EP16 | Sentinel's New Home, Exchange Server SE, and AI's Impact on Tech Careers

In this episode of 'Cloudy with a Chance of Insights', Richard Hogan discusses his transition to a new role within IBM, the upcoming changes in Microsoft's XDR and Sentinel solutions, and new features in Microsoft Purview. He shares his experiences with Copilot and productivity tools, explores the implications of natural language processing in SQL Server, and discusses the introduction of Exchange Server subscription edition. The episode concludes with reflections on changing career paths in the tech industry due to the rise of AI. KEYWORDS#MicrosoftCloud, #Copilot, #SQLServer, #ExchangeServer, #Purview, #XDR, #Sentinel, #AI, #ProductivityTools, CareerPaths Bloghttps://themicrosoftcloudblog.comSocialsX.Twitter: https://x.com/richardihoganBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/richardihogan.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardhogan/ Audio VersionsSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3D5jBLsApple: https://apple.co/49kBxxL CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates05:15 Microsoft's XDR and Sentinel Transition08:25 New Features in Microsoft Purview09:48 Experiences with Copilot and Productivity Tools22:08 Natural Language Processing in SQL Server25:16 Exchange Server Subscription Edition28:15 Career Path Changes in Tech33:04 Conclusion and Call to Action LINKS Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal OCR Support forembedded Images in Files, including Office files in SharePoint/OneDrivehttps://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=497912 Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) is nowavailablehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange Agents at Work: Putting MSSQL MCP Server into Practicehttps://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/mssql-mcp-server-in-action-susans-journey/ Planning your move to Microsoft Defender portal for allMicrosoft Sentinel customershttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/planning-your-move-to-microsoft-defender-portal-for-all-microsoft-sentinel-custo/4428613