Microsoft Ignite is starting today, with lots of news to digest- so in our penultimate episode before Ignite, we reflect back on Copilot Wave 2, news about Exchange Server, and a roundup of some of the most interesting Microsoft Teams updates.
Copilot Pages to Turn AI Chats Into a Collaborative Space
Microsoft pitches Copilot Pages as a “multiplayer AI collaboration” tool. In essence, it’s a persistent canvas where teams can work together with AI assistance. Think of it as OneNote meets ChatGPT, but with the ability to pull in data from across your Microsoft 365 tenant.
While it sounds promising, the real test will be how it fits into existing workflows. Copilot Pages are “Personal Workspaces” within Loop Workspaces, which, so far have struggled to get a foothold due to their reliance on SharePoint Embedded and the lack of a full admin experience.
Announcing Copilot Pages for multiplayer collaboration
Copilot Studio and Autonomous Agents
Microsoft is also pushing into the world of autonomous agents with Copilot Studio hitting public preview next month. The idea is to let organizations create their own AI agents for specific business processes. Think IT help desk automation, employee onboarding, and sales processes.
They’re also launching ten new pre-built agents for Dynamics 365, covering everything from sales qualification to supplier communications. Whilst Microsoft has various customers demonstrated using them, only time will tell to what scale and how useful they are in their initial implementations.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: AI Innovations in SharePoint and OneDrive
New autonomous agents scale your team like never before
Exchange Server End of Support – Time to Plan
While everyone’s talking about AI, there’s a more pressing matter for many organizations: Exchange 2016 and 2019 hit the end of support on October 14, 2025. If you’re still running these versions, you’ve got less than a year to either migrate to Exchange Online or wait for Exchange Server Subscription Edition, expected in the latter half of 2025.
This isn’t just about losing technical support – it means no more security fixes, bug fixes, or time zone updates. In today’s security landscape, running unsupported Exchange servers isn’t a risk worth taking.
End of Support for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019: T-12 Months
Finally: Teams Get More Updates
Microsoft continues to iterate on Teams with previously announced features arriving, and a few new ones of note that are worthy of mention:
- Enhanced Copilot controls for IT admins and meeting organizers
- Meeting recaps now appear directly in Outlook calendars
- Better integration of meeting artifacts like transcripts and recordings
- Support for new hardware like the Meeting Owl 3 for hybrid meetings
Join us for the next episode where I’ll be joined by Rich Dean and we speak to Microsoft Meryl Fernando about Identity Management and the various community projects to help manage identity that he’s involved with.
