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Empower AI Agents with Logic Apps as MCP Servers

Empower AI Agents with Logic Apps as MCP Servers

by Stephen W. Thomas | Sep 16, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Why Expose Logic Apps as MCP Servers? Many organizations already use Azure Logic Apps — from order management to integrations with third-party systems. But what if you could take that existing logic and make it available to AI agents like ChatGPT or Copilot inside VS...
How to Turn Logic App Connectors into MCP Servers (Step-by-Step Guide)

How to Turn Logic App Connectors into MCP Servers (Step-by-Step Guide)

by Stephen W. Thomas | Sep 10, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

What if your AI agent could instantly connect to Salesforce, SAP, Google Drive, and over 1,400 apps and services? With Azure’s API Center, you can expose Logic App Connectors as MCP Servers—giving your agents the power to interact with real systems securely. In this...
How to Speed Up Azure VM Deployment with Snapshots & Disk Swaps

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

by Stephen W. 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 W. 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 W. 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 W. 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...
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