CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 114 with Sean McDonough and Geoff Varosky

 

For Episode 114 of the CollabTalk Podcast, we explore the latest news and community activities, including enhancing SharePoint aesthetics with insights from the “SharePoint Look Book,” the expansion of Copilot across Microsoft 365, best practices for OneDrive administration, and the implications of AI in the modern enterprise, including new features like AI-based face recognition for Entra ID and 3D meetings in Microsoft Teams. This is part of a monthly feature on the podcast with Sean and Geoff where we’ll cover the latest product announcements, major Message Center updates that you need to know about, and community news from around the world. You can listen to the podcast above and follow me using your favorite app, such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or the iHeartRadio app. Be sure to subscribe!

Joining me on this podcast:

• Sean McDonough (@spmcdonough), a Sr. Solution Architect and Consultant with Akumina in Cincinnati Ohio, one of my co-hosts for the popular #M365AMA series, and an M365 Apps & Services MVP. [LinkedIn, Blog]
• Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a Senior Architect for Insight, co-founder of the Boston Office 365 User Group, my bandmate in the biggest (fake) SharePoint band ever — Horse’s End, and the co-founder of The New Janky Workshop. [LinkedIn, Blog]

Here is a list of the articles and updates discussed in the latest podcast:

• TekkiGurus webinar on the “SharePoint Look Book: Microsoft’s Cheat Sheet for Creating More Visually Appealing SharePoint Sites” with MCT Shari Oswald (@shortcutshari) [https://www.tekkigurus.com/webinar-sharepoint-look-book/]
• SharePoint Look Book [https://lookbook.microsoft.com/]
• SharePoint Deep Dive video on TekkiGurus with fellow MVPs Stacy Deere (@sldeere) and Mike Maadarani (@mikemaadarani) [https://www.tekkigurus.com/sharepoint-deep-dive-february-2024/]
• “On the minds of OneDrive admins” The Intrazone podcast hosted by Microsoft’s Mark Kashman and Chris McNulty, with guest MVP Drew Madelung talking about best practices for OneDrive administration. [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/on-the-minds-of-onedrive-admins-the-intrazone-podcast/ba-p/4050395]
• Expanding Copilot for Microsoft 365 to businesses of all sizes [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/01/15/expanding-copilot-for-microsoft-365-to-businesses-of-all-sizes/]
• UnplugIT – 10 Things to Know Before Deploying Copilot, with Stephen Rose and MVP Darrell Webster [https://petri.com/podcast/10-things-to-know-before-deploying-copilot/]
• Nice short Microsoft Copilot Readiness Checklist by Rencore [https://go.rencore.com/microsoft-365-copilot-checklist/]
• Webinar: Everything you need to know about Copilot licensing in 2024 by Ragnar Heil (@ragnarh) at Rencore, which you can find a link to at the bottom of this article of questions asked during his webinar [https://rencore.com/en/blog/webinar-qna-copilot-licensing-2024]
• The Right Way to AI: What we’re learning about successful AI adoption from the companies getting it right. [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/the-right-way-to-ai]
• Mastering ChatGPT: How to Craft Effective Prompts (Full Guide) [https://gptbot.io/master-chatgpt-prompting-techniques-guide/]
• Adobe Firefly [https://firefly.adobe.com/]
• Microsoft Brings AI-Based Face Recognition to Entra ID in Preview, via Paul Thurrott [https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/microsoft-365/297446/microsoft-brings-ai-based-face-recognition-to-entra-id-in-preview]
• Microsoft Teams Now Offers 3D Meetings Powered by Microsoft Mesh, via Paul Thurrott [https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/296633/microsoft-teams-now-offers-3d-meetings-powered-by-microsoft-mesh]