Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and other Cloud Musings.
I do not tend to write follow‑up articles this quickly. Usually, if something feels incomplete, it is better to let the thinking settle rather than rush back to the keyboard. In this case though, I realised I had missed a genuinely important point in the previous piece, particularly around how organisations, and service providers too,... Continue Reading →
This week I got introduced to a term I somehow missed: Forward Deployed Engineer, or FDE. I will be honest, it felt like one of those phrases I probably should already have been aware of, but clearly it passed me by until now. The slightly annoying part is that once you see it, you cannot... Continue Reading →
Reference: How to design reliable, resilient, and recoverable workloads on Azure Meeting the expectations of today’s digital business landscape requires more than promises of uptime. Over the years, I’ve seen organisations struggle with the nuances of reliability, often conflating it with high availability or disaster recovery. The distinction is not academic—it shapes the fabric of... Continue Reading →
Read the original article: Claude Sonnet 4.6 in Microsoft Foundry-Frontier Performance for Scale The arrival of Claude Sonnet 4.6 in Microsoft Foundry marks a pivotal moment for organisations seeking to operationalise advanced AI at enterprise scale. As I examine this release, I see clear signals that we are moving beyond experimental deployments towards AI as... Continue Reading →
The rise of AI automation in operational environments has been transformative, yet it introduces a new set of exposures that traditional controls rarely surface. As Copilot Studio agents become embedded within core business workflows—automating tasks, accessing sensitive data, and interacting with critical systems—the line between operational efficiency and security vulnerability grows thin. In my experience,... Continue Reading →
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