Insightful. Powerful. Actionable. Welcome to Lifting the Lid on Technology, a podcast series from Softsource vBridge giving you tech insights from the inside. Join us and New Zealand's leading IT vendors and experts to uncover current market trends and challenges.
1.3 billion AI agents are forecast within a couple of years. The population of India. But who is watching what they do?
In this Episode of Lifting the Lid, Barry White and Philip Meyer dig into Agent 365 and Microsoft Cowork, the governancekeeping the agent world under control, and the harder questions about jobs and choice.
Covered in this episodeAgent 365 and agent observability, giving agents Entra IDs and Purview controls, the AWS data centre outage, Microsoft Cowork versus Claude, choice of language models across Copilot and Azure AI Foundry, and why a human still needs to check the work.
Governance, compliance and the importance of our roles with AI. Bought to you in partnership with Microsoft.
New episodes weekly.
10 Aug 2026
Why auto renew will save you money
This episode is a practical one, and it could save you money.
There's a change to licensing that could raise your monthly bill, and many businesses need to act quickly.
In episode five, Barry White and Philip Meyer break down Extended Service Terms in plain language, with the context you only get from 35 years inside Microsoft.
Covered in this episodeWhat Extended Service Terms are, why the grace period is gone, auto renew and payment mechanics, how an annual deal can flip to monthly with an uplift, and how to get your renewal in order before the end date.
Essential listening on Microsoft CSP, Extended Service Terms and licensing for New Zealand business. Bought to you in partnership with Microsoft.
New episodes weekly.
5 Aug 2026
If AI can see all, it will tell all
A student used their school AI LLM to show the salaries of every teacher. Is this an AI problem or a security problem?
In episode four, Barry White and Philip Meyer take on confidentiality in the age of AI, and why the biggest risk is usually a helpful person, not a bad one.
Covered in this episode
The end of security by obscurity, accidental oversharing, Microsoft Purview and data security posture management for small business, classifying data as confidential by default, insider risk, and the scale of intellectual property loss.
Real talk on AI confidentiality, data governance and Purview for New Zealand business. Bought to you in partnership with Microsoft.
New episodes weekly.
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