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Welcome to Copilot Connection, the podcast that explores the world of Microsoft Copilots! Join your hosts, Zoe Wilson and Kevin McDonnell, as they take you on a journey through the different Copilots available and how they can help you in your day-to-day life. From the newly launch date announced Microsoft 365 Copilot to the Dynamics 365, GitHub, Windows, Custom and more Copilots, we'll cover it all. Our upbeat and engaging conversations with experts in the field will keep you entertained and informed. Tune in to Copilot Connection and discover how these AI-powered assistants can transform the way you work!
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In this episode of the Copilot Connection, Kevin McDonnell is joined by Garry Trinder, a developer advocate at Microsoft focused on Microsoft 365 and Copilot. With Microsoft Build taking place this week, they recap the Copilot related news that came out with a special focus on extensions and custom copilots. Plenty of chat about why you should extend, the different ways to extend and when to extend or go custom. Plus find out how many times Copilot was mentioned in the first day keynote...
With all the announcements made last week at the M365 Conf in Orlando, Zoe and Kevin take a dive into the roadmap to see what is coming up in the short to medium term. With a lot of key updates around Excel, cross application capabilities and graph grounded chat in other applications, take a listen to find out what you can expect in the world of Copilot over the next few months.Key links:Month of CopilotMay Copilot be with youDona teases Project Copilot College M365 Conf announcementsWha...
Is your tenant ready for Copilot? Do you know what needs to be done to be ready? This week, Kevin was joined by Michal Pisarek, CEO and Janitor at Orchestry, who has been involved in governance in Microsoft 365 for many years. We talk about Copilot Readiness and three key areas for governance:- Understand the environment- Review oversharing- Sort out your sensitivity labelsZoe and Kevin also cover a few bits of the latest news, including some Drama Llama action with Whats App, some impressive...
1With Copilot for Security released on 1 April, we thought we should bring some real experience of trying it out from one of the top MVPs in Security. Ru Campbell (Twitter, LinkedIn) joined us to talk about:- What is Copilot Security?- What is it used for and by who?- How has his experience with it been compared with the marketing?This was a great chat that cut through into the reality of using Copilot for Security to help with right of bang and left of bang (listen to find out what that means...
Twelth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Mark RackleyMark thinks that copilot is a vague term that can mean different things to different people, and he wants to help people understand what it is. Mark has some great use cases like finding presentations that were shared with him by using natural language queries.Listen to find out how he thinks the equity of availability of Copilot could impact the future and what he wishes for next.Mark Ra...
Eleven of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Angeliki PatsiavouAngeliki sees copilot as a way to increase productivity, creativity, and innovation for individuals, teams, and organizations. She uses copilot for M365 to get technical content and learn about power FX queries and functions.Listen to find out about what concerns her around governance in Copilot.Angeliki Patsiavou | LinkedInAngeliki Patsiavou 🎶 MVP Biz Apps (@a_patsiavou) / X (twitt...
Tenth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Angel David CarilloAngel uses Copilot a lot in Microsoft Teams, especially for searching for information. He finds it easier and faster than using other tools or navigating to the location of the information. He also uses Copilot as his personal assistant for finding answers to any kind of question.Listen to find out how he tries to focus on the value and confidence that Copilot provides to his c...
Ninth of Twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Pragati JainPragati finds Copilot helpful to start developing something, add comments to her calculations, and learn PySpark coding but worries that Copilot is not always right and she needs to validate results.Listen to find out how she thinks Copilot will soon be able to help with the most painful parts of her delivery.Pragati Jain | LinkedInPragati Jain (@pragati1187) / X (twitter.com)
Eighth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Gosia BorzeckaGosia works in the AI space and talks here about the comparisons between Copilot Studio and AI Studio/Azure Search. Listen to find out more about how she thinks that this plays with Copilot.🐱💻 Gosia (Małgorzata) Borzęcka | LinkedInGosia Borzęcka (@GosiaBorzecka) / X (twitter.com)
Seventh of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Chris Lloyd-JonesChris was impressed by how GitHub Copilot could generate code from comments and help him achieve a flow state.Listen to find out how he thinks the Copilots could follow him across applications.Listen to find out which areas of Copilot frustrate him and his hopes for what Copilot will become.Chris Lloyd-Jones | LinkedInChris Lloyd-Jones is on Mastodon (@Sealjay_clj) / X (twitter.com)
Sixth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Rishi SapraRishi sees Copilot as a tool for creativity and insight, rather than automation. He thinks it can help technologists understand the business questions and the data model betterListen to find out which areas of Copilot frustrate him and his hopes for what Copilot will becomeRishi Sapra ACA, MCT, Microsoft MVP | LinkedInRishi Sapra MVP (@rsaprano) / X (twitter.com)
Fifth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Vesa JuvonenVesa is a principal product manager in the Microsoft 365 platform who works remotely from Seattle. He is excited about Copilot's potential to increase productivity and innovation for enterprise customers. Listen to hear his favourite features and also the magic he thinks partners can bring.Vesa Juvonen | LinkedInVesa Juvonen (@vesajuvonen) / X (twitter.com)
Fourth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Simon DoySimon likes the development side of things and breaking down application barriers with Copilot. He is excited about the opportunities to bring business data and take actions with Copilot.Listen to find out how he used Copilot to make his daughter's birthday even more special.Simon Doy | LinkedInSimon Doy | MVP #Copilot (@simondoy) / X (twitter.com)
Third of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Marc D AndersonMarc is a natural skeptic who thinks that Copilot often gives unsatisfying or wrong answers that require extra thinking and verification.Find out what he thinks about the longevity and Return on Investment (ROI) of Copilot as well as any parts he might like!Marc D Anderson | LinkedInMarc D Anderson (@sympmarc) / X (twitter.com)
Second of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Tom MorganTom uses GitHub Copilot to develop things on Microsoft 365 platform, and finds it useful for taking out some of the tedious tasks that he already knows how to do as well as learning with it.Listen to find out how he built using a new language to him and how Copilot may help junior developers. Tom Morgan | LinkedIn Tom Morgan (@tomorgan) / X (twitter.com)
One of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Darrell WebsterDarryl is a change manager and adoption specialist who likes creating videos and helping people make sense of technology.Find out what he thinks about Copilot and the insights it can bring as well as the areas of concern he has.Darrell (as a Service) Webster | LinkedInDarrell as a Service 🛎 (@DarrellaaS) / X (twitter.com)
After a small pause due to travel, we are back with our thoughts from the MVP Summit without jeopardising our NDAs. As well as those thoughts, we pick up on the latest news and play a longer interview with Aaron Reich, CTO of Avanade, covering his thoughts and views on the Copilots, recorded live on the Microsoft campus. Listen to the second half of the show to hear what it means to a global, multi-national consultancy to share the value of Copilot.News:Advancing the new era of work with Copi...
With more and more people getting access to all the different Copilots, there are more myths that are appearing online. So, in this episode, Zoe and Kevin take a look at some of those myths and either bust them or add the detail behind the truth of each of them, Plus, we highlight some of the latest news along the way including some potential new text to video for Copilot (warning - that last comment is shameless clickbait!) in there too.Myths addressed:Copilot is trained on your data - Danie...
In this podcast episode, Kevin runs solo to talk about the extensibility of Copilot. he covers the impact of Copilot on organizations, how to prepare for it, and how to extend it. The episode also features interviews with Garry Trinder (developer advocate at Microsoft) and Anoop Tatti (Team Lead at Advania), who share their experiences with Copilot and its extensions.The episode delves into the importance of thinking about why you would extend Copilot, the different ways to do it, and the val...
Welcome to this episode of the Copilot Connection podcast, where we share the latest news, insights, and capabilities of the Microsoft Copilots ecosystem. In this episode, your hosts Kevin and Zoe discuss the latest announcements in the copilot space, including the lifting of the 300 seat limit and the availability of Copilot Pro. They also delve into the human impact of Copilot, sharing powerful stories of how it has helped individuals with accessibility needs. There are also two new Copilot...
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