Merge Data into a Single Table using Azure Data Factory

I recently came across a scenario where the source files in Azure blob storage container had slightly different schemas, i.e., one set of files had an extra column compared to another set of files. The challenge was to identify this diverse set of files and load it into a single target table on the fly.… Continue reading Merge Data into a Single Table using Azure Data Factory

AI/Ontology in Health Knowledge Mining

One can think of Ontology as a dictionary for computers to read or commonly described in metaphysics as ‘a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relations between them’. It is a directory for terms, facts and definitions that enables programmers, analysts, and data scientists… Continue reading AI/Ontology in Health Knowledge Mining

Azure Communication Services – Creating Richer Communication Experiences

COVID 19 has highlighted the need for remote interactions, especially for customer communication. Businesses need to relook at communication tools as physical customer interactions are now a thing of the past. Most people, customers as well as on the brand side, prefer to limit their physical visit and attend to customer concerns over chat, audio… Continue reading Azure Communication Services – Creating Richer Communication Experiences

Cloud Cost Optimization – Best Practices to Reduce Cloud Costs

SURPRISE! At least for the people that have moved their workload to the Cloud recently and opened their monthly Cloud bill. Although I have referenced a 2017 article from Business Insider showing typical Cloud spend, our practical experience also tells us similar results. Many organizations assume Cloud costs will be lowered once they migrate, but in all reality,… Continue reading Cloud Cost Optimization – Best Practices to Reduce Cloud Costs

Enabling Interoperability in Healthcare via FHIR API using Azure

The need for innovation and progress in interoperability standards in healthcare cannot be emphasized enough. Health Level Seven, better known as HL7, has contributed to the cause with its regular updates and improvements over the earlier versions. Though there is a lot more that needs to be addressed and tackled in the areas of managing,… Continue reading Enabling Interoperability in Healthcare via FHIR API using Azure

Advances Made in Healthcare using AI: A Holistic Approach

Understanding different types of AI makes it clear that True AI is still in the pioneering stage. Though scientists maintain that the progress in AI is faster than we know, it is still a long way to True AI enabled Healthcare. So far, intelligent system and robots—no matter how smart, adept and efficient—cannot simulate human capabilities… Continue reading Advances Made in Healthcare using AI: A Holistic Approach

Introducing Azure Synapse Analytics Studio

Today’s enterprise analytics requires enterprises to operate at a large scale on any data to facilitate better decision making. In the past, building analytics solutions requires organizations to stitch together big data and data warehousing technologies such as Spark and SQL to achieve results. Further, they were also needed to integrate them into rich data… Continue reading Introducing Azure Synapse Analytics Studio

Decoding True AI and Its Potential in Healthcare

We will all be saved by True AI when using it appropriately for digital health care! Is TeleHealth and Virtual Health Care based on AI the new normal now? There are a lot of theories and opinions that fuel the research done in this area and keeps the hope alive that super intelligent systems will one… Continue reading Decoding True AI and Its Potential in Healthcare

How the New Normal is Creating ‘Disruptive Innovations’ in Digital Healthcare

Healthcare has been essentially presumed as an offline and in-person service for the longest time now. Online consultation lacks trust, assurance, and empathy one feels at the time of in-person examination. Healthcare apps, TeleHealth and other digitization forms have been on the rise for quite a few years now. Still, the acceptance was shallow, that’s… Continue reading How the New Normal is Creating ‘Disruptive Innovations’ in Digital Healthcare

Embedding the Power BI Report into .NET Application

Learning how to embed Power BI reports into various applications has become popular with customers as it allows for faster insights into data and reports. We will review a quick and relatively easy way to embed reports within a demo environment through this blog. We can access the embedded Power BI reports from any one of the… Continue reading Embedding the Power BI Report into .NET Application