Author: Steve Goodman

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GPT in Power Platform & Teams, New Azure AD features to secure & collaborate, plus we’re joined by Mary Jo Foley: The Practical 365 Podcast S3 E29

On this week’s show, Paul and I are joined by industry veteran Mary Jo Foley, to talk about her keynote session at this year’s TEC conference this coming September – learn her view on how your priorities and Microsoft’s intersect and what value Microsoft 365 needs to deliver. Plus we’re talking new Power Platform and Teams AI-driven features plus there’s a plethora of new Azure AD & Entra features that help secure your environment and make it easier for complex organizations to work seamlessly together.

June 8, 2023

New Teams in Preview, Loop App & Avatars, AI and more: Practical 365 Podcast S3 E24

On the show this week, we talk about a new report from Goldman Sachs on how Generative AI could affect 300 million jobs - and with Microsoft 365 Copilot on the front line, we consider how likely this is. And finally - Microsoft Teams "V2" - the new Teams has began appearing in Microsoft 365 tenants. Plus, you can replace your face with an Avatar, use the preview of the Loop App - and Windows 11 might be appearing on your Teams Rooms devices very soon.

March 30, 2023

Urgent Security Patches for Exchange and Outlook, Microsoft 365 Co-Pilot, Authenticator Lite, and more: Practical 365 Podcast S3 E23

In this week's show, Steve and Paul discuss Microsoft 365 Copilot. Not a sat-nav for your car, powered by the Microsoft Cloud, but an AI assistant that can help people with their daily tasks using OpenAI technologies. And nearly an episode doesn't go by without Exchange patches - but this time the Outlook issues could be pretty serious, so make sure you take a listen. Talking of Outlook - authenticator comes to mobile Outlook - is it a good thing? Plus much more..

March 20, 2023

Exchange Online Connectors, Pay as you Go with Syntex, Viva Sales and new Teams experiences rolling out: Practical 365 Podcast S3 E22

On the show this week, find out what's happening with recent changes to Exchange Online that might cause a delay if you're setting up a fresh Hybrid environment; plus security recommendations for your on-premises Exchange environment. If you're getting into Viva Sales, we discuss what the new OpenAI GPT add-in does. Creepy or useful - you decide! Plus Microsoft Syntex's PAYG model goes live and Teams gets user experience changes that your users will certainly notice.

March 3, 2023