Dispatches · from the field
Between missions.
Between missions: notes, analysis and reference pieces. Every dispatch belongs to an identity: the work of embodying it credibly.
AI generatedEurope costs nine per cent
Since 1 September 2026 data residency in Microsoft Foundry carries a price tag: EU Data Zone at plus nine per cent over Global, regional outside the US at plus seven to sixteen, the new APAC zone at plus twenty. The premium is the harmless part. The hard part is the exclusion list in the model catalogue and the confusion between a data zone and the EU Data Boundary.
AI generatedWhat an agent task really costs
With the GitHub Copilot harness, the Microsoft 365 Copilot licence buys only the right to build, no longer the right to operate. What feeds into Copilot Credits, when counting starts, and how to reach a defensible number before rollout.
AI generatedArticle 50 applies. To your agent too.
The digital omnibus postponed the high-risk obligations to December 2027. Not the transparency obligations. Since 2 August 2026 it must be apparent that people are talking to AI. An implementation checklist, not legal advice.
AI generatedFrom topic tree to skill
Agents cannot be moved between harnesses. Two years of work invested in topics means a rebuild. A migration guide with three buckets, a mapping table and the sequence that actually works.
AI generatedInventory before governance
A policy without an inventory governs only the agents yet to be built. Where you actually look, which fields a row needs, and the four questions where the fourth is met with silence.