Build a policy assistant with Microsoft Foundry and Python. Watch the model call, search-connected agent creation and invocation, with source-checking notes.
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AI, Intune & Azure Engineering
I build, write and speak about practical Microsoft cloud engineering: AI agents, Microsoft Intune, endpoint automation and Azure solutions that are meant for real production environments.
Head of AI · Epic Fusion5x Microsoft MVP · AI Platform & Security 
Five Gates Before an MCP Tool Reaches Production
MCP tool production needs more than a working connection. I explain five security gates for identity, scope, limits, approval and evidence.
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Copilot vs Cowork vs Agents: Licenses, Costs and Governance
Copilot helps with everyday work. Cowork can carry out a longer task. Custom agents package capabilities for a team or business process. I explain where they overlap, what you pay for, and the controls…
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Azure API Management MCP: The Control Plane for Agent Tools
An MCP server is easy to connect, but an enterprise still needs identity, limits, monitoring and a clear tool boundary. In this blog post I use a live Azure API Management instance to show…
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Detect and Block Shadow AI with Intune: OpenClaw in Practice
Local AI agents can work with files, tools and user permissions directly on Windows devices. In this blog post I show how the new Intune Local AI Agent inventory helps you discover OpenClaw first,…
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Work IQ API: Query Microsoft 365 Data With AI
Work IQ gives AI assistants governed access to Microsoft 365 context. This practical guide covers the current public preview, prerequisites, CLI setup, MCP tools, security boundaries and first useful prompts.
Microsoft Foundry Tracing and Evaluation: Debug an Agent
Debug a real Foundry agent that skipped its tool. Follow traces, evaluation results, optimization candidates and Application Insights in my video walkthrough.
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Desk Setup 2026: Every Product I Use and What I Would Skip
This is my complete desk setup for 2026, with the monitor, keyboard, mouse, audio and lighting I use every day. I also explain what I would buy again, what I would skip and where…
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Fabric Data Agents: Chat With Your Data in OneLake
In this blog post I explain what Fabric data agents are and how you build one. A Fabric data agent lets your colleagues ask plain-English questions about the data in OneLake — and it…
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Microsoft Foundry Landing Zone: Governance in the Portal
Explore a Microsoft Foundry landing zone in the portal: shared services, identity, networking, model policies and the tests needed before a wider rollout.
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What I do
Engineering content around AI, Intune and Azure.
AIAI agents and automationHands-on patterns for local models, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot, orchestration and production governance.IntuneEndpoint management at scaleMicrosoft Intune, remediation, analytics, packaging, security baselines and daily admin reality.AzureCloud architecture and integrationAzure AI, Microsoft Graph, identity, automation workflows and pragmatic enterprise implementation.
Projects
Open source, community resources and practical products.
Open SourceEndpoint Analytics Remediation ScriptsThe large community-driven Intune remediation repository with deployable PowerShell packages.MSNuggetShort Microsoft admin tipsFocused one-minute reads for Intune, Entra ID, security, automation and AI.SpeakingSessions, workshops and community eventsInternational speaking profile, MVP recognition, badges and verified Microsoft Learn credentials.Epic FusionModern Workplace, AI and cloud transformationAt Epic Fusion we connect people, organization and Microsoft technology: Modern Workplace, cloud security, adoption and AI solutions for daily business.
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