Implementing GenAIOps on Azure: A Practical Guide

Implementing GenAIOps on Azure: A Practical Guide Note: This guide is based on official Azure documentation, Azure OpenAI Service API specifications, and Azure Machine Learning MLOps patterns. All code examples use current Azure SDK versions (openai 1.0+ for Azure OpenAI, azure-ai-ml 1.12+, azure-identity 1.14+) and follow documented Azure best practices. GenAIOps (Generative AI Operations) applies MLOps principles to generative AI systems, focusing on deployment, monitoring, versioning, and governance of large language models (LLMs). Azure provides a comprehensive platform for GenAIOps through Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Machine Learning, and supporting infrastructure services. ...

April 4, 2025 · 13 min · Scott

Practical Anomaly Detection using Python and scikit-learn

Practical Anomaly Detection using Python and scikit-learn Note: This guide is based on scikit-learn official documentation, academic research on anomaly detection algorithms, and documented best practices from the machine learning community. Code examples are derived from scikit-learn tutorials and tested with scikit-learn 1.3+. Anomaly detection identifies data points, events, or observations that deviate significantly from expected patterns within a dataset. According to scikit-learn documentation, unsupervised anomaly detection is particularly valuable when labeled anomalies are scarce or unavailable—common in cybersecurity intrusion detection, fraud prevention, and system health monitoring. ...

March 29, 2025 · 7 min · Scott

Decentralizing AI: A Guide to Building Scalable and Secure Decentralized AI Platforms

Decentralizing AI: A Guide to Building Scalable and Secure Decentralized AI Platforms Note: This guide is based on research from decentralized AI projects (Ocean Protocol, Fetch.ai, SingularityNET), federated learning frameworks (Flower, PySyft), and academic papers on privacy-preserving machine learning. Code examples are derived from official documentation and community implementations. Decentralized AI addresses fundamental challenges in traditional centralized AI systems: data privacy, model ownership, computational bottlenecks, and single points of failure. According to research from the IEEE and ACM, decentralized AI encompasses three primary approaches: federated learning (training on distributed data without centralization), blockchain-based model registries (transparent model provenance), and distributed inference (computational load distribution). ...

March 28, 2025 · 10 min · Scott

Deep Learning for Anomaly Detection - Autoencoders and Neural Networks

Research Disclaimer This tutorial is based on: PyTorch v2.0+ (official deep learning framework) TensorFlow/Keras v2.15+ (alternative framework examples) scikit-learn v1.3+ (preprocessing and metrics) Academic research on autoencoder-based anomaly detection (Goodfellow et al., 2016; Kingma & Welling, 2013) Production deployment patterns from PyTorch Serve and TensorFlow Serving documentation All implementation patterns follow documented best practices for neural network-based anomaly detection. Code examples are complete, tested implementations suitable for production adaptation. Introduction Looking for classical ML approaches? If you’re new to anomaly detection, start with our guide on classical machine learning techniques using scikit-learn. That post covers Isolation Forest, One-Class SVM, and Local Outlier Factor—excellent choices for tabular data and interpretable results. ...

March 28, 2025 · 20 min · Scott

Unlocking Transparency in AI: A Comprehensive Guide to Explainable AI (XAI)

Unlocking Transparency in AI: A Comprehensive Guide to Explainable AI (XAI) Research Disclaimer: This guide is based on SHAP v0.44+, LIME v0.2.0+, Captum v0.7+ (PyTorch), and scikit-learn v1.3+ official documentation. All code examples use production-tested patterns for model interpretability. XAI techniques have computational overhead and may not perfectly capture complex model behaviors—always validate explanations against domain expertise. As AI systems make increasingly critical decisions in healthcare, finance, and criminal justice, understanding why a model made a specific prediction is as important as the prediction itself. Explainable AI (XAI) provides interpretability techniques to demystify black-box models, enabling stakeholders to trust, audit, and improve AI systems. ...

March 26, 2025 · 16 min · Scott