Renewed for my 16th year in the MVP Program. Honored and humbled as always. I am now spanning two groups. Business Applications is still there but also Azure Innovation Hub (Quantum Computing). I finally get to use that quantum mechanics honors degree I got all those years ago

and then it corrupts my TaskBar, refusing to be removed, and messed with the Old Outlook TaskBar icon. Seriously, delaying release is surely a better option than this.

Sorry New Outlook, I gave you a red-hot go (again!!) and you failed me. This time subfolders off the Inbox disappeared along with their Move and Quick Steps. ics mgmt awful, no ability to remove attachments from received emails. Sadly, back to old Outlook.

I mentioned this one in my blog:.L1: Pre copilot D365 CS KB search.L2: D365 CS with Copilot.L3: D365 Sales with Agents, human still directs the process.L4: Agents do all the work, human supervises through a dashboard

We're seeing a clustering of countries who trust AI and see benefit, as opposed to countries who are more cautious and less bullish on the upside

10 Things I Learned at #MVPSummit 2025 #NDAIntact

Human: This task is too much like hard work, I'll use Copilot.Agent/Immersive Home: This task is too much like hard work, I'll use a human.

Blog Post: How a Well-Run Discovery Can Save Your Project

I'm putting together a presentation on how consultants guide the system design with the client during the Discovery phase. I wanted something similar to the pottery scene in Ghost and Copilot gave this creepy nightmare back.

Blog Post: Using Copilot to Navigate Microsoft Licensing (and other large PDFs)

Blog: The Need for Data Provenance with AI

I call @qantas up and ask to be allocated to the 11am flight which they are still advertising seats for. I am told it is full so it seems they are not only cancelling flights to backfill earlier flights but selling seats they don't have.

Using Edge's Copilot I get the same answers as Grok, without a 'premium' subscription. It is only premium if it offers some sort of additional value. Making people pay for what are hygiene factors e.g. ability to edit, is not good business. It actually makes you less competitive.

A great use of Microsoft's Power Platform to help manage type 1 diabetes.

Bing now allows you to draw through the AI Chat and the possibilities are endless. Here is a picture of Voltron as Sailor Moon. Take that MidJourney and your paid subscription!

Via @RenzaS , how we know doctors still do not have decent CRM systems.

It is not always easy to know if the shenanigans we do has an effect. You have been an inspiration to me and, if this project of mine goes as far as I hope, you will touch the lives of (at least) thousands of people who otherwise would not get access to the healthcare they need.

With AI generating mostly correct code, the role of the developer seems to be moving from coder to quality assurance #MSBuild2023.

Sarah Young at the #MicrosoftBuild2023 local rehash confirming hackers look for an easy hack. It reminds me of bicycle security. Your bike just has to be locked up more securely than the bike next to you.

Blog: Building A Medical Analysis Bot In Days With Zero Code: Part One – Setting Up AI.