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Linked – M365 Conference 2024 Session Schedule Disappoints Me
ByMike McBride April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Microsoft executives will be judged based on those products and their success. Entra ID and Exchange aren’t going to impact that judgment one way or the other. They are core to the success of IT departments, but they’re boring, old, “keep the lights on” kind of tech. They aren’t getting Microsoft the growth that stockholders demand in 2024. They need new products to do that, which they will focus on. I can’t blame them for that. It’s the world technology companies live in now, for better or worse.

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Tech

Before Rolling Out AI – Check your Data
ByMike McBride April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Rolling out an AI model might turn into much more of an Information Governance exercise than you’ve bargained for. Maybe that’s a good thing, though. Maybe it’s time to get rid of all that junk, not just because of the junk itself but because it’ll make your AI rollout more successful.

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Linked – No One Wants To Talk About These 3 Ways AI Copilots Will Reshape Learning
ByMike McBride March 5, 2024March 7, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

I’ve had an opportunity lately to play around with some AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot for 365, and I have to admit, when I have a question about how to do something, I ask Copilot. I ask Copilot because:

It’s right there while I’m working.

I don’t have to bring in another tool or trainer.

I don’t have to take a class or watch a YouTube video to learn a new skill. (Imagine a Copliot prompt like – “How would I do a VLOOKUP with this data using ID as the unique identifier?”)

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Microsoft Eliminates 300 seat Requirement for Copilot
ByMike McBride January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

If you were out marking the occasion for Martin Luther King Day or hunkering down from the cold in the US today, you may not have noticed this announcement from Microsoft.

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Beware Those Claiming Expertise with Copilot for M365
ByMike McBride November 30, 2023November 29, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I’ve seen the same thing Loryan has seen, though. Microsoft partners and consulting companies are offering up “expertise” on Copilot that I don’t believe they have. If you’re looking for guidance to help you navigate the Copilot waters, I also recommend vetting the folks who claim to be able to do that.

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LawFirms

Linked – For ‘Unhappy’ Law Firms, There’s Little Recourse From Fast Rising Legal Tech Prices
ByMike McBride November 16, 2023November 15, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

With all the announcements from Microsoft Ignite about Teams Premium, SharePoint Premium, CoPilot, etc. these subscription costs are about to get even higher if firms want to keep up with technological changes.

And this will remain a massive problem:

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