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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Author: Jannik Reinhard
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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 I would…
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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 how I…
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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, investigate the…
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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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