CIAOPS Need to Know Microsoft 365 Webinar – September

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Now in our tenth year!

Join me for the free monthly CIAOPS Need to Know webinar. Along with all the Microsoft Cloud news we’ll be taking a look at implementing Local AI

Shortly after registering you should receive an automated email from Microsoft Teams confirming your registration, including all the event details as well as a calendar invite.

You can register for the regular monthly webinar here:

September Registrations

(If you are having issues with the above link copy and paste – https://bit.ly/n2k2609)

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – September 2026
Friday 2nd of October 2026
11.00am – 12.00am Sydney Time

All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Youtube channel.

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session and I look forward to seeing you there.

Unlocking AI Power: My first attempt at a Multi-Model Prompting App with Azure AI Foundry

Video = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8nh2sbO-Go

Join me as I walk you through the innovative AI app I’ve been developing! In this video, I demonstrate how you can send prompts to a variety of large language models—or even leverage an agent with grounded data—for smarter, more accurate responses. You’ll see how the model router selects the best LLM for your needs, compare outputs from different models like GPT OSS120B and DeepSeek-R1, and discover the advantages of using agents with real data sources. Plus, I showcase user-friendly features like exporting results, saving prompts, and customizing your workspace. Whether you’re an AI enthusiast or just curious about the latest in prompt engineering, this demo will inspire you to explore new possibilities with Azure AI Foundry!

I’m looking for feedback on whether this type of app has value and what additional features and functionality could be added? Let me know in the comments.

Combining PowerShell and AI for M365 Security Analysis

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I’ve used AI to create smart Microsoft 365 expert technical agents which I have deployed to Teams for CIAOPS Patrons:

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I’ve also created a smart Microsoft 365 expert technical agent that you can use for free via email:

https://blog.ciaops.com/2025/06/11/get-your-m365-questions-answered-via-email-2/

simply by putting your question in the body of an email and sending it to robert.agent@ciaops365.com.

Now, I have integrated AI into my PowerShell scripts! Let me explain what I’ve done.

I’ve created an agent in Azure AI Foundry that is ‘grounded’ with all my M365 knowledge that is in the CIAOPS Patron community. I’ll cover off what I have learned about Azure AI Foundry in another post.

Next, I created a PowerShell script that firstly logs into a tenant to be inspected,

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extracts all the security information like Secure Score details, Conditional Access policies and more,

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bundles all that up into a single JSON file (about 8MB in size)

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and then connects to my Foundry agent and uploads that extracted data for analysis

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After analysis it generates and displays an extensive HTML report

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which looks like:

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and you can find a complete copy of to review at here, because it is too large for this post:

https://github.com/directorcia/Office365/blob/master/Analysis/secure-score-foundry.png

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I’ve configured my Foundry agent to use a ‘Model router’, meaning that the agent uses what it things is the best LLM to do the analysis automatically.

The report include Prioritized recommendations:

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A visualized Remediation Roadmap:

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and whole lot more. I encourage you to take a moment and study the example output for yourself, which is AI generated.

I am now building similar AI analysis scripts for al M365 services like Exchange, SharePoint, etc and plant expand these over time.

Here’s the best part. As part of my testing process I am happy to make this Secure Score AI Analysis script available to a select few who read this and send me an email (director@ciaops.com) asking for a copy. You’ll need to be comfortable with PowerShell and have the MSGraph module already installed to run the script. Even better for the select few that do respond – I’ll give you access to my Azure AI Foundry agent for FREE to do the analysis. There are some conditions you’ll need to agree to, like going on my email list and understanding this is all still a beta test but there will be no cost if you qualify and agree. To start that process just email me (director@ciaops.com) saying you are keen to give it a go and I’ll send along the all the details.

There are just so many ways that I can see how to integrate AI with PowerShell and I’ll be sharing more soon on what I am doing.