This Month we have an exciting topic to discuss - CoPilot. But wait, there are two CoPilots in the world of Microsoft - Windows CoPilot and Microsoft 365 CoPilot. Join us as we dive into the world of these AI-powered assistants and explore how they are transforming the way we work and use technology.
A lot of exciting things have happened this month, and it's not over yet! For our purposes, we here at Office Explorers were excited to see all the huge news coming out of the Microsoft 365 Conference held May 12-14 out in Las Vegas. This month, friend of the podcast Jason Rivera comes back to talk through his biggest takeaways from the conference.
Jason has a blog post that dives into some of the content we discuss on air, you can find that here:
He also, as you recall, has a book out that is a must-have for anyone working with Microsoft's Power Platform. Check it out: Building Solutions with the Microsoft Power Platform: Solving Everyday Problems in the Enterprise: Rivera, Jason: 9781098117542: Amazon.com: Books
Finally, we here at Office Explorers want to bid a fond farewell to co-host, co-producer, and just generally all-around heck of a good person Taylor, who has moved on from the MBG to explore her own new adventures. Thank you, Taylor, and may your scripts always run correctly the first time.
Greetings friends, and welcome to the 50th* Episode of Office Explorers! The podcast where we fail to mark the occasion on the episode itself. This month we hip you to the Power Platform COE Start Kit with the MBG's Anush Singh, and clue you in to some news we think you need to know. As always, come for the information and stick around after the credits for the outtake.
*50th 'official' episode, not counting the one time Rob and Kat did a second episode recapping a Microsoft Conference. So 50th month of episodes? Either way, thank you everyone who's been along for the ride!
Welcome back, Explorers! Taylor and Rob have an exciting set of topics for your consideration this month. The episode begins with a great discussion on some Microsoft news featuring updates to products we've had whole episodes about in the past – Teams, Yammer, and Viva. From there your hosts sit down with author and MBG Collaboration Architect Jason Rivera to discuss his new book from O'Reilly, "Building Solutions with the Microsoft Power Platform" (available wherever fine technology books are sold, we imagine). The hosting team wrap things up with some post-interview discussion about the book and the Power Platform before signing off for the month.
As always, come for the insight into M365, stick around for the non sequitur at the end (you DO listen all the way to the end, don't you?)
For all of Jason's links, check him out here: https://direct.me/sharepointjr
Would it be February without Office Explorers taking a look at SharePoint?
No, it would not! Taylor and Rob have a great conversation with MBG's Trey Smith, who was there when it all began; SharePoint-edly speaking, that is. There's SharePoint-related news and some great post-interview analysis.
Links from the episode:
Taylor and Rob start the new year off with a topic they haven't covered in a minute (or several): Microsoft Viva. MBG Expert Andrew Glasser brings us up to speed on what's new, what's improved, and an anecdote or two about the early days of what would become Viva.
As always your hosts bring you the Microsoft 365 News you need, and some after-the-interview analysis to help put things into perspective.
Links from the episode:
This month Taylor and Rob dive back into a topic they first covered a year ago, Dynamics 365. This time they talk Business Apps with the MBG's own expert Hector Konomi (LinkedIn).
They also discuss a fun Viva Topics development, extol the virtues of the Microsoft WhiteBoard Mobile App, and as always share some Microsoft 365 news!
Taylor and Rob offer up some great M365 news related to Excel and renaming your tenant, wave goodbye (again) to IE11, and give a shout out to friend of the pod Jason Rivera. All this before sitting down with Nidhi K. to wrap our heads around Azure DevOps with Github.
Links from this month's episode:
Change your SharePoint domain name - SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn
Just like last year, we're dedicating our entire episode this month to covering and contextualizing all the information that came out from Microsoft's Ignite conference.
Taylor and Rob recount what stood out for them and then they sit down with the MBG's Reed Wiedower (@CTO_Reed). Reed offers a master class in Ignite 2022.
Stick around after the interview for Rob and Taylor's post-conversation thoughts!
Links from the episode:
We’re back! After taking off August to recharge our batteries and poke under the pod’s hood, September’s episode features some fine tweaks to our format that we think will make the show even better. In the news, Taylor has some exciting MS Teams updates while Rob talks about the new Microsoft Learn platform. After that, stick around for a conversation on Intune with the MBG’s own Ahmed Mohamed.
For more information about Meeting effectiveness in Viva Insights: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/insights/org-team-insights/meeting-effectiveness
For more on Microsoft Learn, visit: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/build-skills-that-open-doors-with-microsoft-learn/ba-p/3614011
For more on how the MBG can help you with Intune, visit: Windows & Intune | Cognizant Microsoft Business Group
This month, Taylor and Rob offer up a nice PowerShell tip and a heads-up on a change coming to Microsoft Teams before diving into a great conversation with Michele K from the MBG on Modern Forms in M365. We get historical before bringing you back to the latest (and greatest, of course) in Forms tech to help you make the best choice for your users.
Also, as promised, here are the links mentioned in the episode:
Working with Cascading Lists in SharePoint and Power Apps | Microsoft Docs
Enable Q&A in Meeting Options.docx - Microsoft Word Online (live.com)
Merill Fernando • 🇦🇺 • 🇱🇰 on Twitter: … Your entire PowerShell history at your fingertips!
Furthermore, as noted in the episode: Taylor and Rob are taking August off from the podcast and will be back in September with fresh content and all the M365 news & tips you rely on. In the interim, be sure to follow our Twitter account @OfficeExplorers for even more M365 items daily!
This month Taylor and Rob share some great M365 News and then sit down to talk M365 Security with Christian Jacobs.
As promised in the episode, here's the link to Microsoft Defender:
Taylor and Rob bring you some timely Microsoft 365 news, the deal with PowerApps in Teams with MBG expert Sabrina, and an excellent OneNote tip that might just blow your mind.
It's the secret ingredient that takes SharePoint (and Teams and Viva) from good to Wow! That's right, this month we're talking about the SharePoint Framework - or SPFx if you're in the know - which you will be after listening to this episode! Rob and Taylor have some important news w/r/t IE11's swan song and everyone's friend OneDrive for Business, but the real fun begins when guest Jason Rivera shares his knowledge about SPFx with the team ... and you!
Once you listen to the episode, check back here and read Jason's excellent blog post: https://sharepointlessons.wordpress.com/2017/06/19/hello-sharepoint-framework-spfx/
Dropping into your podcast app just in time for some weekend listening! Rob and Taylor come back to a topic that hadn't been a focus of the podcast for [checks notes] no, really? 3 years? It's time to talk Teams again, friends. Join your hosts as they sit down with the MBG's Zack Marinelli to talk about where Teams has been and where it's going and stick around to say bon voyage to great friend of the show.
It's that time of year again. Taylor and Rob are joined by The MBG's Oliver Bartholdson for what's become an annual tradition: The February SharePoint Episode! Come on in and see what has Oliver (and the Office Explorers team) excited about SharePoint this year.
Usually we bring you a conversation with an MBG expert about M365 tech and the possibilities of that tech. This month, Taylor and Rob bring you the latest news AND a conversation. This time with a twist! The MBG's Will, Peter, and Omar discuss the Managed Azure Cost Optimization process. If you want to know more about MACO, check out MBG's Website or get in touch.
This month Taylor and Rob go where they have not gone before - into the world of Dynamics 365. Luckily the MBG has experts to guide them! Join the Office Explorers for some long-awaited news and a dip into the history and context of Dynamics 365 with David, Jeff, and Doug. Like Rob and Taylor, does this episode make you hungry for more info on D365? Let us know!
When we saw all the amazing new things announced at Microsoft Ignite at the top of the month, we promptly ditched our plans for November and pivoted to cover the event. Max and Rob sit down with CMBG's CTO, Reed Wiedower, to discuss the latest and greatest for M365 from Ignite!
You're absolutely going to find something of value in this month's episode as Taylor, Max, and Rob (mostly Taylor) run down some great features in Microsoft Word, everyone's favorite Word Processing software.
In the news: Co-authoring and Autosave for highly-restricted environments and Windows 11 is out in the world!
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