Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and other Cloud Musings.
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 →
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 →
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.
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 →
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 →
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