SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop April 2025
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
The Easter Bunny hopped and in SharePoint tech terms - the SharePoint Easter eggs were hoppin' into your Microsoft 365 tenants! This month's (eggs) updates include: Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents, SharePoint eSignature for Microsoft Word, SharePoint quick steps to automate common tasks and workflows, new document library template: "Resume repository", OneDrive: Ask Copilot questions on meeting recordings, and more. Plus, we recap the BIG Copilot news day and all the disclosed elements. Read this episode's . 00:00 Intro 01:09 Employee engagement 03:45 Teamwork ...
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SharePoint roadmap pitstop March 2025
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
March Madness in SharePoint tech terms means the SharePoint team worked like mad to deliver a lot of great new tech: Create pages with Copilot in SharePoint, Viva Connections: New News experience, SharePoint agents: New usage reports, a new Table toolbar, annotation layout and tools for editing PDFs, approval workflows to any list or library, OCR for OneDrive, and more. Plus, we recap the output of the SharePoint Hackathon - celebrating the winning submissions. Read this episode's . 01:30 Employee engagement 10:08 SharePoint Hackathon - That's a wrap! 14:07 Teamwork 19:27...
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Get to know Copilot
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
There is so much to learn about Microsoft 365 Copilot, it helps to have someone translate Copilot into practical knowledge, tips, and tricks. We chat with TJ Devine, one of Microsoft's foremost experts in Copilot - to hear how it evolves AND how best to talk about it - to understand what you can do with AI in Microsoft 365. You'll hear TJ touch on key AI innovations, core integration touch points, customer journeys with Copilot adoption, some of his favorite tips when working with Copilot, and a glimpse into the future. Small note: TJ, Mark, and Chris recorded this themselves - their real...
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Deep M365Con learning with Laura and Rez
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
Are you ready for deep thoughts on deep learning with Laura Rogers and Noorez Khamis? Laura is an MVP and founder of IW Mentor, who brings a wealth of knowledge in SharePoint and Microsoft 365. Rez is also an MVP and CTO at Creospark with an extensive background on the depths of SharePoint and Microsoft 365. Together, they bring us insights of in-person events, based on their own workshop experiences and the benefits they see, and receive, during hands-on learning and the importance of networking at conferences. It's a great conversation about tech, learning, and sharing what you learn. ...
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SharePoint roadmap pitstop February 2025
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
No extra day this year. No matter, the product team crammed a lot of goodness into the 28 days of Feb'2025. The busy'ness delivered: Viva Connections: User-created cards, Copilot Visual Creator powered by Clipchamp, Microsoft Lists: Forms updates, SharePoint: Updated document libraries, Improved Microsoft Lists links in Teams chats and channels, Preview mode for SharePoint Pages, Personal Loop workspaces, SharePoint spaces retirement, and more. Plus, we grabbed time with Matt Taylor to talk about getting started with SharePoint agents, including his own journey as a recent implant into the...
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Post-publication impact of SharePoint pages
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
Take an audio tutorial tour that covers 10 ways to make a SharePoint page work for you, after you publish them! After your page looks great and is ready for your audience—make a plan to put that page as close to your reader as possible. Share it directly to them - intact - without requiring them to click away from where they are already focused and working. All are built-in features of SharePoint and related technology, geared to help you get the word out. It’s not sorcery. It IS truly magical. Get ready to flex your post-publication page amplification! Read this episode's . ...
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SharePoint roadmap pitstop January 2025
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
Kicking off 2025 with a bang, and a BIG SharePoint event. January 2025 brought a lot of new offerings: Viva Connections on the SharePoint app bar, Pay-as-you-go billing model for SharePoint agents, Re-imagined Hero web part, Viva Engage: Leadership feed, Editorial card web part, Accessibility assistant tool for SharePoint pages, SharePoint pages: Flexible sections, Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities, and more. Plus, we grabbed a few important audio snippets from the BIG SharePoint Event with Jeff Teper and the SharePoint team - focused on AI and your intranet. Read this episode's...
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SharePoint agents in the wild
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
Ground your SharePoint agent curiosities in real-world AI use and insights. We talk with customer success expert, Matt Wolodarsky, who recently worked with 80+ of our early adopter customers to best understand their use of SharePoint agents and how we can craft and shape their future. We also talk with Brent Sanders and Anna Henke-Gunvaldson from the Microsoft Legal team (CELA) who share how they put SharePoint agents to work on our internal legal portal called CELAWeb - to help others navigate the nuance and complexity of legal matters as they engage with customers and partners year-round....
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SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop December 2024
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
Happiest of holidays, and welcome to 2025! December 2024 brought some great new offerings: Microsoft Syntex pay-as-you-go: Simple document processing model, Viva Connections: Power Apps card, Viva Pulse now included in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Search for Bing retirement, Outlook.cloud.microsoft, Add external content links to Viva Learning, Microsoft 365 data residency: New Zealand, the big, upcoming SharePoint Event + AMA (Jan.29.2025 - 9 AM PST), and more. Plus, a little year in review: The top five features of 2024, a quick list of apps we said goodbye to, and a few 2025...
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Guide to employee effectiveness with Synozur
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
On today's episode, Michelle Caldwell (CEO – Synozur) shares how best to envision and plan for employee effectiveness within the AI era. Michelle puts focus on seeing your company as a comprehensive and integrated framework – a Company Operating System – across people, content, processes, key product use, and more. You’ll discover how to take an empathetic approach to modern workplace experiences, to operate more effectively and achieve your strategic goals. Read this episode's . Michelle Caldwell | | SharePoint | | | | ...
info_outlineIn this episode, Chris and Mark dig into three customer stories (Mott MacDonald, HAVI and Marks & Spencer) – highlighting three common solution areas many customers face. They chat about how each customer went about tackling their solutions and how this infers the art of the possible if you face the same desired outcome. Consider this a walk-through of best practices using common components of Microsoft 365.
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