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Agents vs. Skills: Teaching Your AI Coding Assistant to Be Consistently Great
AI coding assistants like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot are remarkably capable — they can refactor entire modules, debug complex issues, and...
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Three Copilots to Accelerate Application Development
Does your organization suffer from Excel mart syndrome? This is when critical data is managed in Excel. Well, you are not alone! This post will...
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Can I Get that Copilot Studio Agent as a Popup Agent?
Mary Harvey: Mar 30, 2026 4:55:53 PM
Displaying Copilot Studio Agents from a floating chat button in SharePoint with SSO
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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...