AI tools continue to evolve - what can we do with them today? Richard chats with Cecilia Wirén about her experiences using the latest AI tools to support DevOps workflows, diagnostics, and the crafting of new scripts. Cecilia focuses on tools that can help admins who occasionally work on scripts, including getting into a GitHub workflow to track prompts and results generated by LLMs, so you can always revert and learn from various approaches to interact with these new tools. The tools continue to evolve; it's worth looking at the latest features and models!

Links

• Azure SRE Agent
• Microsoft Security Copilot
• GitHub Copilot
• Awesome Copilot
• Copilot Extensions

Recorded December 3, 2025

A new year - and so much to do! To start 2026, Richard flies solo again to discuss the issues he's seen on sysadmins' minds as we head into the new year. Obviously, AI is eating up a lot of the conversation from many different angles: tools that can help us be more productive, security issues in our organizations due to misuse, and now, AI-driven hacking. Security still looms large, and not just from an AI perspective - the latest round of supply chain attacks has led to litigation, putting new emphasis on making sure you're secure. Windows has a new leader, things are changing there, and there's the ongoing migration to the cloud. Does it still make sense? There seems to be more concern about data sovereignty than ever, and some meaningful conversations to have. Happy New Year!

Links

• Azure SRE Agents with Deepthi Chelupati
• Microsoft Purview
• The M365 Copilot Data Readiness Checklist with Nikki Chapple
• Quering for Breaches with Mark Morowcyznski
• Managing Vendor Incidents with Mandi Walls
• Incident Management and the Crowdstrike event with Lieam Westley
• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft Entra ID Protection with Corissa Koopmans
• Windows Server 2025
• Upgrading to Windows Server 2025 with Robert Smit

Recorded December 20, 2025

So what does Windows want for Christmas? Paul Thurrott is back to talk about everything that happened to Windows in 2025, and what that might hold for 2026. Paul talks about Pavan Davuluri being promoted to President of Windows & Devices - and reunifying the Windows Client and Windows Core teams. That sets up an opportunity to make some significant moves from Windows, which, of course, will involve AI - although the reaction to the public when Pavan said as much was not all that positive. Windows has plenty of problems to address, but one of the brighter notes is Windows on ARM and the Snapdragon processor. And maybe, just maybe, someone's wish will come true, and we'll see Windows 12!

Links

• Pavan's Famous AI Tweet
• M365 Copilot
• Microsoft Loop
• Microsoft Recall

Recorded December 16, 2025