AI & Industry
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Is Microsoft Copilot Falling Behind in the AI Race?
Copilot holds just 1.1% of web AI market share while ChatGPT dominates at 64.5%. But is Microsoft actually losing the AI race — or is the story more complicated than the headlines suggest?
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Becoming AI-Ready (Step 5:Governance).
Step 5 — Finding the Right First AI Use Case: The Key to Early Wins (1.5-Minute Read) Part of the “Becoming AI-Ready” Series Most AI programs fail not because of the technology —but because the organization chooses the wrong first use case. The right first use case is simple, measurable, high-impact, and easy to deploy.The
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Becoming AI-Ready (Step 4:Governance).
Step 4 — Governance & Guardrails: Keeping AI Safe, Not Slow (1.5-Minute Read) Part of the “Becoming AI-Ready” Series AI supercharges productivity — but it also supercharges risk.Without guardrails, AI can expose sensitive files, surface outdated documents, and amplify mistakes. Governance isn’t overhead.Governance is operational safety. Here’s the practical, field-proven version of what AI governance
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Becoming AI-Ready (Step 3:Access Control).
Step 3 — Access Controls in an AI World: Least Privilege at Scale (1-Minute Read) Part of the “Becoming AI-Ready” Series Here’s the part most organizations underestimate: AI inherits everything a user can access.If a user can open it, AI can analyze it, summarize it, surface it, and reference it — even if it’s something
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Becoming AI-Ready (Step 2:Data).
Step 2 — Preparing Your Data for AI: Clean, Classify, Consolidate (1-Minute Read) Part of the “Becoming AI-Ready” Series AI is only as good as the data it can see, trust, and interpret.Right now, most orgs have data everywhere — across Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, file shares, laptops, old NAS devices, Dropbox, Box, and shadow IT.
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Becoming AI-Ready (Step 1:Identity).
Step 1 — Fix Identity: The Non-Negotiable Foundation of AI (1-Minute Read) Part of the “Becoming AI-Ready” Series Before data, governance, or use-cases — identity comes first.If identity is weak, AI becomes unpredictable, unsafe, and impossible to control.This is the number-one blocker I see in the field. Here’s the quick version of what “fixing identity”
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Becoming AI-Ready (Series Intro).
Becoming AI-Ready: The Practical Guide (Series Intro — 2-Minute Read) Post 3 of The Architect’s Notebook Everyone wants AI right now — Copilot, automation, intelligent insights.But real AI readiness isn’t a switch you flip. It’s a maturity path. Over the next several posts, I’m breaking down the exact sequence I use with customers to get
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The AI Readiness Gap.
The AI Readiness Gap: What I See Every Week as an Architect (2-Minute Read) Everyone wants AI right now — Copilot, automation, smarter workflows.But here’s the reality I run into with customers every week: Most organizations are not ready for AI.Not because they lack tools, but because the foundations aren’t there yet. Here’s the short
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DeepSeek Just Changed the AI Economics Game. Here’s What It Means for Microsoft.
DeepSeek R1 shocked the AI world in January 2025. Here’s what it actually means for Microsoft’s AI strategy and enterprise customers.