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So for some time now I have been tinkering with, how can I use local MCP servers remotely? Think about the scenario where I want to utilize MCP against a specific machine in another network segment, such as for running commands in Bash/zsh/PowerShell or even local file operations. Many of these MCP servers use STDIO […]

This is a summary of a presentation that I had a few weeks ago where I went into different integration options between Microsoft Copilot and Service Now, both using Copilot 365 and with Copilot Studio building custom agents. Before we go into the different options it is important to understand the different GenAI models and

Recently Microsoft introduced MCP support for Logic Apps (as described here –> Set up Standard Workflows as MCP Servers – Azure Logic Apps | Microsoft Learn) I just wanted to use this blog post to document a bit of the deployment and steps involved since the documentation was not that descriptive in some steps. NOTE:

This is something I have wanted to write for a long time, but I just had an internal session last week on this topic, and now I have gotten my thoughts down in a structured way, and therefore I wanted to write a blog post on it as well. To give some context, I am

While many have implemented MCP servers, not that many look at how to centrally manage and secure them. The issue with many MCP servers is that they are developed by the community, where we have limited control over changes and whether there are any hidden prompt injections, where the MCP server might have some hidden

The title is a bit misleading, but the main focus is on GenAI applications and services with your data. If you want to build a GenAI service that you want to connect with your data, RAG has so far been the preferred approach. However that does not mean that it is going to be perfect

What already seems like many years ago, I wrote a blog about AIOps – What it could do and how one could implement it –> What is AIOps and why should I care? – msandbu.org With all the advancements in GenAI, it’s a great time to revisit the topic, especially as AIOps—how we integrate AI

Given all the turmoil happening in the US, many companies in Europe have become more skeptical of the use of US based cloud providers (Google, AWS, Microsoft and Oracle). Many customers now have many concerns about using US based cloud technology, where I have had many meetings with customers about topics like While the risk

While on vacation this summer I was just flabbergasted by the amount of new releases, features, product announcements and improvements that was released. Therefore I decided that I wanted to write a recap on the biggest announcements and what the overall trends that I am seeing in the market. Firstly I want to point out