Primitives

fai-ai-infra-expert

AI infrastructure expert — GPU compute sizing (A100/H100), VRAM estimation, model serving (vLLM/TensorRT-LLM/Triton), AKS node pool design, PTU vs PAYG cost modeling, and quantization strategies.

• performance-efficiency
• cost-optimization
• reliability

fai-api-gateway-designer

API gateway architect — Azure APIM patterns, rate limiting, token-based throttling, multi-region load balancing, backend circuit breakers, and cost-aware routing for LLM endpoints.

• cost-optimization
• reliability
• performance-efficiency

fai-architect

Senior cloud-native solution architect — Azure Well-Architected Framework alignment, AI system design, multi-service integration, cost modeling, trade-off analysis, and production readiness assessment.

• reliability
• security
• cost-optimization
• performance-efficiency
• +2

fai-azure-aks-expert

Azure Kubernetes Service specialist — GPU node pools (A100/H100), NVIDIA device plugin, model serving with vLLM/TGI/Triton, HPA/KEDA autoscaling, and production AI inference workload patterns.

• performance-efficiency
• reliability
• cost-optimization
• security

fai-azure-apim-expert

Azure API Management specialist — AI Gateway patterns, semantic caching, token metering, multi-backend load balancing, circuit breaker, rate limiting, and FinOps for LLM API layers.

• cost-optimization
• reliability
• performance-efficiency
• security

fai-azure-event-hubs-expert

Azure Event Hubs specialist — partitioned event streaming, Kafka compatibility, Schema Registry governance, real-time AI inference pipelines, and high-throughput data ingestion.

• performance-efficiency
• reliability
• cost-optimization

fai-azure-sql-expert

Azure SQL specialist — Hyperscale, serverless auto-pause, native vector search, geo-replication, intelligent performance tuning, and AI integration patterns with embeddings storage.

• performance-efficiency
• reliability
• cost-optimization
• security

fai-batch-processing-expert

Batch processing specialist — Azure Batch pools, Global Batch API (50% cost savings), Durable Functions fan-out, large-scale document/embedding pipelines, and async LLM inference patterns.

• cost-optimization
• reliability
• performance-efficiency

fai-capacity-planner

AI capacity planning specialist — GPU sizing, PTU allocation, token volume forecasting, cost modeling, scaling strategy, and FinOps for Azure AI workloads.

• cost-optimization
• performance-efficiency
• reliability

fai-dspy-expert

DSPy framework specialist — declarative LM programs, signature-based modules, optimizers (BootstrapFewShot, MIPRO), assertions, metric-driven prompt optimization, and compiled prompt pipelines.

• performance-efficiency
• cost-optimization
• reliability

fai-event-driven-expert

Event-driven architecture specialist — Azure Event Grid, Service Bus, Event Hubs selection, event sourcing, CQRS, saga orchestration, and exactly-once processing patterns for AI pipelines.

• reliability
• performance-efficiency
• cost-optimization

fai-production-patterns-expert

Production AI patterns expert — hosting selection (Container Apps/AKS/Functions), APIM gateway patterns, streaming SSE, retry/circuit-breaker, health checks, and multi-region deployment for production AI workloads.

• reliability
• performance-efficiency
• cost-optimization
• operational-excellence

fai-rag-architect

Enterprise RAG architecture specialist — designs end-to-end retrieval-augmented generation pipelines with Azure AI Search, OpenAI embeddings, chunking strategies, grounding, citation, evaluation, and production deployment.

• security
• reliability
• cost-optimization
• performance-efficiency

fai-rag-expert

RAG expert — advanced retrieval patterns (agentic, graph, multi-modal RAG), chunking strategies, hybrid search, re-ranking, evaluation metrics, and production RAG optimization.

• reliability
• performance-efficiency
• cost-optimization

fai-solutions-architect

Cloud solutions architect — end-to-end AI solution design, Azure service selection, multi-service integration, cost estimation, WAF trade-off analysis, and architecture decision records.

• reliability
• cost-optimization
• performance-efficiency
• security

aspnet-waf

ASP.NET Core 9 standards — Minimal APIs, DI, middleware pipeline, Entra ID auth, EF Core, health checks, rate limiting, output caching, and Azure-native integration.

• security
• reliability
• operational-excellence
• performance-efficiency
• +1

azure-ai-document-intelligence-waf

Azure AI Document Intelligence standards — model selection, layout analysis, table/form extraction, custom models, batch processing, confidence thresholds, SDK usage, and Bicep deployment.

• reliability
• performance-efficiency
• cost-optimization
• security
• +1

azure-ai-language-waf

Azure AI Language standards — text analytics, NER, sentiment analysis, PII detection, summarization, CLU, custom text classification, healthcare NLP, SDK patterns, and batch processing.

• responsible-ai
• reliability
• performance-efficiency
• security
• +1

azure-ai-speech-waf

Azure AI Speech standards — STT (real-time + batch), TTS (neural voices, SSML, custom voice), speech translation, pronunciation assessment, speaker recognition, WebSocket streaming, SDK patterns, and latency optimization.

• performance-efficiency
• reliability
• security
• cost-optimization
• +1

azure-ai-vision-waf

Azure AI Vision standards — image analysis, OCR, custom classification, spatial analysis, and content safety patterns.

• reliability
• performance-efficiency
• security
• cost-optimization

azure-cosmos-waf

Azure Cosmos DB standards — global distribution, partitioning, consistency, RU optimization, vector search.

• security
• reliability
• cost-optimization
• operational-excellence
• +1

azure-devops-waf

Azure DevOps standards — YAML pipelines, environments, service connections, test management, boards.

• security
• reliability
• cost-optimization
• operational-excellence
• +1

azure-front-door-waf

Azure Front Door & WAF standards — global load balancing, WAF rules, caching, SSL offloading, origin protection.

• security
• reliability
• cost-optimization
• operational-excellence
• +1

azure-functions-waf

Azure Functions standards — serverless compute, triggers, bindings, durable functions, cold start optimization.

• security
• reliability
• cost-optimization
• operational-excellence
• +1