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.
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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.
Read article: Copilot Chat vs Cowork vs Autopilot: What to Use When
An enterprise agent control plane needs five layers: identity, catalog, policy, telemetry and lifecycle. This is the operating model I would build.
Build a policy assistant with Microsoft Foundry and Python. Watch the model call, search-connected agent creation and invocation, with source-checking notes.
Read article: Microsoft Foundry Python Agents: Build a Policy Assistant
MCP tool production needs more than a working connection. I explain five security gates for identity, scope, limits, approval and evidence.
Read article: Five Gates Before an MCP Tool Reaches Production
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…
Read article: Copilot vs Cowork vs Agents: Licenses, Costs and Governance
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…
Read article: Azure API Management MCP: The Control Plane for Agent Tools
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,…
Read article: Detect and Block Shadow AI with Intune: OpenClaw in Practice
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.
Debug a real Foundry agent that skipped its tool. Follow traces, evaluation results, optimization candidates and Application Insights in my video walkthrough.
Read article: Microsoft Foundry Tracing and Evaluation: Debug an Agent
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…
Read article: Desk Setup 2026: Every Product I Use and What I Would Skip
Hands-on guides on Intune, AI and Azure.
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