CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 174 with Geoff Varosky
For Episode 174 of the CollabTalk Podcast, we recap major takeaways from the recent Microsoft 365 Conference, spotlighting the rollout of Copilot Pages, the growing role of AI agents, and Microsoft’s evolving governance framework. The conversation explores the Copilot app, Notebooks, and agent store, while also examining SharePoint roadmap updates, Hero Links, and the improved user experience across Teams and OneDrive. With humor and insight, the hosts offer real-world commentary on how Microsoft is streamlining collaboration, governance, and AI integration across its tools, closing with a fun segment celebrating Microsoft’s 50th anniversary and notable celebrity birthdays. 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:
Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a Senior Architect for Insight, and the co-founder of The New Janky Workshop. [LinkedIn, Blog]
- Missing from this episode (prioritizing work over podcast) is Mr. Sean McDonough.
Here is a list of the articles and updates discussed in the latest podcast:
- What’s New In Microsoft 365 Copilot | April 2025 [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-365-copilot–april-2025/4370396]
- Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Pages [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/introducing-microsoft-365-copilot-pages-6674bd51-9ff5-42c4-9256-44d9428a726f]
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Built for the era of human–agent collaboration [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/04/23/microsoft-365-copilot-built-for-the-era-of-human-agent-collaboration/]
- Copilot Control System innovations in the Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring release [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/copilot-control-system-innovations-in-the-microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-spring-re/4405503]
- The closing roadmap slide from the #SharePoint keynote at #M365Con [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7326391369487339523/]
- SharePoint in the Era of AI: Spring 2025 Updates [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/SPBlog/sharepoint-in-the-era-of-ai-spring-2025-updates/4411598?previewMessage=true]
- Five things for IT administrators to know about SharePoint agent management [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/five-things-for-it-administrators-to-know-about-sharepoint-agent-management/4402036]
- Introducing Microsoft Frontline Fridays: Your Guide to empowering frontline workers [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/introducing-microsoft-frontline-fridays-your-guide-to-empowering-frontline-worke/4410462]
- Simple, Smart, and Secure: The next step in sharing files in Microsoft 365 [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/OneDriveBlog/simple-smart-and-secure-the-next-step-in-sharing-files-in-microsoft-365/4411655]
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Blog [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/microsoft365copilot/blog/microsoft365copilotblog]
- Microsoft celebrates 50 years [https://news.microsoft.com/microsoft-50/]
- Actors Who Turned 50 in 2024 (which I accidentally shared, closing the wrong tab) [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls529144388/]
- Actors/Actresses Who Turn 50 in 2025 (which I had meant to share) [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls595093411/]
- Propstore [https://propstore.com/]
