Brien Posey

As organizations rush to adopt various generative AI tools, Microsoft Copilot Enterprise Data Protection helps organizations maintain security and compliance. If a user were to upload a file to a random generative AI tool for example, the file’s contents could potentially be used to further train the underlying model. This could cause an organization’s sensitive…

Copilot Chat is a feature of Microsoft 365 Copilot that allows users to interact with Microsoft Copilot using a conversational style interface. In doing so, users type (or speak) their queries into a chat box. Copilot then uses an underlying Large Language Model based on GPT-5 to parse and then respond to the user’s input….

Understanding the differences between Microsoft Copilot vs ChatGPT is essential for organizations evaluating how AI can enhance productivity, creativity, and business workflows. While both tools are built on advanced generative AI models, they were designed with very different purposes in mind. Microsoft Copilot vs ChatGPT: Primary use cases for each tool ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot…

Microsoft 365 Copilot compliance represents a significant challenge for organizations using generative AI capabilities directly in the Microsoft 365 suite. Before you deploy this powerful tool, you must meticulously prepare your organisational environment to ensure both robust security and adherence to compliance mandates. This preparation is not merely a technical exercise. It involves strategic considerations concerning your data,…

Microsoft 365 Copilot Connectors provide a way of making data outside of Microsoft 365 available to Copilot. Although Microsoft 365 Copilot is probably best known for its ability to interact with Microsoft 365 data, businesses typically also have data stored in other data sources. What if Copilot could read your Google Drive or Salesforce records…

An Active Directory Global Catalog works to simplify forest wide searches by storing a partial replica of all of the forest’s naming contexts. These replicas can be used in forest wide searches. What is a Global Catalog server? A Global Catalog server is a domain controller that stores a full copy of the Active Directory…

Imagine finishing your workday and realizing that a Copilot agent has already summarized your meetings, scheduled follow-ups, and drafted your next client email, without you lifting a finger. That’s the reality Copilot agents are bringing to Microsoft 365. What is a Copilot Agent? A Copilot agent is an AI enabled bot that lives inside of…

The Office Customization Tool for Click-To-Run is a web-based Tool created by Microsoft to simplify the generation of configuration files required to centrally deploy custom Office installations in any kind of organization. The tool, currently in preview, is very simple to use and it allows us to create such configuration files in minutes.

One of the things that makes server virtualization so enticing is virtual machine portability. If a host server starts to become overloaded, or you need to upgrade to newer hardware, you can move virtual machines to another host server via the Import and Export function. In this article, Brien Posey explains the import/export process and how to avoid some common pitfalls of moving your virtual machines.

Although service level agreements are often a source of stress for network administrators, they can be made to work in your favor. In this article, Brien Posey uses his experiences to show you why service level agreements can sometimes be a good thing.

One of the tricky things about configuring Hyper-V is that you can have more guest operating systems than you have CPU cores. In this article, Brien Posey talks about finding the right balance between cores and guest operating systems.

Server virtualization can save money by making better use of your hardware resources. Even so, deciding which servers should be virtualized, and which server should host which virtual servers is something of an art form. In this article, Brien Posey shows you a free tool from Microsoft that can help you with the planning process.