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Microsoft 365

11,000 Models – So Which One Do I Actually Pick?

Over 11,000 models in the Microsoft Foundry catalog – and the most common question I get is still: „Which one do I actually pick?“ In this article I walk through a pragmatic approach to model selection: where to start, what specializations really matter, how token costs can surprise you, and where compliance quietly becomes a deal-breaker.

SharePoint Is Not Knowledge Management. It’s the Stage.
Microsoft 365

SharePoint Is Not Knowledge Management. It’s the Stage.

Most SMEs store documents in SharePoint and call it done. But without a clear knowledge lifecycle – defined owners, review cycles, and a plan for what happens to knowledge that lives in Teams chats, emails, and people’s heads – SharePoint quietly turns into a data graveyard.
In this article I look at where SharePoint genuinely delivers, where it structurally can’t, and what it takes to close the gap. Including how Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Search, and MCP servers can surface knowledge from Confluence, Jira, or ServiceNow at runtime – without migrating a single file.
The technology is ready. The question is whether your knowledge base is.

Microsoft Azure

Viva Learning with Your Own Content: Why Internal Clips Beat Any YouTube Playlist

The article discusses the importance of Viva Learning in Microsoft 365 and how it integrates both internal and external learning sources in one place. It highlights the benefits of user-generated content, such as short videos and PDFs created by colleagues, to effectively share knowledge. These materials are more credible and relevant to daily work. Viva Learning allows these resources to be organized in a searchable catalog, making learning more efficient and accessible.

Microsoft Azure

Azure Portal vs. Azure CLI vs. Bicep – Who’s Actually in Charge Here?

From clicks to code—my journey into Azure started with the Portal and quickly brewed into a full-blown infrastructure adventure. In this post, I explore the three main ways to manage Azure resources (Portal, CLI, and Bicep), share the mistakes I made as a beginner, and dive into why automation is the secret ingredient for scalable cloud operations. Bonus: a fresh shot of Terraform insights and a few espresso-flavored tips to keep your deployments smooth and strong.

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Azure Management Groups – Bringing Order to Your Cloud Chaos

Is your Azure environment starting to feel like the Wild West? With Management Groups, you can finally bring structure, clarity, and control to your cloud setup. In this post, I break down what they are, why they matter, and how even non-admins can use them to simplify governance, costs, and access — all without drowning in tech jargon.

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