Posts from August 2026

Posts from August 2026 (4)

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  Published on

  2026-08-25 1:00 p.m.

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  Koskila

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  FreelancingOmnia

  I got fired 🥲

  I got fired, chat. How cooked are we? 😱 It's never a good time to lose a job - but to lose a job in this economy? No thanks! So... What happened? Background Disclaimer I need to address some questions that keep popping up: Despite the workforce reduction, Omnia will continue to operate and deliver on its commitments. The company is downsizing, but it is not going out of business. In case you were wondering. And I know some of you were.

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  Published on

  2026-08-18 7:57 a.m.

  Authors

  Koskila

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  MicrosoftSearchCopilotConnectors

  Copilot Connectors in Microsoft Search

  In this article, I will go through some of the basics of Copilot Connectors in Microsoft Search, and how to get started with them. Background In 2021, Microsoft took the first steps in making Microsoft Search actually have some useful functionality 😅 I'm not saying this to be overly abrasive, but to most customers, Microsoft Search was absolutely pointless until that point.

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  Published on

  2026-08-11 5:26 a.m.

  Authors

  Koskila

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  SessionsAnnouncementCopilotDeclarativeAgentsM365AgentsToolkit

  See you at the HELish Summit in September!

  I'll be speaking at HELish Summit 2026 on Thursday, September 17th with my old colleague and great friend Gautam Sheth! If you're interested in Microsoft 365, Copilot, Azure, Power Platform, security, or AI - or just enjoy spending a day surrounded by people who are maybe a bit TOO enthusiastic about Microsoft technology - come say hi! This time, I'll be talking about one of the simplest ways to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot: Declarative agents and Copilot (Graph) Connectors.

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  Published on

  2026-08-04 4:48 a.m.

  Authors

  Koskila

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  AzureAIFoundryGHCPGitHubVSCodeLocalAI

  How to Use GitHub Copilot with Local LLMs in VS Code

  The era of free AI is over . But you can still choose between paying for GitHub Copilot AI Credits, paying for API consumption in Azure AI Foundry, or running local LLMs (large language models) on your own hardware. This article explains the alternatives to just writing a blank check to Microsoft. Background If you're using a personal subscription to Codex (ChatGPT) or Claude (Anthropic), you probably don't need to worry about this stuff.

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