Jelard Macalino
Notes on AI, Software Development, Data Analytics, and Making Work Better
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Power BI, VNet Gateway, and Fabric: Our Setup Experience
At Epitec, we’ve been working toward ISO compliance. One of the key steps is securing our infrastructure using private endpoints. Since we were already setting this up for our…
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Solving a Real Business Problem with Semantic Kernel
I’ve been exploring AI tools ever since Semantic Kernel was released in 2023. It’s a lightweight, open-source framework that helps developers build AI agents and connect them to their…
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Problem with Running an Azure Function Locally: What Finally Worked for Me
This week, I needed to update an Azure Function built with C# and .NET 8 using the in-process execution model (support ends in November 2026 for this execution model,…
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The Best Way to Understand the Problem Might Be Over Lunch
In our operations team at Epitec—which includes Finance, HR, and IT—I’ve been exploring meaningful use cases for AI. That’s been the challenge: identifying where it can truly help. I’ve…
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Exploring Fabric Data Agent (Preview): Quick Takeaways from My Test Run
I recently had the chance to try out the new Fabric Data Agent, which is currently in preview as part of the Microsoft Fabric platform. It’s still early days,…
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From Code to Insights: My Journey Learning AI Agents and Data Analytics for Real Business Problems
IntroductionEverywhere you look, there’s talk about AI agents and how they’re changing the way we work. But the truth is, most of us are still figuring it out. I’m…
