Knowing what agents are configured to do is one thing, but organizations also need to know how to monitor agents at runtime. Knowing what users are actually saying to those agents, what data they are accessing, and whether anything risky is happening at runtime requires a different set of tools. Read more
Sharing and deploying agents in Copilot Studio is one of the most frequently misunderstood topics in the platform. The official documentation covers the essential, but it leaves several important behaviors unexplained, particularly around permissions & channel-specific characteristics. This article covers sharing and deploying agents from a governance perspective. The goal Read more
“Chat Sessions”, “Messages” and then “Copilot Credits”, Copilot Studio licensing has gone through a few iterations already. Let’s summarize the different options available, when each makes sense, how to report and monitor consumption, and what options exist (or don’t) for controlling costs. This article is part of the Copilot Studio Governance Read more
Copilot Studio is evolving fast, but governance and visibility capabilities haven’t kept up. The Copilot Studio Monitor fills critical visibility gaps by surfacing the configuration of every agent in a structured data model extended from the CoE Kit. Until Microsoft delivers a complete, unified agent observability layer (hopefully coming soon with Agent Read more
Configuring the Power Platform tenant settings properly is one of the simplest (and most overlooked) ways to strengthen governance and security. Yet, many organizations still end up with configuration drift or outdated defaults that expose unnecessary risks. While most settings are now visible in the Power Platform Admin Center (PPAC), Read more
I shared my thoughts on the CoE Starter Kit a while ago. Long story short: it’s a great foundation, a toolkit to build on and adapt to your organization’s needs. Microsoft recommends upgrading the kit at least every 3 months. Let’s be honest for a second… how many organizations actually Read more
What’s with the Endpoint Manager? I recently shared the Endpoint Collector, an extension of the CoE Kit which allows CoEs and Admins to report on the Endpoints configured with the HTTP connector in Cloud Flows. Having visibility is great, but how about actual control? I have heard the below question Read more
Monitoring Endpoints configured in the HTTP connectors in Cloud Flows is key to safely govern the Power Platform and prevent data leaks. I share a reusable solution for it!
This is probably one of the most recurring topics in the Power Platform: Licensing. Instead of discussing the various plans available, or whether making Managed Environments more accessible could actually bring more benefits to both Microsoft and their customers, we’ll jump right into a very practical question: How can CoEs Read more
One of the key requirements for any platform governance is visibility. For an organization to be able to govern the usage of any technology, they will need visibility over it. For this, they will need access to inventory and usage telemetry data. But… Gathering the data only is far from Read more