Inside Ireland’s Healthcare IT: HSE’s Digital Transformation Journey

Executive Summary Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) is undertaking one of Europe’s most ambitious healthcare IT transformation programs. From rolling out the Individual Health Identifier (IHI) to deploying a national Electronic Health Record system, the HSE’s eHealth Ireland strategy is modernizing how 5 million Irish citizens access healthcare services. πŸ₯ HEALTHCARE INTEROPERABILITY SERIES This article […]

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GraphQL for AI Services: Flexible Querying for LLM Applications

GraphQL provides flexible querying for LLM applications. After implementing GraphQL for 15+ AI services, I’ve learned what works. Here’s the complete guide to using GraphQL for AI services. Figure 1: GraphQL Architecture for AI Services Why GraphQL for AI Services GraphQL offers significant advantages for AI services: Flexible queries: Clients request exactly what they need […]

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LLM Routing and Load Balancing: Optimizing Cost and Performance Across Model Fleets

Introduction: LLM routing and load balancing are critical for building cost-effective, reliable AI systems at scale. Not every query needs GPT-4β€”many can be handled by smaller, faster, cheaper models with equivalent quality. Intelligent routing analyzes incoming requests and directs them to the most appropriate model based on complexity, cost constraints, latency requirements, and current system […]

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Azure Event Hubs: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Real-Time Data Streaming

Real-time data streaming has become essential for modern enterprises that need to process millions of events per second while maintaining low latency and high reliability. Azure Event Hubs stands as Microsoft’s fully managed, big data streaming platform, designed to handle massive throughput scenarios that traditional messaging systems simply cannot address. Having architected numerous streaming solutions […]

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Mastering Hybrid Cloud with Google Anthos: Unified Kubernetes Management Across Any Environment

Introduction: Google Anthos provides a unified platform for managing applications across on-premises data centers, Google Cloud, and other cloud providers. This comprehensive guide explores Anthos’s enterprise capabilities, from GKE Enterprise and Config Management to Service Mesh and multi-cluster networking. After implementing hybrid cloud architectures for enterprises with complex compliance and data residency requirements, I’ve found […]

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