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JDBCInterSystems IRISCloud SQLsqllineSQLContainerizationCloud Services - JDBC SQL Shell (sqlline)
Using sqlline, a powerful Java-based SQL shell, to connect to and manage InterSystems Cloud SQL deployments via JDBC with full TLS support and federated query capabilities.
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OMOPInterSystems IRISGCPHealthcare APIReal TimeCloud FunctionsFHIROMOP Odyssey - GCP Healthcare API Real Time FHIR® to OMOP Transformation (RealTymus)
Implementing a real-time FHIR to OMOP transformation pipeline using GCP Healthcare API, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Functions to bridge data events directly into the InterSystems OMOP Cloud Service.
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ikoInterSystems IRISKubernetesSecurityAirgapHaulerIKO Plus: Launching Airgapped IrisClusters with Hauler
Deploying InterSystems IRIS in highly secure, airgapped environments using Hauler for local registry management, artifact distribution, and secure dependency handling.
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OMOPInterSystems IRISAWS HealthLakeFHIRLambdaAutomated ETLOMOP Odyssey - AWS HealthLake (Strait of Messina)
Navigating the "Strait of Messina" between AWS HealthLake and the InterSystems OMOP Cloud Service, automating the export and ingestion of FHIR data into the OMOP Common Data Model.
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ikoInterSystems IRISKubernetesTailscaleGoogle CloudAWSMulti-CloudIKO Plus: Stretched Cross Cloud, Cross Regional IrisCluster with Tailscale
Taking cross-regional high availability to the next level by stretching an InterSystems IRIS cluster across both Google Cloud and AWS using Tailscale for a truly vendor-agnostic disaster recovery strategy.
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OMOPInterSystems IRISBroadSeaOHDSIDockerAnalyticsOMOP Odyssey - BroadSea (The Sirens)
Navigating the "Sirens" of the OHDSI ecosystem by deploying BroadSea, a containerized platform for OMOP analytics, and integrating it with the InterSystems OMOP Cloud Service.
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OMOPInterSystems IRISDatabricksAI/BINo CodeData ExplorationOMOP Odyssey - No Code CDM Exploration with Databricks AI/BI Genie (Island of Aeolus)
Exploring the OMOP Common Data Model without writing a single line of code using Databricks AI/BI Genie on the "Island of Aeolus," comparing natural language queries with standard SQL results.
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OMOPInterSystems IRISFHIRETLData TransformationHealthcareOMOP Odyssey - FHIR® to OMOP ETL (Calypso’s Island)
Deep diving into the FHIR to OMOP ETL process on "Calypso's Island," exploring filtering, terminology mapping, and large-scale data loading using the InterSystems OMOP Cloud Service.
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OMOPInterSystems IRISCloudFHIRPostgreSQLHealthcareOMOP Odyssey - InterSystems OMOP, The Cloud Service (Troy)
Embark on a journey to transform healthcare data using the InterSystems OMOP Cloud Service, starting with the setup of external PostgreSQL databases for OMOP CDM 5.4.
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GCPInterSystems IRISCloud SQLOpenTelemetryMonitoringKubernetesInterSystems IRIS Cloud SQL Metrics in Google Cloud Monitoring
Integrating InterSystems IRIS Cloud SQL performance metrics with Google Cloud Monitoring using OpenTelemetry (OTel) for advanced observability and alerting.
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InterSystems IRISKubernetesIKOkube-vipHigh AvailabilityMirroringIKO Plus: VIP in Kubernetes on IrisClusters
Power your IrisCluster serviceTemplate with kube-vip. Implementing a Mirror Virtual IP (VIP) for high availability in Kubernetes to provide a stable, single IP address for downstream systems.
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InterSystems IRISKubernetesIKOSecurityESOSecrets ManagementIKO Plus: Shhhhhhhhh - Secrets Management for IRIS Clusters with External Secrets Operator
Integrating External Secrets Operator (ESO) with InterSystems IrisClusters to manage sensitive data using external providers like Google Secret Manager, AWS Secrets Manager, and Azure Key Vault.
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InterSystems IRISKubernetesIKODatabase ManagementMigrationMirroringIKO Plus: Database Management, Migration, or Day 1 Seeding your Mirrored IrisCluster
Techniques for managing, migrating, and seeding databases within a mirrored InterSystems IRIS cluster on Kubernetes, ensuring data integrity and high availability from day one.
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InterSystems IRISKubernetesIKORemote ManagementOperator PatternsIKO Plus: Operator Works From Home - IrisCluster Provisioning Across Kubernetes Clusters
Decoupling the InterSystems Kubernetes Operator from the managed clusters to enable centralized, remote provisioning and lifecycle management across multiple Kubernetes environments.
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InterSystems IRISKubernetesIKOKarmadaMulti-ClusterHigh AvailabilityIKO Plus: Multi-Cluster IrisClusters Propagated with Karmada
Leveraging Karmada as a multi-cluster control plane to propagate InterSystems IrisClusters across multiple Kubernetes environments for high availability and disaster recovery.
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InterSystems IRISeBPFTetragonSecurityKuberneteseBPF: Tetragon Security for IRIS Workloads
Step into the world of runtime enforcement for InterSystems IRIS using Tetragon and eBPF. Learn how to secure your Kubernetes clusters by enforcing system calls, file access, and process execution in real-time.
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InterSystems IRISIKOTailscaleAWSGCPKubernetesIKO Plus: Stretched Cross Cloud, Cross Regional IrisCluster with Tailscale
Another step in this implementation path, adding cross cloud, cross regional stretched IrisCluster with Mirroring + Disaster Recovery using the InterSystems Kubernetes Operator (IKO) and Tailscale.
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DatabricksInterSystems IRISCloud SQLJDBCPySparkAnalyticsDatabricks Station - InterSystems Cloud SQL
Connecting Databricks to InterSystems Cloud SQL using JDBC, exploring how to read and write data between the two platforms for advanced analytics and machine learning.
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InterSystems IRIS for HealthFHIRKubernetesSecurityeBPFeBPF: Cilium on FHIR® - A Star Wars Story
Anakin Skywalker challenged the high ground and has been terribly injured on Mustafar. See how the Galactic Health System uses InterSystems IRIS for Health on Kubernetes protected by Cilium eBPF to manage his care.
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InterSystems IRISeBPFParcaProfilingPerformanceeBPF: Parca - Continuous Profiling for IRIS Workloads
Explore continuous profiling for InterSystems IRIS using Parca and eBPF. Learn how to gain deep visibility into Python execution and FHIR unmarshalling without performance overhead.
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InterSystems IRISeBPFKubernetesLinuxPerformanceeBPF: Tracing Kernel Events for IRIS Workloads
Discover how eBPF can be used to trace kernel events and optimize InterSystems IRIS workloads. A deep dive into eBPF tools, flamegraphs, and practical experimentation.
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Unity CatalogDatabricksInterSystems IRISPythonVector SearchData GovernanceUnity Catalog & IRIS Workloads: Collision Theory Confirmed
Exploring the intersection of Databricks Unity Catalog and InterSystems IRIS workloads, highlighting the power of Python as a cloud interoperability platform and the future of open data governance.
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StorageInterSystems IRISDatabase AdministrationScalabilityDevOpsMulti-volume Database... Awesome Sauce!
Exploring the multi-volume database feature in InterSystems IRIS, which allows a single logical database to span multiple physical files, simplifying storage management and bypassing file system limits.
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SecurityInterSystems IRISCrowdStrikeLogScaleSIEMLog ManagementIRIS SIEM System Integration: CrowdStrike LogScale
Integrating InterSystems IRIS structured logging with CrowdStrike LogScale for real-time security information and event management (SIEM), leveraging the IRIS Structured Logging feature and Vector for log shipping.
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InterSystems IRISOMOPOHDSIAnalyticsHealthcare InteroperabilityOMOP Odyssey - Celebration (House of Hades)
OHDSI officially announced InterSystems IRIS as a supported platform and dialect with DatabaseConnector 6.4.0. Let's showcase creating the OMOP CDM 5.4 on IRIS.
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Home AssistantInterSystems IRISHAOSIoTAutomationSmart HomeIRIS on Home Assistant (HAOS Add-on)
Running InterSystems IRIS as a native Home Assistant add-on, enabling automated smart home metrics and Ambient AI capabilities directly within HAOS.
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GitOpsKubernetesIKOArgo CDInterSystems IRISPID^TOO||GitOps with the InterSystems Kubernetes Operator
Turn over control of provisioning the InterSystems Kubernetes Operator and manage your "Cloud" of InterSystems Solutions through GitOps practices with Argo CD.
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dbtInterSystems IRISPythonDuckDBSQLAlchemyData ModelingIRIS Tables in dbt (Data Build Tool) with Python
A Quick start to include InterSystems IRIS Tables in Data Build Tool using Python, leveraging the sqlalchemy-iris plugin and DuckDB as a source.
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BigQueryDataflowGCPInterSystems IRISCloud SQLAnalyticsETLIRIS Data to Google Big Query - InterSystems Cloud SQL via Dataflow
How to include IRIS Data into your Google Big Query Data Warehouse and in your Data Studio data explorations using Google Cloud Dataflow.
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BigQueryInterSystems IRISGCPGoogle CloudData ExportAnalyticsExport InterSystems IRIS Data to BigQuery on Google Cloud Platform
Step-by-step guide to exporting data from InterSystems IRIS to Google BigQuery, leveraging GCS as a staging area and utilizing the BigQuery console and SDK for large-scale data warehousing.
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