radar-survey-โ€ฆ
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Tikal@tikalk
May 18
ืกืงืจ ื”ืจื“ืืจ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ื ืกื’ืจ ื‘ืงืจื•ื‘. ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืชื ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ืฉื ื” ืื• ื ื™ืกื™ืชื ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ, ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืฉืชืฃ. ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื•ืขืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ืื•ืœื™ ื’ื ืชื–ื›ื• ื‘ื’ื™ืคื˜ืงืืจื“ ืฉืœ 300 ืฉืดื— tkl.to/tikal-x-radar-survey-โ€ฆ
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May 17
ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ. ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ื•ื ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ Agent ื‘ืคืจื•ื“ืงืฉืŸ. 26.5 ื‘ Logz.io ืœื™ืื•ืจ ื›ื ืคื™ ื•ืชื•ืžืจ ืœื•ื™ ืขืœ Production-Ready Agents ืื™ืจื•ืข ืœืžื ื”ืœื™ ืคื™ืชื•ื—. tkl.to/tikal-s-event-26-5-26
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May 17
ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ืฉื•ืจื“ ื‘ืคืจื•ื“ืงืฉืŸ? ื”ืฉืงืช ื”ืจื“ืืจ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ 2026-27 15.6 ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ื™ ื˜ื™ืงืœ ื‘ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘ tkl.to/tikal-s-launch-15-6-2โ€ฆ

Israeli Tech Radar 2026-27 Launch: From AI Hype to Production Reality ยท Luma

When: Monday, June 15th, 2026 @ 18:00 Where: Tikal Offices, 6 Kremenetski St, 1st Floor, Tel Aviv *The event will be held in Hebrew AI is everywhere. But whatโ€ฆ

luma.com
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Tikal@tikalk
May 13
When agents impact delivery, evaluation and ownership become leadership problems. May 26th at Logz.io A focused breakfast meetup for Engineering Managers. tkl.to/tikal-s-event-26-5-26
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Tikal@tikalk
May 13
ืžื” ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ืจื“ืืจ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™? ื›ืœื™ ืฉืžืกื“ืจ ืืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืœืคื™ ืžื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง, ืžื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืืžืฅ, ืžื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื‘ื•ืกืก ื‘ืฉื•ืง, ื•ืžื” ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืฉื—ืจืจ. ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื›ื, ื•ืขืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ืื•ืœื™ ื’ื ืชื–ื›ื• ื‘ื’ื™ืคื˜ืงืืจื“ ืฉืœ 300 ืฉืดื— tkl.to/tikal-x-radar-survey-โ€ฆ
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Tikal@tikalk
May 13
Prompts change. Behavior drifts. Production notices. Our May 25th webinar on Team AI Directives and evals for keeping AI behavior reliable across versions. tkl.to/tikal-webinar-s-25-5-โ€ฆ
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