CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 145 with Sean McDonough and Geoff Varosky

 

For Episode 145 of the CollabTalk Podcast, the conversation focused on the latest Microsoft 365 news, including the planned retirement of Delve, the announcement of AI upgrades to OneDrive, and the rebranding of Copilot as part of the “Wave 2” announcements amongst other topics (such as the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Xyla Foxlin, the TV show The Expanse, and the new trailer for the animated War of the Rohirrim in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings project). 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, 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:

• Two Ways to Spell Jeff (SML) [https://youtu.be/VJ62EfUKI3w?si=31LF1z8YHQvhQonf&t=85]
• The End of Life for Microsoft Delve: What It Means for Your Digital Workplace [https://stitchdx.com/blog/the-end-of-life-for-microsoft-delve/]
• Welcome to the New Era of Microsoft OneDrive: AI, Productivity, and Memories at Your Fingertips [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/welcome-to-the-new-era-of-microsoft-onedrive-ai-productivity-and/ba-p/4265409]
• Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Pages, Python in Excel, and agents [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/09/16/microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-pages-python-in-excel-and-agents/]
• Microsoft to announce ‘next phase of Copilot’ on September 16th [https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/4/24235634/microsoft-copilot-event-satya-nadella]
• Office 2024 for consumers available October 1 [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/09/30/office-2024-for-consumers-available-october-1/]
• The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 [https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2024/press-release/]
• Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Season 5) Trailer [https://youtu.be/Fr_tqWmsqZo]
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Official Trailer) [https://youtu.be/gCUg6Td5fgQ]
• The Expanse (TV series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(TV_series)]
• Xyla Foxlin [https://www.youtube.com/c/xylafoxlin and https://www.xylafoxlin.com/]