Reaching for the Cloud

Bi-weekly newsletter, covering what's new in the Microsoft Cloud, opinion pieces and hopefully hints and tips.

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Aug 26, 2025•Reaching for the Cloud

Models, Optimisation, and Governance: Microsoft Cloud’s August Highlights

This week’s updates across Microsoft Cloud reflect a clear direction: deeper AI integration, stronger security, and scalable innovation. From Copilot’s expanding agent capabilities to Azure’s Agent Factory and Microsoft Research’s Dion optimizer, the pace of transformation is accelerating. I’ve curated the most impactful updates from Microsoft’s own blogs and documentation—and taken a deeper dive into… Continue Reading →

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Aug 1, 2025•Reaching for the Cloud

Scaling AI with Precision: How Microsoft 365 Copilot’s New PAYG Model Changes the Game

Introduction: From AI Hype to Practical Enablement Over the past year, I’ve had countless conversations with clients and colleagues about the promise of Microsoft 365 Copilot. The excitement is real—but so are the challenges. How do we scale Copilot across departments with different needs? How do we manage costs without slowing innovation? And how do… Continue Reading →

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Jul 25, 2025•Reaching for the Cloud

Microsoft Sentinel Data Lake: Transforming Security Operations for the Future

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, staying ahead of threats requires constant innovation and adaptation. Microsoft has once again demonstrated its commitment to empowering security operations teams with the introduction of a groundbreaking update to its cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform, Microsoft Sentinel. Announced in July 2025, the new Microsoft Sentinel data… Continue Reading →

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May 27, 2025•Reaching for the Cloud

My Microsoft Certification Challenge & Journey

This week’s entry for Reaching for the Cloud slightly differs from the usual content I publish. It is unrelated to security or cloud strategy/technology and is more focused on a personal challenge or journey. About a week or so ago, someone made (probably a flippant) comment, indicating that they expect me to attain all the… Continue Reading →

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May 20, 2025•Reaching for the Cloud

Is the future of public cloud sovereign?

Brad Smith from Microsoft recently shared a blog post titled ‘Microsoft’s New European Digital Commitments (https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/04/30/european-digital-commitments/). This broad whitepaper covered a range of topics, including data centre expansion to provide scale for AI services and announcements around digital resiliency, security, encryption, and data and privacy commitments. However, two key points caught my attention: First, Microsoft… Continue Reading →

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Apr 29, 2025•Reaching for the Cloud

IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2025, Initial Thoughts

IBM produces two reports every year focused on cybersecurity: the X-Force Threat Intelligence Index and the Cost of a Data Breach Report. Both are invaluable sources of data for anyone interested in cybersecurity. The first of these reports, the Threat Intelligence Index, was released on April 17th. While I have not digested everything it contains,… Continue Reading →

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