Episode 131 – Women in Technology Leadership with Maridee Oday
In this episode, we featured Maridee Oday, where she talked to us about her leadership journey and experiences in the technology field, particularly focusing on her work with SharePoint and Microsoft 365. Maridee shared her career path, highlighting the challenges she faced, including managing bipolar disorder and overcoming imposter syndrome. She emphasized the importance of emotional intelligence, resilience, and following one’s passion. The conversation also touched on her involvement with NAMI and her commitment to mental health advocacy. This was a very inspiring episode for everyone to watch and enjoy as much as we did.
Episode 130 – Data Security Posture Management for AI
In this episode, Antonio introduced the topic of Data Security Posture Management for AI (DSPM for AI), a new feature in Microsoft Purview, and explained its purpose in controlling and governing AI usage effectively. Antonio explained that DSPM for AI aims to provide additional capabilities for customers to control and govern their environment for effective AI usage, particularly with tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot. He showed us many demos, how to enable it, use it and analyze the produced reports. Also, in this episode, a shout out to Tom Daly for his recent community announcements: New features in the https://communitydays.org site and his #M365NYC date on July 25, 2025.
Episode 129 – Catching up with Pam DeGraffenreid at the Microsoft MVP Summit
Broadcasting live from the Microsoft Global MVP Summit, we had the pleasure of speaking with Pam DeGraffenreid, a Microsoft MVP, about their podcast. Pam, along with Heidi Jordan, recently launched a new podcast titled @ByteSizedM365 YouTube, which focuses on providing solutions to M365 challenges in 15 minutes. During our conversation, we also highlighted the significance of the community, the various activities we manage and participate in, and how this community is the best in tech. Our shot out this episode to a good frient, Microsoft MVP, @AlistairPugin.
Episode 128 – Manage Self-service purchases in M365
In this episode, Sarah, Antonio, and Mike discussed the issues with Microsoft’s self-service purchase capabilities for Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Copilot. We highlighted the potential financial and legal risks for organizations when employees purchase products using personal or departmental credit cards without admin approval. Antonio showed where and how to disable this setting for each application, and our opinion on how to manage it.
Episode 127 – How to engage with M365 Community Members
In this episode, we examine the shift in social media platforms used to engage with the Microsoft 365 community. We review the changes in the use of different platforms throughout the years, identify what has been effective in the past, and discuss modifications to enhance interaction with other community members and improve the visibility of our messages. Additionally, we address the transition from long blog posts to microblogging and video-based content on our social media platform.
Episode 126 – SharePoint Agents with Vlad Catrinescu
In this episode, we are pleased to welcome Vlad Catrinescu, MVP, MCT, and Pluralsight author, to discuss SharePoint agents. Vlad provided an overview of the agents, including their creation and usage, the platforms for publishing them, and an examination of the licensing model. Additionally, we explored the permissions associated with the agents and the governance model.
Episode 125 – New M365 Features in 2025
This episode focuses on the upcoming features in the Microsoft 365 roadmap for the first half of 2025. We will discuss our preferred features that are scheduled for release within the next six months and examine their potential impact on your tenant.
Episode 124 – Microsoft Ignite 2024 Announcements
In this episode, we review the announcements from Ignite 2024, discussing various features that were introduced. We particularly focus on Copilot for M365, SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM), and other Microsoft AI updates.
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Episode 123 – Microsoft AI Wars Episodes with Jared Matfess
In this episode, we feature Jared Matfess, an AI Architect at AvePoint and an active community member. Jared discussed his Microsoft AI Wars episodes, which aim to help organizations understand various copilots and how to invest in them. He highlighted the importance of targeting specific personas and understanding the practical aspects of copilot investments. We also covered the use cases for Microsoft 365 Copilot, ROI measures, adoption challenges, and he provided his perspective on the future of Copilot in 2025.
Episode 122 – Interivew with Vesa Juvonen and Waldek Mastykarz
In this episode, we are pleased to host Vesa Juvonen, Principal Program Manager for the Microsoft 365 Platform, and Waldek Mastykarz, Principal Developer Advocate for Microsoft 365 Advocacy. Throughout our chat, Vesa and Waldek shared with us their extensive wisdom, experience, and knowledge on various topics. Our conversation covered their advice on career planning, their passion for projects, and of course their insights into Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Episode 121 – SharePoint Embedded with Andrew Connell
In this episode, we are pleased to welcome Andrew Connell, a 20-year MVP Microsoft 365 Development, Trainer, Cloud and Web Developer, and the owner of https://www.voitanos.io, where he explains what SharePoint Embedded is. We cover the definition of SharePoint Embedded, its architecture, its functionality, and various use cases. Andrew goes into detail about the containers, how to create them, the necessary technical skills, and how to begin. We also discuss the location of SharePoint Embedded within your tenant and the billing process.
Bio: https://andrewconnell.social · https://voitanos.io · https://newsletter.voitanos.io
Reference Materials:
SharePoint Embedded: Overview – https://vtns.io/m365voice-spe-overview – SharePoint Embedded: Create your first app – https://vtns.io/m365voice-spe-tutorial
Episode 120 – Talking Copilot with Michelle Gilbert
As we continue our series on Copilot, we are delighted to hist Michelle Gilbert, Principal Cloud Solution Architect with Copilot at Microsoft. She shared with us her journey and experience with clients, how she approaches Copilot project implementation, adoption and change management, governance, Technical and Security Readiness, and her personal use of Copilot for M365.
Episode 119 – Catching up on work with Copilot
This episode of the Copilot series is about our experience on how to manage emails and Teams conversations when we return to the office after a break. We give some advice on how to use the prompts in Outlook and Teams to get an overview of emails and keep track of the important messages that you have not seen while you are away.
Episode 118 – Latest announcements about Copilot for M365
This episode of Copilot for M365 series covers the recent news about Copilot and its upcoming features. We review new features like the AI Hub, custom connectors, Copilot in Planner, Restricted Search, and more, and we weigh their advantages and disadvantages.
Episode 117 – Copilot Governance and ROI with Andy Huneycutt
We are happy to welcome Andy Huneycutt, a Microsoft MVP, an enterprise collaboration specialist and a copilot expert, to this episode of our Copilot for M365 series. In this podcast, we talk about the main topic of how Copilot adoption differs from other platforms, how to assess the return on investment (ROI), and how to manage Copilot for M365 effectively.
Episode 116 – Copilot Experience with Mark Rackley
For our Copilot series’ 5th episode from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando, we asked Marck Rackley, Microsoft 365 MVP about his personal experience with Copilot with Microsoft 365. He told us about how he uses Copilot for M365 and gave us some examples of his favorite prompts.
Episode 115 – Extending Copilot with Mark Rackley
In this episode, we are live from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference, where we have Microsoft MVP Mark Rackley as our guest to talk about how to extend Copilot. He tells us about the different ways to customize and enhance Copilot for Microsoft 365, such as using graph connectors, plugins, and Copilot studio. Then we explore the challenges of grounding, governance, and the skillsets required to build custom Copilots.
Episode 114 – Copilot Experience with Laurie Pottmeyer
For our Copilot series’ 3rd episode from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando, we met Laurie Pottmeyer, Microsoft 365 MVP Lead at Microsoft. She told us about how she uses Copilot for M365 and gave us some examples of her favorite prompts.
Episode 113 – Introduction to Copilot for Microsoft 365
Live from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando, we discuss the basics of Copilot for Microsoft 365. In this intro episode 2 of the Copilot series, we discuss the different types of Copilots, the features, and licenses that are available for users and organizations. We dive into what Copilot Free, Pro and Copilot for M365 offers and what are the differences between all of them.
Episode 112 – Microsoft Copilot – Responsible AI and Code of Conduct
This is the first episode of a series about Microsoft Copilot, where we explain how Copilot works, how it behaves and how to get your organization ready for it. We talk about Microsoft’s responsible AI framework and its principles for making and using AI technologies. We also talk about why organizations need a code of ethics or an acceptable use policy for generative AI tools, and we give some examples of the risks and challenges of using generative AI tools with sensitive or regulated data, like healthcare or financial data.
