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Technical articles, architecture case studies, and research insights on enterprise cloud, AI governance, identity federation, and energy markets.
TFI Coverage Map: Every Ride, One MapInside the live transit architecture uniting Irish Rail, Luas, bus networks, and Dublin Bikes into a single, real-time map with verified schedule reconciliation.Transport · Project Case StudyRead
A world it builds itselfHow a system could build its own world, with eight blind, pre-registered tests.LOCUS · Technical note · 29 Sept 2026Read
The Soma GroupTwo ventures run alongside Vaderaa, each with its own name and its own look: Soma Labs, an AI research lab, and SomaLC, a Leaving Cert study platform.Article · Soma groupRead
The Fundamentals of Artificial IntelligenceAn architectural overview of artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, and transformer architectures for enterprise technology leaders.Research · AI EducationRead
Agentic AI: From Language Models to Autonomous SystemsHow autonomous, tool-using AI systems actually work, what they can and cannot do, and what governing them requires in regulated environments.Research · AI SystemsRead
Open-Weight AI: Models, Training, and DeploymentEvaluating open-weight model architectures (Llama, Mistral, Qwen) vs closed API providers for data privacy, cost control, and self-hosted AI workloads.Research · AI StrategyRead
Enterprise AI Model Comparison MatrixIndependent analysis and comparative benchmark matrix across flagship open-weight and closed commercial LLM providers as of 2026.Comparison · AI ModelsRead
FortiConfig Viewer: Firewall Rules You Can Actually ReviewAn open-source FortiGate config viewer extended with linked port and service lookups, rule-by-rule compliance review, exportable Markdown reports, and S3-backed shared config loading.Security · ToolRead
AWS SSO Integrated with Azure ADA technical guide to configuring AWS SSO (IAM Identity Center) with Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) SAML 2.0 federation for enterprise multi-account environments.Article · Part 1Read
Azure AD Config for AWS SSOStep-by-step Azure AD application setup, SAML attribute mapping, user provisioning, and role assignment for automated AWS SSO credential lifecycle.Article · Part 2Read
I-SEM Tech Lead & ArchitectureDelivering solution architecture across trading, market settlement, and SAP ERP for Day 1 Go-Live of Ireland's all-island electricity market at Bord Gáis Energy.Project Case StudyRead
The Coherent World Hypothesis, and a first test of its reasoning halfA toy world showing how running stories fixes what words mean.LOCUS · Technical noteRead
Can an essay be marked without being understood?A blind study of IMark’s rule-based essay marking.IMark · StudyRead
Why LOCUS is betting on coherent worldsThe idea underneath the LOCUS programme.LOCUS · EssayRead
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