Let’s Talk Microsoft 365 Podcast

On the June 2024 edition of the Let's Talk Podcast, Chris and Scott discuss their thoughts on Microsoft's new Copilot + PCs, the 3rd times the charm approach to the "ARM" race with Apple, the controversial new Recall feature coming to Windows and more. We're also recapping some of the more critical Modern Work Copilot announcements and taking a look at Microsoft Places as it enters preview. #copilot #recall #places #microsoft365 #microsoft 🔗 Show Links https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/05/20/introducing-copilot-pcs/ https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/05/21/whats-next-microsoft-build-continues-the-evolution-and-expansion-of-ai-tools-for-developers/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/05/13/ai-brings-new-life-to-flexible-work-with-microsoft-places/ 📎 Show Feedback Have a podcast topic or feedback on the channel? Let us know - https://forms.office.com/r/LyZiTSMFCi -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. 🔗 Website - https://www.virteva.com 📩 Email - letstalk@virteva.com

In this week's edition of the roadmap run down, we'll be talking about a New Look for SharePoint Start, Viva Engage results come to Microsoft Search, Microsoft Teams Channel Cards, Microsoft Teams Custom Emojis, Microsoft Teams Presence Notifications are back and an update on Microsoft Teams Room Speaker Recognition capabilities coming later this summer. #microsoft #microsoft365 #teams #sharepoint #viva 🔗 Show Links MC797119 / RID124824 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC797119 MC797471 / RID391669 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC797471 MC797474 / RID397883 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC797474 MC795750 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC795750 MC797120 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC797120 MC795749 / RID394668 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC795749 How to Enable Speaker Recognition - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/rooms/voice-recognition?branch=pr-en-us-14676 📎 Show Feedback Have a podcast topic or feedback on the channel? Let us know - https://forms.office.com/r/LyZiTSMFCi -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. 🔗 Website - https://www.virteva.com 📩 Email - letstalk@virteva.com

On this week's Roadmap Rundown I'm flying solo talking about new ways to share links and suppress notifications in Microsoft Teams, the automatic creation of Microsoft Loop Workspaces for recurring meetings, the ability to create a Shared Channel link in Teams and a new/old Microsoft Outlook Calendar view coming to the NEW Microsoft Outlook. #microsoft #microsoft365 #teams #loop #outlook 🔗 Show Links MC793320 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC793320 MC792605 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC792605 MC792603 / RID325330 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC792603 MC793965 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC793965 MC793969 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC793969 📎 Show Feedback Have a podcast topic or feedback on the channel? Let us know - https://forms.office.com/r/LyZiTSMFCi -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. 🔗 Website - https://www.virteva.com 📩 Email - letstalk@virteva.com

In this week's edition of the roadmap run down, we'll be talking about another feature finding its way over from Classic Outlook to the NEW Outlook for Windows, Microsoft Teams Wardrobe additions, upgrades to Windows DLP items, Sway changes and more. #microsoft #microsoft365 #outlook #teams #security #sway #copilot 🔗 Show Links MC791457 / RID386903 https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=386903 MC791881 / RID171586 https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=171586 MC791882 / RID385349 https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=385349 MC791597 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC791597 MC791453 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC791453 📎 Show Feedback Have a podcast topic or feedback on the channel? Let us know - https://forms.office.com/r/LyZiTSMFCi -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. 🔗 Website - https://www.virteva.com 📩 Email - letstalk@virteva.com

In this week's edition of the roadmap run down, we'll be talking about Organizational Messaging capabilities coming to the Microsoft 365 Admin center, the future of the Stream Mobile app, 4 New features in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft SharePoint's new Tenant Rename feature and an update to Clipchamp to speed up your podcast editing. #microsoft #microsoft365 #teams #clipchamp #sharepoint #copilot 🔗 Show Links https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC789803 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC789607 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC789611 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC789315 https://admin.microsoft.com/?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC772558 https://admin.microsoft.com/?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC709270 https://admin.microsoft.com/?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC789608 https://admin.microsoft.com/?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC759462 ⚙️ M365 Admin Center - https://admin.microsoft.com/ 🛣️ M365 Roadmap - https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/roadmap 📎 Show Feedback Have a podcast topic or feedback on the channel? Let us know - https://forms.office.com/r/LyZiTSMFCi -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. 🔗 Website - https://www.virteva.com 📩 Email - letstalk@virteva.com

The Let's Talk Podcast has expanded to a new format. Join Scott and Holly as they review significant updates coming to Teams, OneNote and Outlook in the first episode of the Roadmap Rundown. #microsoft365 #teams #outlook #loop #copilot 🔗 Show Links How to uninstall the classic Teams client - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC783985 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC786324 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC719659 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC777847 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC715695 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC783215 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC786325 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC786325 https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC700933 ⚙️ M365 Admin Center - https://admin.microsoft.com/ 🛣️ M365 Roadmap - https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/roadmap 📎 Show Feedback Have a podcast topic or feedback on the channel? Let us know - https://forms.office.com/r/LyZiTSMFCi

In this episode, Scott and Holly explore the new Microsoft Planner experience that combines a powerful tool with simplicity for streamlined collaboration and intelligence. We'll cover the following topics and more - creating personal plans, preventing group sprawl, converting plans to groups plans, premium features, copilot integration, licensing, and general availability. Plus, stay tuned until the end where we share our final thoughts on Gen AI so far and a special show announcement. Have a podcast topic or feedback on the show? Let us know - https://forms.office.com/r/LyZiTSMFCi Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

Join Todd and Scott as they sit down and talk about the general availability announcement, pricing and features of Microsoft Copilot for Security. We're dipping into the weeds and talking about how we expect Copilot is going to augment and optimize our operations and response times on security incidents. We'll also be talking about the Blackcat Ransomware attack in the news and how Virteva's methodologies and adherence to best practices kept us and our managed customers secure during an uncertain time.

It's a Leap Year Episode! After a number of delayed recordings, Holly and Scott are back to provide their thoughts on the first 30 days of their 365 Copilot adoption journey. We're not pulling our punches this week as we talk about The Good, The Bad (or rather the Reality) and the Ugly parts of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Have a podcast topic or feedback on the show? Let us know - https://forms.office.com/r/LyZiTSMFCi -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

In this month's episode, we talk about how Microsoft has kicked the door open with Copilot Pro and 365 Copilot availability for more users. We'll also take a look at the newest version of Outlook and talk about why now is the time to try it out. Finally, we talk through the hidden dilemmas that come with trying to save money on Frontline (F3) licenses when the workers aren't always truly Frontline. Show Links https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/01/15/bringing-the-full-power-of-copilot-to-more-people-and-businesses/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/b/copilotpro https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/01/15/expanding-copilot-for-microsoft-365-to-businesses-of-all-sizes/ https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/ https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/planner-blog/the-new-microsoft-planner-a-unified-experience-bringing-together/ba-p/3977998 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/new-outlook-for-windows-now-available/ba-p/3932068 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/the-new-outlook-for-windows-for-organization-admins/ba-p/3929169 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt3TugLOD8g https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft365-plans-and-pricing #copilot #outlook #microsoft #frontline -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

In this final episode of 2023, Scott and Holly reveal everything you need to know about Copilot, Microsoft's Generative AI assistant that can help you create amazing content faster and easier than ever before. Learn how to use the free version of Copilot and compare it with the premium features of Bing Chat Enterprise, Copilot for Work, and 365 Copilot. Discover our best practice suggestions for prompting Copilot and see how it performs against Google’s Bard competitor in a head-to-head battle. You won’t want to miss this one, chock full of demos and tips to unleash your creativity and productivity. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a like and subscribe and share this episode with your friends who are interested in expanding their Generative AI knowledge. https://copilot.microsoft.com Copilot for Microsoft 365 – Microsoft Adoption -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

In this episode, Scott and Holly explore the new features in the new version of Microsoft Teams. Learn What’s new, why is it important and when your organization should transition to the latest version of Teams. For IT Admins, we provide a guide on how to enable the new version, ensuring a smooth integration into your current systems and highlight the need to prepare your users for change. We'll also tackle known issues and bugs that have surfaced with the new release, giving you the insider knowledge to navigate these challenges effectively. Stay tuned for the second half of the show, for our live demo of Teams Avatars. We'll explain what they are, how they work, and how your team can leverage them for a more personalized and engaging virtual presence in meetings. Plus, we share our firsthand experience with Microsoft Mesh VR after testing out the Meta Quest 3 headset at Microsoft Ignite in November. Tune in for our thoughts on the future of virtual collaboration and how it's set to revolutionize the way we connect. Join us for an insightful journey into the future of teamwork! New Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Adoption Announcing general availability of the new Microsoft Teams app for Windows and Mac - Microsoft Community Hub Enable the new Microsoft Teams for your organization today! - Microsoft Community Hub Known issues in the new Microsoft Teams desktop client - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Set up avatars for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn Get to know the new channels experience in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support Microsoft Mesh overview | Microsoft Learn -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

On this week's show, we're recapping the Opening Day Ignite 2023 announcements straight from Pike Street in Seattle, WA. Join us for an extra-long podcast, where we review the days event keynotes and then dip into greater detail on each of the announcements and provide our takes. Read about the Microsoft Ignite 2023 announcements! -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

On this week's show, we discuss the recent news around Microsoft's Security Copilot and its early access program, as well as practical insights and real-world applications for enhancing your digital security through the use of generative AI. Beyond that, we look at how AI is transforming security practitioners' everyday routines, making them more efficient and effective, and how Microsoft aims to fill the security position gap globally with the addition of AI in Security. For more information on the recent announcements, see the links below. Microsoft Security Copilot Early Access Program is now available | Microsoft Security Blog New Microsoft Intune Suite helps simplify security solutions | Microsoft Security Blog Security Copilot with Microsoft Intune Early Access Program | Microsoft Intune Blog Microsoft Security Copilot Partner Interest Form -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

In this episode, Scott and Holly explore the new collaborative app from Microsoft: Microsoft Loop. They discuss what Loop is, what it does, and who it's for and demo how to use Loop components and Loop canvas apps to create and share content across different Microsoft 365 apps. Tune in to learn more about this next-generation co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices. For an even more immersive experience, check out our YouTube page to follow along on the demos. -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

Get ready for a deep dive into Microsoft 365 Modern Work, Security, and 24/7 Service Delivery insights with the Virteva Leadership team in this special AMA podcast. In this episode, we bring you expert perspectives, and actionable leadership strategies to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of technology and service delivery. -------------------------------------------------------------------- More About Virteva Virteva’s mission is to help companies serve and be served in the age of the Digital Enterprise. Our focus is high touch customer experiences for organizations who require always available, secure, and technology dependent employee support. Website - https://www.virteva.com Email - letstalk@virteva.com

Join us as we demystify the features, benefits, and target audience of Teams Premium. Tune in to discover why Microsoft Teams Premium matters, how it can enhance your workflows, and why you should harness its capabilities to boost productivity and collaboration in Microsoft 365. --------------------------------------------------------------- We are excited to announce an exclusive opportunity for you to engage with our Leadership team. In late August, we will be holding a special AMA (ask me anything) edition of the Podcast to answer your burning questions around Microsoft 365 Modern Work, AI, Security, and various the technical and operational aspects of our managed and professional services business. To submit a question, you can use the Microsoft forms link below https://forms.office.com/r/Nw94KV8MHn

On this week's episode, Chris and Scott discuss the newly announced Copilot pricing, best practice adoption strategies and break down the biggest news and announcements from Microsoft's 2023 Inspire conference. --------------------------------------------------------------- We are excited to announce an exclusive opportunity for you to engage with our Leadership team. In late August, we will be holding a special AMA (ask me anything) edition of the Podcast to answer your burning questions around Microsoft 365 Modern Work, AI, Security, and various the technical and operational aspects of our managed and professional services business. To submit a question, you can use the Microsoft forms link below https://forms.office.com/r/Nw94KV8MHn

Todd Strand stops by on this week's show to discuss Microsoft being recognized a leader in Forrester's 2023 Enterprise Email Security Wave. We'll discuss what this means for email security in Microsoft Defender for Office 365, as well as more of our thoughts on AI in security and Virteva's Microsoft Cloud Security partnership update. Note to listeners: Due to an issue with the audio format not being accepted by all podcast apps, we reuploaded this week's episode.

With Microsoft's recent extensive range of AI and Copilot product-related announcements, we are pausing to reflect on the future of Modern Work and Security. Additionally, we speculate around pricing and general availability. Join Scott, Chris, Zach, and Taylor from the Virteva team as they delve into various disciplines and products, discussing how we anticipate they will revolutionize the way we work.