AI isn't free - it runs on tokens, and tokens are the meter on your Azure bill. @soniacuff.com and I break down what a token actually is, why AI costs spike, and how to keep the bill under control - on the latest Update & Restart. Full Episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmkR... ---

Same Copilot. Same task. Totally different results. The difference is your PROMPT. @soniacuff.com and I break down better prompting for IT pros - with real Microsoft 365 Copilot examples - on the latest Update & Restart. Steal the patterns. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ge... ---

Same Copilot. Same task. Totally different results. The difference is your PROMPT. @soniacuff.com and I break down better prompting for IT pros - with real Microsoft 365 Copilot examples - on the latest Update & Restart. Steal the patterns. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ge... ---

Paying for three load balancers to run three sites on AKS? Stop. The MAIS09 demo runs Contoso, Fabrikam and Adventure Works behind ONE AGC public IP - three routes, three 200s. Both GA. Read Pierre's summary, watch the embedded session for the details. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/itopsta...

Nobody approved a swarm of AI agents - but your org probably has them anyway. @soniacuff.com and I dig into AI agent governance for IT teams on the latest Update & Restart. Who owns them? Who holds the permissions? 9 min, no hype. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=doS4...

So. Much. This! Institutional knowledge and relationships. Gone. Ugh.

Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · last mo.

My LinkedIn is full of posts by former Microsoft colleagues who accepted the voluntary retirement offer. I counted at least 9 posts from people I worked with in the past. For some reason, it felt even sadder than layoff posts. It was hard to put into words until this post from a now ex-Microsoftie.

Happy Canada day folks! Reminder to go touch grass and have a shot of maple syrup. Was off riding this weekend and still represent wherever I go.

Timeline cleanse for your Sunday because this shows up in my photos randomly for some reason…😂

Everyone's building AI agents. Way fewer talk about who runs the infra underneath them at 2am. My teammate @vrapolinario.bsky.social built an open-source repo + hands-on workshop for exactly that crowd – IT/Ops running AI on Azure. AKS, Key Vault, monitoring, governance. github.com/microsoft/AI...

We've done this before – kix32 scripts, then the PowerShell revolution. The next step is agent-level work. On the new Update and Restart I dig into Azure Copilot in Agent mode – think augmenting your team, not toy demos. Full Episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYF5...

AI Skills Fest is on RIGHT NOW – June 8–12. A virtual festival for every role: mainstage talks, live learning on LinkedIn, and the Agents League Hackathon. Finish a skilling playlist by Friday for a badge and Free cert exam! Stay curious – jump in: aiskillsnavigator.microsoft.com/events/AISF2...

"Update and Restart" A series for IT pros navigating how AI fits into their real-world infrastructure, operations, and troubleshooting. Hosted by Myself and @soniacuff.com the series cuts through hype to show how tools like Azure Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot work in real environments...

How it started and how it ended. We'll look back at this at some point and see it as a day of adventure motorcycle riding: avoiding the rain and ending up in a tornado. 😳

What does it say about you that you’d rather find time to fold and put away your laundry and iron your shirts then write your performance review? 

We are under 24 hours until Azure Infrastructure Summit starts with a Convo Note from Mark Russinovich. Three days. 30 plus sessions. 8am to 3pm PDT. Building, operating, and optimizing Azure workloads. Each session has interactive chat with the engineers! Get your Qs answered. azureinfrasummit.com

Want the real version of how cloud infrastructure gets built and run at hyperscale? On May 19 at 8:00 AM PDT I’m hosting a no slides conversation with @markrussinovich.bsky.social to open the Azure Infrastructure Summit. #Azure #Infra #Security #Cloud

Windows Server Summit is starting soon. If you manage servers, clusters, hybrid workloads, or just want to know where Windows Server is headed, this one’s for you. I’ll be there chatting with IT Pros and engineers. Hope to see you. #WindowsServer #ITPro techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/window...

Took the Kia in for an oil change today and had them look into a concerning thunk sound whenever you started to slow down. Turns out there's something wrong with a front wheel hub and transmission linkages between electric and gas engines. Buy your warranty, folks.

Popped over to building 83 yesterday on MSFT Campus for a quick shoot with my friends on the Global Skilling team.  Happy Friday folks keep on learning!

Sovereign private cloud is not a branding exercise. It is architecture plus day two reality. This session on Azure Local goes into connected versus disconnected design choices, validated hardware selection with the Azure Local Catalog, and the governance, security, and monitoring patterns you need.

Modern ops isn’t about heroics. It’s about removing friction before things break. This session digs into how Azure Image Builder and Azure Compute Gallery help you automate golden image pipelines end to end. Safe updates, consistent builds, global distribution, & fewer surprises at deploy time. /1

Me: Let’s Go! We’re going to have a productive day today! Bailee: Meh. Go ahead, I’ll catch up.

Timeline cleanse for your Sunday because this shows up in my photos randomly for some reason…😂

I’m biased, and that’s intentional. My team helped put together Windows Server Summit 2026 because this space still matters. Windows Server is still running critical workloads. Hybrid is real. This event is about the stuff you actually deal with, not marketing slides. #itpro #winServer

The Azure Infra Summit 2026 schedule is live. I challenged my team to create this event because we know Infrastructure folks aren't here for hype. They want practical info, lessons learned and ways to keep workloads workin' while everything else is on fire. Register (it's free) & plan your schedule

The Microsoft Azure Infra Summit 2026 Schedule Is Live. | Microsoft Community Hub

Hello Folks, I promised the full agenda would drop soon. Today’s the day. The schedule is locked in, the approved sessions are on the board, and I want to...

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Calling IIS “legacy” is just a way to avoid learning it. If it’s running production, it’s not legacy, it’s critical infrastructure. Here’s a solid IIS learning path that focuses on real skills so you can keep things workin’ & troubleshoot as required. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/itopsta...

This guy - Owen Cutts just makes my Friday with his passion and knowledge of music. I seek out his “Old Music Fridays” post when I sit down for my Friday morning coffee. Go check him out - you will not regret it. www.instagram.com/reel/DXgkBeT...

One of the most important things about Azure Copilot isn’t what it can do, it’s who’s still in control. I've been working with it's Agentic Operations mode for a while now. I'm impressed! Governance by design. Your permissions. Human approval. ✅ #AzureCopilot #CloudGovernance #AITools 🧵

Quote post with a video game that takes you back to your childhood. Eliot’s Corner Store in Saint John, NB had this in the back. Spent many a quarter on it.

Wes Miller@getwired.com · 4mo ago

QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood

It’s a “beautiful” day in Redmond on the MICROSOFT campus today. 🙄 Later this week - I’m gonna be sitting down with Mark Russinovich to talk about Azure & infrastructure ops. If you could ask him one question about building, deploying & managing Azure, what would it be?