Rob Quickenden
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Microsoft MVP for Windows and Devices but also a general tech enthusiast and Copilot Pilot!
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· Oct 1
Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework: The Open-Source Engine for Agentic AI Apps | Azure AI Foundry Blog
Why agents need a new foundation Over the last year, developers have been experimenting with AI agents in every imaginable form. Agents are not just chatbots or copilots — they are autonomous software components that can reason about goals, call tools and APIs, collaborate with other agents, and adapt dynamically. Whether it’s a retrieval agent […]
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Rob Quickenden
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· Sep 29
What is the SharePoint Knowledge and what does it do?
The responses and workflows you get back from AI is only as good as the content it can reason over or leverage. If your content (data) is not in good shape and healthy (relevant, up-to-date etc) then it "isn’t ready" meaning your experience of AI will be "sub optimal" at best. This is where Microsoft's upcoming SharePoint’s Knowledge Agent comes it.
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Rob Quickenden
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· Sep 26
Beyond OpenAI: Microsoft Copilot flirts with Claude.
Microsoft has started to broaden their AI horizons by adding their first (not Open AI) model into Copilot. Microsoft are integrating Anthropic’s Claude models into Microsoft 365 Copilot which marks a significant pivot from their exclusive OpenAI-centric approach. Microsoft are also working on their models which we already see on Copilot Plus PCs which will at some point make their way to Copilot.
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Rob Quickenden
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· Sep 25
Is Cisco’s “Sovereign Critical Infrastructure” a “New Era for European Digital Autonomy”
Cisco yesterday announced what they referred to as a "significant milestone" in Europe’s journey toward digital sovereignty. Their Sovereign Critical Infrastructure portfolio is a comprehensive, air-gapped solution designed to give European organisations full control over their digital environments - from infrastructure, through collaboration, through to data. This will be available from the end of this month (September 2025…
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· Sep 23
Microsoft Power Platform Licensing Guide
Microsoft have made their monthly-updated Power Platform Licensing Deck publicly available. Now, you might think this is not worthy of a blog post, but for many organisations, this information has always been hidden away meaning organisations had to talk to Microsoft or their licensing / support partner to "understand" how Power Platform is licensed against a bunch of different scenarios. …
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