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Unifying Retrieval for AI Agents with Azure AI Search and Foundry IQ
Azure AI Search and Foundry IQ work together to create a unified retrieval layer for AI applications. Azure AI Search provides the underlying...
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AI - Embracing the Boogeyman
I have 19 years of experience within the Information Technology Space, the past 10 of those years have been spent in the capacity of supporting...
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Mapping Microsoft Fabric to the Medallion Architecture
Modern enterprise data architectures are often organized using the Medallion Architecture paradigm, which segments data processing into Bronze,...
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How Microsoft Fabric Variable Libraries Can Save Your CI/CD Pipeline
Modern DevOps workflows increasingly rely on secure, automated authentication between CI/CD pipelines and cloud providers. Microsoft Fabric Variable...
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Understanding GitHub OIDC Tokens for Cloud Deployments
Modern DevOps workflows increasingly rely on secure, automated authentication between CI/CD pipelines and cloud providers. GitHub’s OpenID Connect...
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Unifying Enterprise Data with Databricks Unity Catalog: A Real-World Success Story
In today’s enterprise landscape, data often lives in silos — across on-premises systems, cloud databases, and analytics platforms. When we started...
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From Data Warehouse Subject Areas to Agentic Intelligence Data Grounding: A New Paradigm in Data Architecture
For decades, the Data Warehouse Subject Area pattern has served as the backbone of enterprise data architecture. These subject areas, such as Sales,...
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The Skills Behind Copilot Agent Studio: Why It’s Not a Technical Job
When people first hear about Copilot Agent Studio, they may assume it requires the same skills as data engineering or traditional software...
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Accelerating Data Ingestion with Microsoft Fabric: A Lakehouse-Based Framework Using Pipelines, PySpark, and Medallion Architecture
In today’s data-driven landscape, organizations are under pressure to ingest, transform, and analyze external data sources rapidly and reliably. As...
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Building Intelligent Agents on Azure: Best Practices for Agent Development
Ian Dicker: Oct 23, 2025 1:37:21 PM
As enterprises increasingly embrace AI to automate workflows, enhance customer experiences, and streamline operations, the concept of intelligent...
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Securing Agents Created with Copilot and Copilot Studio
Kevin Dillaway: Oct 22, 2025 2:57:09 PM
With the rise of being able to create high-value AI-powered agents using Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio, there is a corresponding rise in the...
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When “Advanced” Felt Like a Loss — The Response to ChatGPT-5
In early August 2025, OpenAI released ChatGPT-5 with the kind of anticipation usually reserved for major product launches. The company framed it as a...