Governing the AI Agent Explosion: Identity, Control, and the Digital Workforce

Artificial intelligence agents – from chatbots and virtual assistants to autonomous workflows – are proliferating across enterprises. Organizations are on the cusp of an explosion in AI agents, with each department spinning up bots to automate tasks, assist employees, and engage customers. This surge brings enormous opportunity and risk. To harness the benefits, companies need a robust Agent Governance strategy that covers everything from […]

My Top Microsoft Ignite Sessions

Introduction: Microsoft Ignite 2025 is more than a tech conference—it’s a launchpad for the next wave of enterprise innovation. This annual gathering is where Microsoft unveils its big bets and visions, especially around the era of AI. For technology executives, Ignite offers a front-row seat to the trends and tools that will shape business in the coming year. […]

Digital Workers Are Reshaping the Modern Workforce: The New 50/50 Org Chart

Automation and AI have entered a new era – one in which “digital workers” (robots, AI agents, software bots) might soon handle half or more of all work tasks across many businesses. This isn’t science fiction or distant speculation; it’s happening now. A leaked Amazon robotics plan recently revealed ambitions to automate up to 75% […]

Solving for the AI-End-in-Mind with Data Products

Every ambitious analytics initiative – whether it’s demand forecasting, inventory optimization, supply chain risk prediction, or even next-best customer recommendations – should begin with the end in mind. In practice, this means starting with the AI-driven outcome your business wants (forecast accuracy, reduced stockouts, optimized supply planning, etc.) and working backward to ensure the data […]

Agent Mode in Microsoft 365 Copilot: A New Era for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Microsoft 365 Copilot has evolved far beyond its early days of simple document searches and meeting summaries. The new “Agent Mode” transforms Copilot from a one-shot assistant into a collaborative AI partner capable of orchestrating multi-step tasks in Excel, Word, and (soon) PowerPoint 1. This leap opens up a broader set of business possibilities – […]

How Azure AI Agent Framework Accelerates the Momentum of Digital Workers

What if 50% of the work in your organization could be performed by AI agents? This provocative idea captures the promise of Digital Workers (AI-driven software assistants) in the modern enterprise 1. It’s not about replacing people, but augmenting the workforce – offloading routine tasks to AI so human talent focuses on higher-value activities 2. […]

Digital Worker Strategy: AI Agents in Software Development and Business

Imagine if 50% of the work in your organization could be performed by AI agents. This provocative question 1 captures the promise of Digital Agents (also known as digital workers or AI agents) in the modern enterprise. These intelligent software assistants are transforming how we develop software and how we run business operations. Forward-looking organizations […]

Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio MCP Integration

In the world of enterprise AI, we’re moving past single, siloed AI assistants toward interconnected “agentic” systems. Two key platforms driving this change are Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio. Azure AI Foundry (announced at Ignite 2024) is Microsoft’s unified AI platform for developers – it ties together the tools devs love (like Visual Studio, GitHub) with a powerful […]

Understanding “Tools” in Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry

The Power of Tools in Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio Introduction In the evolving landscape of enterprise AI, one concept is quietly transforming how we build intelligent systems: tools. Whether you’re working with Azure AI Foundry or Copilot Studio, understanding tools—and how agents use them—is foundational to unlocking real business value. What is a […]

Translytical Task Flows: Integrating Analytics and Action in Power BI

Translytical Task Flows are a new Power BI feature (currently in public preview as of May 2025) that combine transactional operations with analytical insights, directly within your reports In essence, “translytical” merges transactional and analytical – allowing end-users to not only visualize data but also act on it in real time without leaving the dashboard I’ve set out to describe: what translytical task flows are, why they […]

Nathan Lasnoski

Technology is at the heart of the transformation of modern society and business. I engage in innovation, artificial intelligence, disruption, and ethics under the lense that we only do this because people matter.

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