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Introducing the AI toolkit - build a SquaredUp plugin from a single prompt

When we introduced the Low Code Plugin (LCP) framework in February, the premise was simple: if a system has an API, you should be able to build a plugin for it — quickly, with minimal code, and in a way you can share with the community. The "AI-ready" part was deliberate. The framework was designed to work naturally with AI assistants, so the path from idea to working integration would be as short as possible. That design decision is now paying off.

Getting started with Microsoft Purview dashboards

Microsoft Purview is an enterprise-scale platform for managing data governance across your whole cloud estate. It is not just about ensuring the integrity of data stored in SQL databases — it spans the whole spectrum of data storage including blob storage, document databases, email and AI frameworks. It has an extensive list of features for organising and monitoring your enterprise data. This includes.

How KPIs lose their meaning and what to do about it

Once you've published more than a handful of KPIs, you eventually need a way to summarize them. A total cost. An overall health status. An organization-wide SLA. Something that lets you answer the big questions without opening ten different dashboards. Summarizing those into a handful of KPIs usually feels straightforward. You add things together, average them, or collapse several statuses into one. The dashboard becomes easier to read, and nothing looks obviously wrong.