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As organizations accelerate their adoption of generative AI and intelligent agents to transform how they build and manage solutions, IT professionals and developers are expanding their expertise to design, deploy, and govern AI-powered systems—leveraging Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry to integrate collaboration tools, enforce enterprise-grade compliance, and support both low-code and pro-code development. With built-in security frameworks, governance controls, and seamless integration with Microsoft Security, Entra, and Purview, these platforms empower teams to innovate responsibly while maintaining visibility, control, and trust across the AI lifecycle. Learn from Microsoft MVPs, product team members, and industry practitioners how they’ve built secure, collaborative, and compliant AI applications and agents using Microsoft’s trusted AI ecosystem.
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Aug 6, 2024 • 34min
Episode 55: Oh Buddy, Prompt Buddy (w/ Erik Olsson and Stuart Ridout)
Copilot can respond with some fantastic answers to your questions, but sometimes the hardest part is asking the right questions. Well, this is where Erik Olsson and Stuart Ridout, the creators of Prompt Buddy come in to help you (and the rest of the hosts, let's be honest) build the best prompts to get the most out of Copilot. Join us as Erik and Stuart give us the what, the why, and the how to Prompt Buddy!
Wanna give Prompt Buddy a shot, try it here: GitHub - stuartridout/promptbuddy: Prompt Buddy is a free Microsoft Teams Power App using Dataverse for Teams. It is a space where your team can share their favourite AI prompts and upvote prompts from others. It is preloaded with Copilot categories but others can be added. - https://github.com/stuartridout/promptbuddy
Jul 30, 2024 • 42min
Episode 54: Thoughts from the Field (w/ John Landgrave and Chris Simmons)
We often get asked how newly announced features are received in the real world. How are they being used, what are the improvements that are needed, and how much does John Landgrave love the work that marketing is doing for him and his peers?
In this post-Build episode, Principal Technical Specialists John Landgrave and Chris Simmons join us to discuss how customers are approaching the newest feature announcements and what that means for governance and security!
Jul 23, 2024 • 26min
Episode 53: Getting Your Approval (w/ Grant Archibald)
Still waiting on approval for something? Sounds like that process needs to be digitized. Check out this episode where Grant Archibald, Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft walks us through the business approval kit for Microsoft Power Platform. What it is, why you need it, and what it enables your organization to do once deployed.
It must be a summer cookout, because we are doing some grilling on this episode!
Learn more about the business approval kit here: Setup of the business approvals kit - Power Automate | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/guidance/business-approvals-templates/setup
Jul 18, 2024 • 24min
Episode 52: Prompts and Knowledge (w/ Gwen Bego)
Microsoft Copilot Studio provides so many amazing features to help bring generative AI into your applications. Sometimes it feels like we've only scratched the surface of what we can do, but Gwen Bego, GPM Power Automate/AI Builder at Microsoft, joins the podcast to talk to us about prompt plugins, adding knowledge to your copilots, and what that means for the future of applications!
Jul 9, 2024 • 33min
Episode 51: Adoption and Innovation (w/ Alan Chai)
How can customers spark adoption and innovation in their organizations? Alan Chai joins the podcast to share his inspirational and insightful story of how he utilized Microsoft Power Platform to change his organization, innovate applications, deliver business outcomes quickly, and grow adoption. T
Jul 3, 2024 • 31min
Episode 50: The Future of Power Automate and Copilot (w/ Sangya Singh)
Sangya Singh, VP at Microsoft, discusses the future of Power Automate & Copilot on the 50th episode. Topics include hyperautomation, diverse automation capabilities, governance importance, roles evolution with AI, and embracing innovation with generative AI.
Jun 25, 2024 • 33min
Episode 49: Desktop Flows and Copilot (w/ Bill Ryan)
Desktop flows are a major component of hyper automation and Microsoft Power Platform. Bill Ryan, Director of Business Programs at Microsoft, joins the show to talk about the role of Power Automate desktop flows (RPA), how Microsoft Copilot is used, and what organizations should think about when implementing Copilot in their desktop flows and how governance needs to be addressed.
Jun 12, 2024 • 37min
Episode 48: The Washing Machine Episode (w/ Juliet Helms)
We LOVE listener requested topics, and this one is great! Juliet Helms, Senior Business Outcomes Specialist at Microsoft, joins the crew to talk about finding the return on investment of Microsoft Power Platform and how her team helps organizations realize value. Oh, and if you're wondering about the title, there is a fantastic story from Juliet on finding and measuring the value of Microsoft Copilot.
May 29, 2024 • 28min
Episode 47: From Pro Code and Low Code Dev Journey (w/ Rahul Ranjit)
With Build wrapping up, we were able to sync with Rahul Ranjit, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, to chat about how a pro developer approaches low code development and what that means to their skillset and career progression. We cover how low code and pro code tooling work together and where does low code fit in enterprise solution development.
May 20, 2024 • 23min
Episode 46: What Copilot and When? Pt. 2 (w/ Carsten Groth and Daniel Laskewitz)
Carsten and Daniel are back for part two of our Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio podcast episode. Learn how to navigate the decision tree of what copilot tool to use when building custom copilots, which will help you get greater ROI faster, and what teams are going to have to get involved when choosing the right tool!
