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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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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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Power BI Price Update
Keith Tillier: Nov 27, 2024 1:20:51 PM
Starting April 1, 2025, Microsoft will implement new pricing for Power BI licenses. This update reflects the continuous enhancements and value added...
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Teams Phone Price Update
Keith Tillier: Nov 27, 2024 1:20:31 PM
Microsoft is also updating the pricing for Microsoft Teams Phone, effective April 1, 2025. This update reflects the continuous innovations and added...
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Copilot Changes: Monthly Billing for Annual Subscriptions
Keith Tillier: Nov 27, 2024 1:18:58 PM
Microsoft is introducing a significant update to the billing options for Microsoft 365 Copilot, aimed at providing greater flexibility and...
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Microsoft November Updates
Keith Tillier: Nov 27, 2024 1:18:26 PM
On November 12th, 2024, Microsoft announced some upcoming major changes to pricing for customers of its cloud-based subscription licenses. These...
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How To Get Started with Copilot for Security
Kevin Dillaway: Sep 18, 2024 10:15:00 AM
What is Copilot for Security Copilot for Security is an advanced AI-driven tool designed to enhance an organization’s cybersecurity posture. By...
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Copilot Is Here... What Do I Do Now?
Kevin Dillaway: Mar 6, 2024 10:15:00 AM
Copilot as a suite of solutions from Microsoft continues to roll out for almost every solution that Microsoft currently publishes. The current suite...
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Copilot: A Great Tool, But Not a Magic Bullet for Knowledge Management
Ian Dicker: Mar 1, 2024 10:56:46 AM
Why Copilot is not enough for knowledge management. A recent post from my friend Marc Anderson was a thought-provoking article on knowledge...
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Copilot is Coming…Are You Ready?
Kevin Dillaway: Oct 12, 2023 10:10:29 AM
Preparing the security and compliance needed to safely and securely leverage Copilot Copilot is one of the next big things from Microsoft and will be...