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.
AI and Modern Device ManagementDual Microsoft MVP · Intune & Microsoft Foundry
In this blog post I explain the new auto-update feature of Enterprise App Management, which is generally available since the June 2026 service release. I show you how to enable it, how it compares…
Read article: Enterprise App Management Auto-Update: Now Generally Available
Migrate from the deprecated Azure AI Inference SDK to OpenAI v1 before 26 August 2026. Find old clients, update the endpoint and validate the deployment.
Read article: Azure AI Inference SDK Migration: OpenAI v1 Guide
In this blog post I take a deep look at the model router in Microsoft Foundry and the model catalog behind it. I explain how routing works, what it costs, which deployment types exist…
Read article: Microsoft Foundry Model Router and Catalog: A Deep Dive
Microsoft Foundry June 2026 added Claude, agent publishing, Toolboxes, Routines and Memory. I explain the changes and build a practical Intune example.
Read article: Microsoft Foundry June 2026: Build More Than a Demo
In this blog post I explain how I secure Microsoft Foundry end to end: private networking for agents, Entra Agent ID and RBAC, customer-managed keys and guardrails. Written from an IT admin perspective, with…
Read article: Secure Microsoft Foundry: Network, Identity and Guardrails
Microsoft now offers two big platforms for building AI agents: Microsoft Foundry and Copilot Studio. In this blog post I explain in depth how both work, compare models, pricing, governance, and quality, and give…
Read article: Microsoft Foundry vs Copilot Studio: Which Agent Platform?
This is the first episode of my new unboxing series with Admin By Request. I explain what their Endpoint Privilege Management solution is, how temporary admin rights and per-process elevation work, and why the…
Read article: Admin By Request Unboxed: My Full EPM Walkthrough
In this blog post I show how to evaluate AI agents in Microsoft Foundry. I go through the built-in evaluators, the evaluation wizard in the portal, a runnable SDK example, and how continuous evaluation…
Read article: How to Evaluate AI Agents in Microsoft Foundry Step by Step
In this blog post I explain what Agent Skills are and why they are becoming an open standard across AI tools. I also show step by step how you can build your first own…
Read article: Agent Skills Explained: How to Build Your First Skill
In this blog post I show you how to build your first AI agent in Microsoft Foundry. We create a project, deploy a model, build the agent in the portal, test it in the…
Read article: Build Your First AI Agent in Microsoft Foundry Step by Step
