This one is all about environment usability.
Now that the base is solid, the next post moves into actual fine-tuning!
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This one is all about environment usability.
Now that the base is solid, the next post moves into actual fine-tuning!
A “working” AI Workbench project isn’t the same as a usable one.
Part 2 of my DGX Spark series covers the path from a validated container to a real training environment, including why Jupyter and package management silently failed. 👉 blog.brianbaldock.net/learning-fin...
This is Part 1 of a longer series.
Next up: actually fine-tuning models on DGX Spark, including LoRA and QLoRA tradeoffs once the platform is stable.
Before you can fine-tune anything on DGX Spark, you have to get the platform right. Part 1 of my blog post walks through AI Workbench, PyTorch, 👇 CUDA, and the things that break early on Blackwell. 👉 blog.brianbaldock.net/learning-fin...
I posted a quick guide on how I manage Python versions on Windows using PyEnv and a small PowerShell tweak.
If you bounce between projects, this setup keeps things painless.
Read more here:
Read more here: blog.brianbaldock.net/lightningcop...
Link to the github repo: github.com/brianbaldock...
It’s been about a month since I published the LightningCopilot guide, integrating Microsoft Copilot Studio Agents into Salesforce Lightning with Entra ID SSO and MSAL.
What’s interesting is how many teams I've talked to saying they hit the same blockers!
The AI space is finally shifting from single, siloed copilots to connected ecosystems.
Microsoft just launched Magentic, a marketplace where AI agents can collaborate, automate, and scale across industries.
👉 thenewstack.io/microsoft-la...
#MSFTE
Check it out here: blog.brianbaldock.net/lightningcop...
The hardest part of the LightningCopilot project wasn’t building the LWC.
It was getting Entra ID, Power Platform, and Copilot Studio to all agree on who you are — silently.
Federated credentials, custom scopes, Static Resources instead of CDNs… a dozen small things that had to line up!
AI agents are moving from buzzword to baseline.
Most companies plan to make them core to their AI strategy within a year.
Want to learn how to build one the right way?
Check out the Microsoft Copilot & AI Agents Summit (Nov 26–27).
Real examples, and practical frameworks!
#MS-FTE #Microsoft
Link to the blog article: blog.brianbaldock.net/lightningcop...
Link to the github repo: github.com/brianbaldock...
Finally published the LightningCopilot walkthrough, how to run a Microsoft Copilot Studio agent inside Salesforce Lightning with Entra ID SSO + MSAL.
It’s a proper step-by-step, not another “just drop an iframe” post.
Remember: agents drift when they reread their mistakes. Trim history, externalize state, feed less back. Reliability rises.
#ThursdayThoughts #AI #LLM #AIAgents
Majority voting barely improves long-horizon reliability. Thinking tokens, ie: "reasoning" before acting, win every time. Pay for the right compute.
#ThursdayThoughts #AI #LLM #AIAgents
My desk looks like a small tornado passed through, coffee mug, cables, notebooks, and a few rogue spinner magnets that didn’t survive another fidget session.
Some people need calm to focus; I apparently need creative chaos.
Curious, what’s the one item on your desk you can’t live without?
Agent build tip: Plan externally, execute in small, verifiable steps. Cleaner pipelines.
#ThursdayThoughts #AI #LLM #AIAgents
Entra rollout made easier.
Check out these step-by-step deployment videos for Microsoft Entra, covering hybrid join, Conditional Access, and more. Perfect for IT admins in the trenches.
Link: blog.brianbaldock.net/when-ethical...
Ghost citations, part 2: my 7-step checklist to keep AI-assisted content faithful, accurate, and complete. Move fast—without burning trust.
Link in first reply.
Drift happens when agents read their own bad outputs. Cut context, watch error rate, escalate sooner. Human in the loop!
#ThursdayThoughts #AI #LLM #AIAgents
Tip: Use naming like PIM‑SecOps‑MDE‑Readers so your audit trail reads well.
Step 1: Create the PIM‑enabled group.
Entra → Group → Enable PIM → add Eligible Member assignments (time‑boxed).
Full guide (pics): aka.ms/defpim
#EntraID #PIM #LeastPrivilege
Quick reminder — the Entra ID snackable video series is live, thanks to a big team effort across FastTrack and several partner groups at Microsoft.
They’re short, practical sessions covering everything from Conditional Access to Token Protection. I pulled them into one blog, link below.
