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Contact Center Intelligence one month in: what to prepare before the GA dates

Reflections on Contact Center Intelligence one month after the preview, and what architects should prepare before the general availability dates.

Agent FinOps in the Microsoft Ecosystem - Rev2

A living article on Copilot and agent costs. Where Copilot, Cowork, Copilot Studio, and Foundry agents show their costs, which controls actually stop spending, how to charge costs back, and what Microsoft has changed recently.

Understanding Microsoft Copilot Licensing - Rev2

A living article on what Copilot costs. What the Copilot license costs, how Copilot Credits work, which features use them, and what Microsoft has announced next.

Understanding Microsoft Power Platform Licensing Rev.7

A practitioner's reference for Power Platform core, Copilot Studio, Dataverse, Dynamics 365 Contact Center, and Dynamics 365 Customer Service.

Meetings and Daily Briefing Skills

Using the Meetings and Daily Briefing skills in Cowork for prep, recap, action items, and a prioritized morning view of your day.

Microsoft IQ: The New Intelligence Layer for Enterprise AI Agents

Microsoft's new 'IQ' layers - Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and Foundry IQ - provide AI agents with deep organizational context across work, data, and knowledge domains. Here's what they are, why they matter for enterprise AI, and how developers can use them to build smarter agents.

Calendar Management and Scheduling Skills

Cowork's Scheduling and Calendar Management skills — finding times, sending invites, reviewing the week, and defending focus time.

The Email Skill in Cowork

Using Cowork's Email skill to triage, draft, and send mail in Outlook end-to-end — with approval prompts before anything leaves your tenant.

Custom Skills in Cowork: Hands-On with SKILL.md

Hands-on custom skills in Cowork — the SKILL.md format, OneDrive layout, a working weekly-report example, and the limits that still apply.

The 13 Built-In Skills of Cowork

Cowork's 13 built-in skills named and scoped — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Email, Scheduling, Meetings, Deep Research, and more.

Hello, I’m Holger

I connect enterprise AI architecture with practical implementation, and share what I learn along the way.

I’m a Principal Architect at NTT DATA, Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), based in Berlin. My work focuses on agentic AI, intelligent automation, and the Microsoft ecosystem. I help organizations move from promising demonstrations to secure, scalable, well-governed solutions. That means connecting technology choices with business processes, enterprise data, operational ownership, and measurable outcomes.

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