June is finally here, which means two things: summer is kicking off, and Microsoft has already announced enough AI updates to keep us busy until at least Labor Day. Somewhere between Copilot, agents, and “just one more new feature,” it’s getting harder to tell if we’re managing the tools… or if they’re starting to manage us.

This month, we’re leaning into the chaos. AI is no longer a “nice to explore later” initiative, but rather it’s quickly becoming a core part of how work actually gets done, whether it’s inside Microsoft 365 or across the growing ecosystem of tools most organizations are already juggling.

So, instead of just reacting to the latest announcements, we’re focusing on helping you stay ahead of them. Let’s get into it!

Our latest episode in the Demystifying CSPM series is here, and it’s packed with practical wisdom, demos, and a dash of that Danny George signature clarity. This time, we’re looking into integrating CSPM with you cloud platforms and diving deep into working with Microsoft’s Defender for Cloud. Whether you’re wrangling with Defender for Cloud or juggling multi-cloud chaos, this video is your ticket to understanding secure score, compliance dashboards, and automation magic. Don’t miss out! Watch now and turn your cloud from “what could go wrong?” to “what’s going right!”

If “AI and agents” still sounds like something from a spy movie, good news: this is the foundational course that turns it into something you can actually use at work. Microsoft is offering a free, live, online training, Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents on June 18th. In just over an hour, they’ll walk through security, governance, and best practices… because “we let AI loose and hoped for the best” is not a strategy.

Whether you’re leading strategy or just trying to spend less time manually stitching together emails and reports, this is an easy, no-cost way to build real AI skills that are quickly becoming table stakes.

Use the link below for more event details and to sign up.

Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents

Let’s be honest, most organizations aren’t putting all their AI eggs one very Microsoft-shaped basket. Whether you attend the previously listed Microsoft training or not, developing an AI strategy is going to need more that Copilot writing your Copilot AI strategy for you. That’s where Improving’s AI Essentials Workshop for Professionals comes in… less “which button do I clock in this tool?” and more “how do I actually make AI work across everything we’re using?”

This interactive, half-day workshop takes a broader, platform-agnostic view of AI, helping you understand not just the tools, but the patterns behind them: how you craft better prompts, uncover insights from your data, generate ideas, and communicate more efficiently (regardless of whether you’re in Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or whatever shows up next week). Instead of a feature tour, you’ll get hands-on experience applying AI to real-world challenges and building repeatable approaches you can take back to your day job.

Think of it this way: the Microsoft session helps you learn the instrument… the Improving workshop helps you write the music (and maybe form a band while you’re at it).

The goal? You don’t leave with a list of cool demos… you leave with actual skills and a plan to put AI to work for you immediately.

Read more and register at: Improving AI Training

Act now and use the CSP promo code of Improving-Half for 50% off (originally $495).

Cloud security in 2026 has officially outgrown its “castle and moat” era… your perimeter is now a chaotic swarm of AI agents, machine identities, and ephemeral workloads moving at speeds your firewalls can only dream of. With machine identities outnumbering humans 100:1, your biggest insider threat might not need coffee breaks, or worst yet, credentials that you can reset.

That’s why Machine Identity Security (MIS) has gone from obscure security acronym to essential survival skill; because API keys, certificates, service accounts, and tokens are everywhere, and most organizations still aren’t automating their lifecycle management nearly enough.

Meanwhile, security teams are also juggling overprivileged AI agents, plaintext secrets hiding in IaC state files, and the rising art form known as “vibe coding” where AI-generated code gets trusted far faster than it gets reviewed.

The result? Identity-related breaches are now less of a shocking event and more of an annual tradition, with 9 out of 10 organizations reporting one in the last year and 92% of executives saying compromises have materially impacted business (per Palo Alto’s 2026 Identity Security Landscape report).

The good news is that the industry does appear to be improving a little: risky exposure patterns are dropping, more companies are centralizing identity controls, and the playbook is starting to get clearer: discover everything, vault secrets, rotate credentials, enforce least privilege, and trust nothing just because it has a friendly service account name.

In short, the perimeter is gone, the machines are in charge, and security in 2026 is really about making sure you most trusted “employees” don’t quietly become your fastest breach path.

Our monthly checkpoints are your all-access pass to asking all the cloud questions you may have. Whether that is bouncing new ideas off of, looking for guidance on specific solutions, learning more about upcoming capabilities, diving deeper into a technical issue, or simply just being your monthly emotional support human. If you don’t have a monthly team checkpoint already scheduled, don’t be shy, drop us a message and let’s get one scheduled!