After a couple of weeks off-grid in a small Moroccan village (where the internet was charmingly unreliable), I returned to find Microsoft had made a major announcement that’s already rippling across the European cloud landscape. So in this episode of...
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 →
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 →
Microsoft EU Strategy, Intune & Defender Updates, MCRA & SharePoint 2019 End of Life
Welcome to the latest instalment of Cloudy with a Chance of Insights, a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to exploring developments in the Microsoft cloud ecosystem and related technologies. In this episode, hosts Richard Hogan, David Rowley, and Cyrus Irandoust examine key topics shaping Microsoft’s technological landscape.
Is Red Teaming the Perfect Use Case for Gen AI?
In general, enterprise adoption of Generative AI, has probably not been as rapid as most people were expecting. There are several reasons for this, some of which I have discussed previously, such as concerns over data security, privacy, bias etc. One area that I have not really covered previously is around use cases, I think... Continue Reading →