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Vector RAG · Azure AI · Copilot Studio · M365

You want employees to query company data — without shadow AI leaking it

Copilot drafts email inside M365 — but it doesn't answer from your job packs with citations and permission boundaries. Meanwhile staff paste SOPs into public ChatGPT. You're searching because leadership wants AI productivity without being the company that leaked client files.

  • Same questions asked daily — answers trapped in PDFs, SharePoint, and people's heads
  • Shadow AI already happening — no governance, audit trail, or permission model
  • Copilot seats discussed but tenant isn't ready — or Copilot alone won't solve document Q&A

AI reality check $1,990 · Knowledge sprints from $18,000 · Senior engineer delivery

What should staff be able to ask?

Documents, teams, timeline — we'll recommend reality check vs knowledge sprint.

AI reality check — $1,990Knowledge assistant sprint

David Goulding delivers this work directly — senior engineering, not a handoff team.

Why you're searching

Something forced this decision — you're not browsing for fun

These are the triggers we hear on fit calls from MDs, IT leads, and ops managers across Brisbane and Australia.

Shadow AI risk

Employees use public AI on company documents — compliance and client trust at risk.

Knowledge locked in files

Onboarding slow, mistakes repeated — authoritative answers aren't searchable.

Board AI mandate

Leadership wants a win — need scoped pilot that ships, not endless workshops.

Copilot isn't enough

Need Q&A on specific documents with citations — not generic M365 assistance.

Sound familiar?

You're not alone — this is who we talk to every week

Managing Director

“I want our IP searchable — but I won't roll AI that exposes client data to the wrong people.”

Operations lead

“My team asks the same 20 SOP questions weekly — I need cited answers, not guesses.”

IT manager

“Copilot was sold before SharePoint permissions were mapped — I need assess-before-build.”

What you get

Outcomes you can sign off — not slide decks

Fixed scope, fixed AUD price, named deliverable. Senior engineer validates and walks you through what we found.

90-day AI order

FC-07: Copilot vs RAG vs automation — prioritised plan with risk boundaries.

Pilot assistant with citations

FC-26 vector RAG on your documents — permissions enforced, pilot group, handoff docs.

Teams agents

FC-25 Copilot Studio agents after tenant readiness — governed topics and actions.

Specific situations

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Three situations we fix every week

Fixed-price packages

Buy outcomes — not endless discovery

Fixed AUD price, timeline, and named deliverable. Assessments: 50% on booking, 50% on delivery.

FC-07

AI Reality Check

$1,990

2 business days

Three prioritised use cases and 90-day order.

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FC-26

Knowledge Assistant Sprint

$18,000–$35,000

4–6 weeks

Permissions-aware vector RAG with pilot group.

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FC-25

Copilot Studio Agent Sprint

$6,500–$9,500

2 weeks

Production agents in Teams/M365.

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Common questions

Why search for an AI knowledge assistant?
Usually shadow AI risk, repeated SOP questions, board AI mandate, or Copilot not answering from your specific documents safely.
What is vector RAG?
Your documents indexed for retrieval — assistant answers with citations from your content, respecting Entra permissions.
Copilot or custom assistant first?
Often assess with FC-07. Copilot for individual M365 productivity; custom RAG for document Q&A with boundaries Copilot doesn't replace.

Still deciding? Leave your details

Same form as above — we'll email the right fixed-price package and book a fit call if useful.

One senior engineer — not a handoff chain

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