Notes from the field
Writing on cloud, DevOps, security, and AI engineering, informed by what actually goes wrong in production.
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Shipping a production RAG pipeline with Azure AI Search and Foundry
The demo-to-production gap in RAG is bigger than most teams expect. Here's what changed when I took a working prototype and made it survive real traffic.
June 2, 2026 3 min read
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Microsoft Foundry agents vs. custom orchestration: how I choose
Foundry's agent framework removes a lot of plumbing — but not every AI feature needs an agent. Here's the decision framework I use before reaching for either.
May 12, 2026 3 min read