Copilot

Agents are the Most Interesting Initiative in Copilot Wave 2

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

Microsoft's big launch of Copilot Wave 2 featured many new capabilities, like a super-duper focused Inbox for Outlook (one that works this time), Python in Excel, and a profusion of agents for SharePoint Online. The idea behind agents is pretty good and should be valuable, even if IT might have some dark thoughts about how agents might allow people to access information that they shouldn't (this won't happen).

• Copilot

September 19, 2024

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Copilot for Microsoft 365: Datacenter Investments, Customer Spend, and Black Hat Exploits

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

Market analysts question if companies like Microsoft will ever generate a return on their AI investment. That hasn't stopped Microsoft spending $19 billion in FY24 Q4, so they must be hopeful. Meanwhile, at Black Hat USA 2024, a presentation exploring some vulnerabilities in Copilot should make all Microsoft 365 tenants with Copilot consider how to secure their organization better.

• Blog

August 12, 2024

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Practical Graph: Using GitHub Copilot for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Development

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

GitHub Copilot costs $10/month. At that price level, anyone working with PowerShell should try out the AI assistance to see if it helps. But will GitHub Copilot work well with Microsoft 365 PowerShell modules like Exchange Online and the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. That's what we tested and report on here.

• PowerShell

July 16, 2024

Securing Microsoft 365 Data from Unauthorized Generative AI Applications

• Post author:By Karin Skapski

With the rise of generative AI comes an increased risk of organizational data leakage. This article explores recommendations to secure Microsoft 365 data from unauthorized generative AI applications.

• Blog

June 25, 2024

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Block Copilot Access to Individual Office Documents

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

A new sensitivity label setting blocks access to content services for Office applications. In effect, this stops any feature that depends on the ability to send content to Microsoft for processing, including Copilot for Microsoft 365, DLP, text prediction, and so on. It's a precise item-level block that protects sensitive documents from being consumed and used by Copilot in the text that it generates.

• SharePoint Online

June 24, 2024

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Practical Protection: Protecting Your Enterprise Against Microsoft Recall

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

Microsoft already announced two sets of pre-release changes to Microsoft Recall that address some of its security issues. And there will undoubtedly be more. In this blog, we review your options to protect your organization against Microsoft Recall.

• Blog

June 17, 2024

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Practical Graph: Report SharePoint Online Files in a Document Library

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

This article describes creating a SharePoint Online files report using the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. While keeping digital debris online might have been unimportant in the past, it's something that can wreak havoc in the era of generative AI when tools like Copilot for Microsoft 365 are happy to consume obsolete and inaccurate material.

• Copilot

May 6, 2024

Copilot gets more Data Controls, and MVP Jon Jarvis joins to Discuss: Should you Manage all Your Devices with Intune?: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E15

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

On Season 4, Episode 15 it's a trio of MVPs, as Steve and Paul are joined by UK MVP Jon Jarvis to discuss Intune & the criticality of making sure you onboard devices. And a show wouldn't be complete with an mention of AI! We discuss a new feature that helps you restrict what Copilot can search and use from your SharePoint sites.

• Podcasts

March 15, 2024

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Exploit Microsoft 365 Usage Data to Decide Who Should Get Copilot for Microsoft 365 Licenses

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

It can be difficult to decide who should get expensive Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses. This article describes how to use PowerShell to extract and analyze Microsoft 365 usage reports to help make the decision. It's always best to make decisions based on data rather than emotions!

• Copilot

March 12, 2024

Exchange Online Changes, Copilot + Viva plus Identity Migration with Becky Cross: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E14

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

In this episode of the Practical 365 Podcast, Steve and Rich are joined by Becky Cross to discuss Hybrid Identity Migration, new Exchange On-Premises cumulative updates, Azure OpenAI features, and more!

• Azure Active Directory

March 1, 2024

AI Security & Safety – Microsoft Gives Us Their Expert View, Plus Copilot Goes Far and Wide: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E12

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

In this week's episode of the Practical 365 Podcast, Steve Goodman and Rich Dean welcome Microsoft CVP, Yonatan Zunger to talk through AI Security & Safety, including how you can get Copilot today.

• Podcasts

January 26, 2024

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Microsoft Drops Copilot Restrictions

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

In a January 15 announcement, Microsoft says that they have removed the previous restrictions that applied to purchases of Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses. Office 365 E3 and E5 tenants can now buy and deploy Copilot and the requirement to buy a minimum of 300 licenses is gone. Suddenly, 2024 has become much more interesting from an AI perspective for many Office 365 tenants.

• Copilot

January 15, 2024