I use GitHub Copilot CLI a little differently to most people; it basically acts as my professional admin tool connected with Obsidian. I’ve tried to describe it on my blog. It is a WIP but loving the power & flexibility. jamesbmarshall.com/2026/03/18/m...

How I Use 20 AI Agents to Manage My Working Week

I built 20 AI agents with GitHub Copilot CLI and an Obsidian vault to manage 25 meetings a week across three Microsoft partners. Here's what the system looks like, what genuinely helped, where I over-...

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Microsoft 365 E7 got announced yesterday. But what should you be doing about it if you’re a Microsoft Partner? Here’s everything I think you need to know, and do, right now! #MSPartners #M365Copilot #Agent365 #CSP jamesbmarshall.com/2026/03/09/e...

Microsoft 365 E7: What Partners Need to Know, and Do, Right Now

Microsoft 365 E7 is a new enterprise licence launching May 1, 2026 at $99/user/month. It bundles Copilot, Agent 365, Copilot Cowork (Anthropic), Work IQ, the full Entra Suite, Defender XDR, Purview, a...

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Oh don't mind me, I am just building my own group of coaches in GitHub Copilot CLI... they'll use my notes and interactions in Obsidian and Work IQ to synthesise guidance on where I'm spending my time and my performance to help my own thinking. I'm loving how powerful this stuff is!

@scott.hanselman.com loved your session at Tech Connect. How are you doing voice input?

You know what’s cool? Using GitHub Copilot CLI to help me organise and analyse my Obsidian vault. Or using GHCP + the Microsoft Learn MCP to research and answer a question from a Partner and help me draft an email. At 38,000ft. 🤯 You know what’s not cool? Reclining your seat in an exit row.

OK, agents in GitHub Copilot are pretty awesome.

18-year old car passed its MOT today, only a couple of advisories. I can breathe a sigh of (financial) relief. Until next year.

a man wearing a striped shirt and tie is laying down with his eyes closed

ALT: a man wearing a striped shirt and tie is laying down with his eyes closed

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I've spent some time digging into Microsoft's Partner Center and Entra ID details - turns out you cannot switch the primary Entra ID tenant once you've associated it with PC. This can be a challenge! jamesbmarshall.com/2026/01/08/u...

Understanding Partner Center Identity & Entra ID

Associating your primary corporate Entra ID with Microsoft Partner Center is a common architectural error that is surprisingly difficult to reverse. Here is why it happens and the reality of your opti...

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At least I’m on brand with my job!

I don’t like mornings where I get up and the hour is 04:xx. Somebody get me some caffeine.

You had me at "with other natural flavor"...

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It’s not too late to go shopping and start a new thanksgiving tradition - violence.

I've built a multi-agent blog writing assistant in n8n (yes, I can and should do it in Foundry...). If I 'co-write' with my AI assistant, should I call that out explicitly in the post?

My 3D printer hasn’t been doing enough lately. I need to find some good Christmas themed prints.

I’ve been writing again! This time, about how Microsoft Partners can tackle the shadow AI opportunity. jamesbmarshall.com/2025/10/19/s... #MSPartners #AI

The Shadow AI Revolution: A Golden Opportunity for Microsoft Partners

A comprehensive guide for Microsoft Partners to capitalise on the Shadow AI opportunity.

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I miss pre-Ribbon Office.

I'm slowing moving back to my blog from having used LinkedIn's newsletter feature lately. Here's something I wrote on the topic of how Microsoft Partners need to reconsider their GTM in the world of generative AI. jamesbmarshall.com/2025/10/08/a... #MSPartners #AI #GTM

From Search to Answers, Why AI Will Disqualify Partners Who Don't Adapt Their GTM

A perspective on why you need to incorporate AI engines into your GTM

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Posted a story to Viva Engage today, like some kind of internal influencer. I actually quite like it, except that I'm not sure anybody will see it!

Sunday mood.

Expensive 24hrs ahead if you’re on Octopus Agile. 😬

Finally got access to DALL-E 3 in ChatGPT today. Absolutely love the ability to create text within images.

💭 If I were called Kenny, my password vault would definitely be called Kenny’s Logins.

I’ve fallen into a rabbit hole of researching controlling moving lights using DMX via my computer. Because my shed clearly needs moving lights. Send help.

So that’s Twitter, and now Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads. It’s like MySpace, Facebook, Bebo and Friends Reunited all over again.

What's the least passive aggressive way to tell people they should search for something themselves before asking me?

Octopus Agile pricing was crazy today, so I tried to use *all the things* in my house at once to get the best of the negative rates. Not bad.

Guess I’m back here for my fill of shit-posting.

If you ignore my status on Teams, you get this.

If you ignore my status on Teams, you get this.

Can we have a Bank Holiday weekend every weekend? Would that be more acceptable than saying we're having a four-day week?

Microsoft is opening up its Bing chatbot to anyone today. That means you can sign in and use it across Bing and Edge with just a Microsoft Account https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/4/23710071/microsoft-bing-chat-ai-public-preview-plug-in-support

Microsoft’s Bing Chat AI is now open to everyone, with plug-ins coming soon

Just sign in with a Microsoft account and start chatting.

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