Notes from the build
Practical writing on AI, custom software, and the Microsoft cloud, from the engineers who ship it.
Your Data Strategy Is Now Your AI Strategy
If your AI reads data that wasn't organized for it, your leaders get confident wrong answers. Kevin Harmer's Irvine workshop shows how to fix it.
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7 POSTSHow should a law firm choose its first AI use cases?
Choose law-firm AI use cases by comparing workflow value, confidentiality, permissions, review effort, and measurable results before expanding a pilot.
Read moreHow to Get Real-Time Job Cost Visibility Without Replacing Your ERP
Construction owners running CMIC or Vista can surface live job cost data without ripping out their ERP. Here is the Microsoft Fabric path and what it takes to get there.
Read moreBuild a Copilot agent for CMiC, Viewpoint or Plex
The six-phase pattern for building a custom Copilot agent on ERP data, and how to tell which systems an agent can reach directly.
Read moreWhere can Microsoft 365 Copilot help a construction company, and when do you need more?
See where Microsoft 365 Copilot fits construction workflows and when ERP data, job-cost questions, and automation need additional integration.
Read moreMicrosoft AI governance for CMMC manufacturers
Manufacturing AI governance under CMMC: how Purview, Entra, Defender and GCC High map to CMMC practice families, and what goes in before agents run.
Read moreHow much does an Azure Well-Architected Review cost?
Most Azure Well-Architected Reviews are a fixed scoped fee set by estate size and complexity. What drives the price, why fixed beats hourly, and when Microsoft can fund it.
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