Episode 427: Copilot Cowork Hands-On Experiences


Episode 427:
Copilot Cowork Hands-On Experiences

Hello Reader,

The next episode of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro podcast has been released!

In Episode 427 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Ben and Scott share some of their recent hands-on experiences with Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork.

The conversation goes beyond the feature list and focuses on what it actually feels like to work with these tools in day-to-day scenarios, especially when data security and governance come into play.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Custom skills and artifact management in Copilot Cowork
  • Session instability connected to the Anthropic API outage
  • Challenges with IRM-protected documents
  • Data security and onboarding considerations for enterprise AI tools
  • A quick look at YAKO, a Microsoft 365 dashboard browser extension

If your organization is evaluating Copilot Cowork or thinking about AI collaboration tools, this episode offers a practical look at the opportunities and challenges involved.

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Show Notes

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TrustedTech Team is a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider helping organizations with Microsoft licensing, cloud services, tenant assessments, and Copilot readiness.

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The weekly newsletter to accompany our podcast about Microsoft 365 and Azure. Scott and Ben are a couple of IT Pros that with a long history with Microsoft products. Recently Ben focuses primarily on Microsoft 365 but does a fair amount in Azure, and Scott spends most of his time in Azure, but with a history in SharePoint and Microsoft 365 still enjoys that side of things as well. We started this podcast over 5 years ago and continue to enjoy chatting weekly about various topics and technically in Microsoft 365 and Azure, specifically as it relates to IT Pros.

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