Jelard Macalino
CIO and software architect writing about practical AI, healthcare IT, leadership, and building systems that work.
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When The Problem Is Not The Tool
One of the early systems I had to understand in this role was a contact center platform. The platform had been implemented before I arrived. Some of the original…
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AI Helped, But The Developer Mindset Mattered
We had an urgent request to move files from one collaboration space into another. On the surface, that sounds simple. Move the files, confirm they arrived, and move on.…
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Security Is Not Just A Tool
One of the biggest differences I have felt moving into healthcare IT is the weight of security. Every industry cares about security. That is not unique to healthcare. But…
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I Still Code Because I Still Love Building
After I published my restart post, a friend and former coworker from about 15 years ago asked me a good question. Do I still code? The short answer is…
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Print the Contract
One of the things I did not fully appreciate before stepping into a CIO role is how much vendor management shows up in the work. As a software architect,…
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Restarting This Blog From a Different Seat
I have not written here in a while. Part of that was because life and work got full. But the bigger reason is that I was adjusting to a…
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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…
