December 2024 Newsletter

December 2024 Newsletter Table of Contents Wrapping up 2024—and Looking Ahead to 2025 As we close out the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the IT news stories that shaped the industry. From groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence and cloud computing to escalating cybersecurity challenges and new technologies, 2024 has been a year […]

Answering Your Top AI Questions… Without Using AI – Part Two

In my last post, we tackled some BIG questions around AI—what it is and how it works, along with potential dangers and benefits. Pretty heady stuff! This time, let’s shift gears and dive deeper into how to implement AI successfully. As I mentioned before, as a consulting team, we are presented with many questions around AI […]

Answering Your Top AI Questions… Without Using AI – Part One

Part One of a Two-Part Series: Big Questions with Not-So-Big (But Still Really Good) Answers As eGroup Enabling Technologies’ Data & AI Practice Director, I get the privilege (seriously!) of meeting with individuals and organizations every day, and together, explore how to integrate modern data and AI capabilities into their business functions. For each conversation, […]

How Microsoft Copilot in Fabric Boosts Productivity

How I’m using Copilot in Fabric: Data Factory, Data Science – Spark Notebooks, Power BI Desktop – DAX Query View, and Visuals Creation. As a BI Engineer/Data Analyst, I often work with different tools and platforms to collect, process, analyze, and visualize data. However, sometimes I face challenges such as writing complex code, creating effective […]

Where, Oh Where, Should I Start With AI? ​

AI is everywhere. It is one of those rare technologies that have fascinated so many people in such a short time. When it comes to deciding whether to adopt AI in their organization, business and technology leaders are divided into three groups. There is the vanguard, those pioneers who already have AI-enabled solutions up and […]

Stakeholders To Include in Your Organization’s AI Efforts

I had a discussion with a former CIO colleague last week about generative AI and what the impact might look like over the next few years as it starts to take hold in our everyday lives. In some respects, the introduction of tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or Q to the workplace remind us of […]

Can Microsoft 365 Copilot Command the Coin?

After many conversations with organizations about Microsoft 365 Copilot, we’re starting to see two patterns developing: Organizations who have bought or are already budgeted for the licensing Organizations who are seeking answers about ROI, security, or user experience before budgeting for licensing This insight comes from conversations before Microsoft lifted the minimum requirements of 300 […]

Summary of Announcements from Microsoft

Summary of Announcements from Microsoft A flurry of pricing info, new product innovations, and name changes have been announced in the past two weeks. Here’s a summary and some resources for your research and planning.   Microsoft 365 Copilot  Commercial pricing for Microsoft 365 Copilot was announced at $30/user/month. No release date information yet. Microsoft joined […]