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 […]

Top 10 Ways to Save Money with Azure FinOps

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, managing costs effectively is crucial for organizations to optimize their investments and maximize returns. Azure’s comprehensive suite offers numerous opportunities for businesses to streamline their expenditure without compromising on performance or security. In this blog, we will explore the top 10 ways to save money using Azure […]

Top 10 Ways to Optimize Your Azure Environment

As organizations strive to enhance their operations and derive maximum value from their cloud investments, optimizing the Azure environment becomes paramount. By following a strategic approach, companies can ensure they leverage Azure’s full potential to create a more efficient, secure, and cost-effective cloud setup. Here are ten proven strategies that can help you achieve this […]

Six Big Things I’m Thinking About

I’m constantly challenging myself to think about what’s next. In a sense it is the only constant in the technology community… that our jobs and lives will continue to be shaped by the powerful opportunity that tech evolution presents. If someone asked, “what do you care about right now?”, I might have a different answer […]

Why your Azure tenant needs sandbox subscriptions

Hello, fellow cloud enthusiasts! Today I’m going to talk about a very important topic: sandbox landing zones in the cloud adoption framework. If you’re not familiar with the cloud adoption framework, it’s a set of best practices and guidance from Microsoft to help you plan and implement your cloud journey. Sandbox landing zones are isolated […]

Reviewing Options for Modern Desktop, AVD, and W365

Talking about deploying modern desktop, AVD, W365/Azure topologies.

M365 Spring Workshop – M&A in Azure and Office 365

I presented to the M365 user group Spring Workshop on M&A in Azure and Office 365:

Optimizing M&A for Office 365 and Azure

Talking about optimizing M&A for Office 365 in Azure, including:

Patterns
Approach
Stage Gates
Architecture Models
Assessment
Driving Outcomes

Azure Private Endpoints vs. Service Endpoints

Today I’m going to explain the difference between Azure Private Endpoint and Service Endpoints, and when to use which. Sounds exciting, right? Well, buckle up, because it’s going to be a wild ride. First of all, what are these endpoints anyway? Well, they are both ways to connect your private network to Azure services, such […]

Being Successful at Azure FinOps

We talked extensively about how to be successful at reducing Azure spend and responsibly engaging in Azure FinOps activities. Check it out!

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.

Azure Governance & Security