During the most recent podcast recording I made an offhand remark about feeling surrounded by agents. It was not a planned insight. It was just a moment of noticing how routine the whole thing has become. Agents now appear everywhere without invitation. They sit inside Microsoft 365. They assist in GitHub. They pop up in... Continue Reading →
Microsoft’s Osmos Acquisition Explained: Autonomous Data Engineering & AI Security | EP27
Welcome to 2026! As we usher in a new year, the ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Insights’ team delves into the ripple effects of Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Osmos. In Episode 27, hosts Richard Hogan, David Rowley, and Cyrus Irandoust unpack what this move means for autonomous data engineering, AI-driven cloud security, and the skillsets... Continue Reading →
AI in Healthcare: Claude and Microsoft Foundry Signal a New Era for Clinical and Life Sciences Workflows
Bridging the gap between AI and medicine: Claude in Microsoft Foundry advances capabilities for healthcare and life sciences customers The convergence of artificial intelligence with healthcare and life sciences is accelerating, yet many organisations still grapple with fragmented workflows, mounting administrative tasks, and the relentless pace of scientific discovery. In my experience, bridging these gaps... Continue Reading →
Navigating the Evolving Threat Landscape: Phishing, Spoofing, and the Critical Role of Identity Infrastructure
The continual evolution of phishing tactics reflects a broader shift in cyber threat sophistication, with attackers now exploiting the very infrastructure that underpins digital trust. In recent research published by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, I see clear evidence that malicious actors are leveraging complex email routing and subtle domain misconfigurations to craft convincing spoofed emails. These... Continue Reading →
Closing the Governance Gap: Lessons for AI Adoption and Operational Resilience
Introduction, and the source of the uncomfortable truth This week, I have been revisiting the IBM Institute for Business Value research, Secure by design, smarter with AI. One finding should make every leadership team pause: 42 percent of executives rank their own operational shortcomings among their top cybersecurity threats, ahead of nation states and just... Continue Reading →