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 | | | | ...
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SharePoint roadmap pitstop November 2024
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
This month's pitstop looks at everything that landed in November 2024: Viva Engage: Updates for the Copilot adoption community, Copilot Pages, Add Approvals to any SharePoint document library, Teams: New chat and channels experience, Teams: New calendar experience, and Windows Server 2025 (GA). Plus, we share highlights from Microsoft Ignite 2024 - Five announcements from across the Microsoft portfolio. You'll also hear a segment of audio from Maya Rodrig - from the Microsoft Loop team - summarizing Copilot Pages alongside BizChat. It's a busy pitstop to get up to speed AND look ahead. ...
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SharePoint roadmap pitstop October 2024
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
October 2024 brought a few spooky and exciting updates - no bones about it (ok, a skull or two, maybe): Copilot agents in SharePoint, Clipchamp for Microsoft 365 E3 and E5, Copilot in Viva Amplify, SharePoint eSignature: Adobe Acrobat Sign and Docusign integration, SharePoint: Design Ideas, Microsoft Lists: Add approvals to any list, Copilot agents in OneDrive (announced), Colorful folders in Windows File Explorer, SharePoint list and library rules will now send notifications from the [email protected] email address, New Planner for the Web and more. Plus, audio snippets...
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SharePoint roadmap pitstop September 2024
The Intrazone by Microsoft 365
September 2024 brought a few nice updates and some key disclosures—SharePoint Brand center, Copilot in OneDrive (GA), Copilot in SharePoint: Text web part, Microsoft 365 Copilot: Wave 2 news, Bing Generative Search news, Microsoft Delve retirement, Microsoft AI Tour Live updates, completion of the Microsoft Loop Learning Series, and more. Read this episode's . 00:59 Employee engagement 03:25 Teamwork 07:42 Related technology 25:18 Teasers SharePoint | | | | | [co-host] - The home for Microsoft...
info_outlineTime to get Loop'y. This episode is your Microsoft Loop 101 audio course. It's a mix of foundational insights and a full 80-minutes of Q&A from an AMA four Loop product makers: Patrick Gan, Manon Knoertzer, Derek Liddell, and Dan Costenaro. They take and answer a ton of audience questions during a recent ask Microsoft anything, AMA. They covered topics across governance, permissions inheritance, AI, integrations with Planner and Teams, and how pages are stored. We also included information about the new Copilot Pages, powered by Microsoft Loop, plus a slew of upcoming events and webinars.
Read this episode's corresponding blog post.
08:05 Full Microsoft Loop AMA audio (from 9/12/2024)
01:34:05 Upcoming events and webinars
Microsoft Loop | LinkedIn | Twitter | Try Loop | Loop adoption hub
SharePoint | Facebook | @SharePoint | SharePoint Community Blog | Feedback
Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host]
"Copilot pages for IT Admins - Sep 2024 update" by Dan Costenaro
Full Microsoft Loop AMA + Q&A on demand (video): https://aka.ms/LoopAMA
Try Microsoft Loop: https://loop.cloud.microsoft
Loop on the Microsoft 365 public roadmap
Get started with Loop ('how to' content on support.microsoft.com)
Loop governance capabilities (Microsoft Learn)
All Loop blog posts on the Microsoft 365 tech community
Ron Pessner’s blog "Microsoft Loop | Live, Five-Part Learning Series" (has the full, playable versions of each part in the series + info about presenters and what's covered in each)
Loop on LinkedIn: "Microsoft Loop Community" public group
Loop on X: @MicrosoftLoop
Full 5-Part Loop Learning playlist on the "Microsoft Community Learning" YouTube channel: (now on demand)
Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.
Stay on top of Office 365 changes
Upcoming events:
September 26, 9am PT "Microsoft Loop IT governance and management controls"
October 2nd at 9am PT "The development spectrum of Microsoft 365 and Power Platform" with SMEs
April Dunnam, Vesa Juvonen, and Chris Kent.
Oct 8th at 10am PT | Microsoft OneDrive: AI Innovations for a New Era of Work and Home
Oct. 14-18 | ESPC - SharePoint week (online)
Oct. 16th at 8am PT "Create and share Copilot agents in SharePoint in a few clicks" with CJ Tan and Karuana Gatimu; our next "Meet the Makers" episode.
CollabDays New England | October 18-19, 2024 | Burlington, Massachusetts
TechCon365 - Dallas | Nov. 11-15, 2024 | Dallas, TX
Microsoft Ignite (+ more info) | Nov 18-22, 2024, "Save the date" |Chicago, IL
ESPC | European SharePoint Conference | Dec 2-5, 2024 | Stockholm, Sweden | and always review and share the CommunityDays.org website
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