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2 bald guys talking 💩 about AI

Jun 19, 2025

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3 min read

2 bald guys talking 💩 about AI

Apps, Agents & Anxiety. Jukka chats with Steve Mordue about Copilot hype, partner survival, and where their views on AI (predictably) diverge.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Getting to one billion agents

May 30, 2025

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5 min read

Getting to one billion agents

How Microsoft could "change the game" of AI agents by simply changing what they are calling features in their existing products.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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The Burning Platform strategy of Microsoft

May 22, 2025

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11 min read

The Burning Platform strategy of Microsoft

Satya Nadella's "burn the ships" directive to his inner circle signals total commitment to AI - but at what cost to current customers relying on MS business apps?

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Gaps in low-code platforms, 2025 edition

May 13, 2025

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4 min read

Gaps in low-code platforms, 2025 edition

The seven persistent sins of vendors that sell their platforms for serious low-code developers out there. Microsoft, ServiceNow, OutSystems, and the rest.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Dataverse in 2025

Apr 28, 2025

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8 min read

Dataverse in 2025

Where did Microsoft Dataverse come from originally and how its role (and name) has changed along that journey?

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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The UI for AI remains broken

Apr 15, 2025

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10 min read

The UI for AI remains broken

Copilot agents should be ready to take on real work tasks by now. Microsoft's UI mess keeps discouraging the use of AI for anything of importance.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Enterprise templates - an oxymoron

Apr 2, 2025

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4 min read

Enterprise templates - an oxymoron

Power Platform enterprise application templates are getting pushed aside in the age of Copilot.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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From low-code to vibe-code

Mar 19, 2025

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4 min read

From low-code to vibe-code

Why would makers and developers adopt low-code GUI tools now that AI can generate endless amounts of code - sometimes based on nothing but "vibes".

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Making sense of Data Exploration Agent

Mar 3, 2025

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3 min read

Making sense of Data Exploration Agent

Using Copilot for view filters and charts in model-driven Power Apps: not a revolutionary feature, yet necessary evolutionary step towards proper AI agents.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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A twist in the Fabric

Feb 19, 2025

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9 min read

A twist in the Fabric

The push for Microsoft Fabric with its enterprise data platform capabilities is leaving SMB audience of Power BI behind.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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"Just let me edit the code"

Feb 5, 2025

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7 min read

"Just let me edit the code"

The Power Platform security challenge that Microsoft and customers need to balance: how much control of the code is the right amount?

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Copilot killed Microsoft Search

Jan 23, 2025

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6 min read

Copilot killed Microsoft Search

Built-in search integrations between M365 and D365 are making way for Microsoft Graph based connectors that better serve our new AI overlords: Microsoft 365 Copilot agents.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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The price is not yet right for AI

Jan 10, 2025

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4 min read

The price is not yet right for AI

Weekly perspectives: why tech companies struggle to find the appropriate price tag to turn a profit with generative AI.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Viva Forever - or maybe not?

Dec 19, 2024

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3 min read

Viva Forever - or maybe not?

Weekly Perspectives: Is Microsoft still serious about its employee experience related tools in Viva Suite?

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Are AI agents a good business for anyone?

Dec 12, 2024

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5 min read

Are AI agents a good business for anyone?

Weekly Perspectives: looking at the signals coming from Microsoft, Salesforce, and OpenAI on their AI product adoption among customers.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Weekly perspectives: why AI chatbots can't replace search

Dec 5, 2024

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3 min read

Weekly perspectives: why AI chatbots can't replace search

Roles of Copilot vs. Search in a Microsoft 365 tenant. The enshittification of Google search and the rise of alternative search engines.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Weekly perspectives: mysteries of Ignite 2024

Nov 28, 2024

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6 min read

Weekly perspectives: mysteries of Ignite 2024

Drilling into three interesting themes picked out from Microsoft's messages presented on the virtual stages of Ignite.

Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen

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Brutally honest and cheerfully sarcastic insights on Microsoft’s low-code and AI technology, business apps, and the business of software - written by Jukka Niiranen.

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