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How to Speed Up Azure VM Deployment with Snapshots & Disk Swaps

How to Speed Up Azure VM Deployment with Snapshots & Disk Swaps

by Stephen Thomas | Aug 20, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

As an IT professional, I’ve spent countless hours configuring and re-configuring new virtual machines inside Azure. Whether it’s for a quick demo, a new software test, or a temporary development environment, the process is tedious and the costs can really...
How ChatGPT-5 Agent Mode Automates Azure Workflows

How ChatGPT-5 Agent Mode Automates Azure Workflows

by Stephen Thomas | Aug 18, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

I’ve seen countless tools that promise to streamline development, but what I recently witnessed with ChatGPT-5’s new agent mode goes beyond simple automation—it’s autonomous development. I recently put this powerful new feature to the test, giving it the...
How GPT-5 and GitHub Copilot are Revolutionizing Software Development

How GPT-5 and GitHub Copilot are Revolutionizing Software Development

by Stephen Thomas | Aug 11, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

The Future of Coding: My Experience with GPT-5 and GitHub Copilot I’ve spent a lot of time testing Vibe Coding in VS Code, particularly with GitHub Copilot’s Agent Mode. In my previous demos, I compared the performance of two prominent language models,...
Run GPT-OSS:20B LLM Offline using Ollama on Nearly Any Machine — Full Setup Guide

Run GPT-OSS:20B LLM Offline using Ollama on Nearly Any Machine — Full Setup Guide

by Stephen Thomas | Aug 11, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Most AI models require internet access and powerful GPUs, but GPT-OSS changes the game. With Ollama, you can install and run this large language model entirely offline, even on a laptop or Azure VM. In this guide, I’ll walk you through setting it up, explain the...
Free vs. Pro: Does Paid GitHub Copilot Agent Chat Improve C# API Builds? 

Free vs. Pro: Does Paid GitHub Copilot Agent Chat Improve C# API Builds? 

by Stephen Thomas | Jul 29, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Building reliable C# API applications can be complex, especially when integrating backend systems and automating repetitive tasks. In this post, I’ll demonstrate how GitHub Copilot Agent Chat, powered by a Pro Subscription—utilizing premium models like Claude 4.0—can...
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