The GitHub Copilot harness changes when costs start. I look at the live Studio experience and the controls I would review before building a pilot agent.
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Microsoft Agent 365: A Live Portal Overview
Watch my Microsoft Agent 365 portal overview: inventory, owners, Entra identities, tools and policy settings, with clear limits on what the demo proves.
Copilot Budgets: Which Settings Actually Stop Usage?
A budget alert, a Copilot Credit allocation and a usage stop are different controls. Here is how I would separate them before starting an enterprise pilot.
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Copilot Chat vs Cowork vs Autopilot: What to Use When
An answer, a finished task, or work that keeps moving while you are away? I compare Copilot Chat, Cowork and Autopilot, including licenses, Copilot Credits and the controls I would check before a rollout.
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The Enterprise Agent Control Plane I Want
An enterprise agent control plane needs five layers: identity, catalog, policy, telemetry and lifecycle. This is the operating model I would build.
Microsoft Foundry Python Agents: Build a Policy Assistant
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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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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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.
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At Epic Fusion, I work on Frontier Engine, our AI agent platform for businesses. It brings agents, company knowledge and business workflows together.
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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