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.
Topic: Cost control for agents ✕
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.