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Comparing AI: A fun test of AI capabilities

Comparing AI: A fun test of AI capabilities

What happens when you throw the same chaotic brain dump at five different AI models? Join me for an entertaining battle royale between OpenAI GPT-4.5, Google Gemini 2.5 Pro, Claude Sonnet 4, Grok AI, and Microsoft Copilot as they attempt to decode my scattered thoughts about GitHub Copilot Chat configuration. It's like 'The Hunger Games' but for artificial intelligence!

Welcome to My AI Battle Royale! 🥊 Picture this: I’m sitting at my desk, drowning in my own scattered thoughts about GitHub Copilot Chat configurations, when I had what can only be described as a “brilliant” idea. Why not throw my messy brain dump at some of the world’s most advanced AI models and see who comes out on top? So here we are – welcome to my completely unscientific, totally biased, but hopefully entertaining comparison of AI capabilities!
Beyond the Cloud: CapEx vs Subscription TCO Analysis - Part I

Beyond the Cloud: CapEx vs Subscription TCO Analysis - Part I

Which stack is cheapest over five years for a 100 VM footprint? A detailed TCO analysis of Hyper-V, Azure VMware Solution, and Azure Local.

Introduction In our previous blog post, we explored why organizations are reconsidering their virtualization strategy post-VMware and highlighted the often-overlooked value of Windows Server Failover Clustering with Hyper-V. Now, in this first follow-up post of the "Beyond the Cloud: The Case for On-Premises Virtualization" series, we dive into the financial side of that decision. Specifically, we will compare the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for three possible platforms to run a 100-Virtual Machine (VM) workload:
The 12 Days of Azure ArcMas - A Console In A Cloud Tree

The 12 Days of Azure ArcMas - A Console In A Cloud Tree

On the first day of Arc-mas, Azure granted me: A Console in a Cloud Tree. Where management's centralized for all to see

The 12 Days of Azure Arc-Mas: Day 1 - Centralized Management On the first day of Azure Arc-Mas, Azure granted me: A Console in a Cloud Tree. Single Control Plane Across Environments Azure Arc is like the partridge in a pear tree at the heart of your environment’s management, extending the familiar Azure services to wherever your resources reside. It simplifies the complex, multi-faceted nature of modern IT landscapes by offering a unified management experience, enabling you to view and manage your resources irrespective of their physical or cloud location.