Operational Insights
Charting the cloud and AI landscape
Copilot Is Great, But Still Requires a "Trust, but Verify" Mindset
July 9, 2026 • AI Assisted Coding
Copilot has been a great friend at those pertinent times when a boost to productivity is in order. Boilerplate creation on a new project can save many hours, and its ability to guide voyages into the unknown has significantly sped up my learning process. However, as good as Copilot is, you have to be even better when reviewing its code.
Alex Karp of Palantir: Frontier Labs Are Failing the Enterprise
July 6, 2026 • The AI Race
I, like many others, am digging deep to get a true bearing on generative AI's capabilities, accuracy, cost, and integration processes. You do wonder what is going on out there - what is being planned, and who is planning it. Palantir CEO Alex Karp gave us his assessment the other day on CNBC, and it sure as hell isn't all peaches and roses.
Understanding the Reasoning Effort Setting on Azure Agents
July 6, 2026 • Microsoft Foundry > Foundry AgentsI posted a blog the other day about my in-context RAG project, which is finally completed. After using it, I realized a few things regarding it's effectiveness, when it should be used and how specific platform settings can drastically alter your processing time
Future Strategy: The Code Interpreter Tool in Azure Agent Manager
July 2, 2026 • Microsoft Foundry > Foundry AgentsInitial thoughts on leveraging the Code Interpreter tool for highly accurate data validation and statistical calculations: alerting users to inline data anomalies is straightforward, but orchestrating automated, on-the-fly text corrections requires a bit more architectural complexity.
Insights: Optimizing Microsoft Foundry Agent Settings for an In-Context RAG Pipeline
July 1, 2026 • Generative AI > RAG PipelinesI am setting up an In-Context RAG pipeline that utilizes Web Search (formerly known as "Grounded with Bing"), pre-loading it with my own data as opposed to using public-facing prompts. Quite honestly, it has been an exciting experience, and I wanted to pass along some important information regarding agent settings for those looking to do something similar.
Is that Swedish or Norwegian? Azure AI Language service can't seem to tell.
June 17, 2026 • Generative AI > LanguageJust documenting a minor nuisance that I found with Azure Language Service.
Azure AI Image Analysis and Generation Resource/FAQ
June 11, 2026 • Generative AI > VisionAzure Vision Service vs Generating new images with OpenAI. They are two different services.
Coding with Copilot: When to Trust It and When to Take the Wheel
June 8, 2026 • AI Assisted CodingWould you let a smart car drive you from coast to coast? Honestly, would you trust it at all times? AI-assisted coding is no different; you must know when to take the wheel.
A Resurgence of Razor Pages?
June 8, 2026 • AI Assisted CodingI am not a native developer of Angular and React applications. My first dive into building front-ends with these JavaScript libraries was with the assistance of GitHub Copilot. However, after June 1st, I quickly learned that React and Angular front-ends consume a significant number of tokens. Will Razor Pages be employed in greater volume now that GitHub Copilot has gone to usage based building?
Tokens or Toilet Paper?
June 3, 2026 • AI Assisted CodingSticker shock all around for as GitHub moves Copilot to a new usage based pricing model. Expect to pay 5-10 times more!