

The Copilot Connection
Zoe Wilson and Kevin McDonnell
Welcome to Copilot Connection, the podcast that explores the world of Microsoft Copilots! Join your hosts, Zoe Wilson and Kevin McDonnell, as they take you on a journey through the different Copilots available and how they can help you in your day-to-day life. From the newly launch date announced Microsoft 365 Copilot to the Dynamics 365, GitHub, Windows, Custom and more Copilots, we'll cover it all. Our upbeat and engaging conversations with experts in the field will keep you entertained and informed. Tune in to Copilot Connection and discover how these AI-powered assistants can transform the way you work!Want to be interviewed for the show? Sign up at The Copilot Connection: Call for Speakers @ Sessionize.com
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Apr 12, 2024 • 44min
Ep 13 - Copilot for Security with Ru Campbell
Send us a textWith Copilot for Security released on 1 April, we thought we should bring some real experience of trying it out from one of the top MVPs in Security. Ru Campbell (Twitter, LinkedIn) joined us to talk about:- What is Copilot Security?- What is it used for and by who?- How has his experience with it been compared with the marketing?This was a great chat that cut through into the reality of using Copilot for Security to help with right of bang and left of bang (listen to find out what that means!) as well as how the product will evolve over time.Useful links:Ru's tweet threads on his initial experience with Copilot for Securityhttps://x.com/rucam365/status/1778703094630523065https://x.com/rucam365/status/1775181041474711702Ru's book on Mastering Microsoft 365 Defender (co-authored with Viktor Hedberg) - Mastering Microsoft 365 Defender: Implement Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, and Office 365 and respond to threatsCopilot for Security group on LinkedIn - LinkedInNews and other updates:Sorry, there's a lot of Kevin stuff this week!Sign up for Month of Copilot and register to speak tooMVP Summit interviewsKevin chats with Peter Rising on CopilotsThink Copilot with Kevin McDonnell - Kevin talks with Garry Trinder and Waldek Mastrkarz in the build up to the Global Copilot SummitKevin's Meeting Automator - a way to create meetings with transcripts for demoing Copilot for Microsoft 365Announcing new Microsoft AI Hub in London - The Official Microsoft BlogMicrosoft Copilot Dashboard now generally available - Microsoft Community HubExtensibility options for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 | Microsoft LearnGoogle Workspace adds AI features to help with meetings and improve data security | VentureBeatZoom announces Zoom WorkplaceTemp codepygiTO7rYkcTtHKJdX94

Apr 9, 2024 • 5min
Ep 12l - MVP Summit bonus with Mark Rackley
Send us a textTwelth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Mark RackleyMark thinks that copilot is a vague term that can mean different things to different people, and he wants to help people understand what it is. Mark has some great use cases like finding presentations that were shared with him by using natural language queries.Listen to find out how he thinks the equity of availability of Copilot could impact the future and what he wishes for next.Mark Rackley | LinkedInMark Rackley 🐗 @NACollabSummit @Techsplaining (@mrackley) / X (twitter.com)

Apr 8, 2024 • 6min
Ep 12k - MVP Summit bonus with Angeliki Patsiavou
Send us a textEleven of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Angeliki PatsiavouAngeliki sees copilot as a way to increase productivity, creativity, and innovation for individuals, teams, and organizations. She uses copilot for M365 to get technical content and learn about power FX queries and functions.Listen to find out about what concerns her around governance in Copilot.Angeliki Patsiavou | LinkedInAngeliki Patsiavou 🎶 MVP Biz Apps (@a_patsiavou) / X (twitter.com)

Apr 7, 2024 • 6min
Ep 12j - MVP Summit bonus with Angel David Carillo
Send us a textTenth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Angel David CarilloAngel uses Copilot a lot in Microsoft Teams, especially for searching for information. He finds it easier and faster than using other tools or navigating to the location of the information. He also uses Copilot as his personal assistant for finding answers to any kind of question.Listen to find out how he tries to focus on the value and confidence that Copilot provides to his customers. Ángel David Carrillo | LinkedIn

Apr 6, 2024 • 8min
Ep 12i - MVP Summit bonus with Pragati Jain
Send us a textNinth of Twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Pragati JainPragati finds Copilot helpful to start developing something, add comments to her calculations, and learn PySpark coding but worries that Copilot is not always right and she needs to validate results.Listen to find out how she thinks Copilot will soon be able to help with the most painful parts of her delivery.Pragati Jain | LinkedInPragati Jain (@pragati1187) / X (twitter.com)

Apr 5, 2024 • 4min
Ep 12h - MVP Summit bonus with Gosia Borzecka
Send us a textEighth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Gosia BorzeckaGosia works in the AI space and talks here about the comparisons between Copilot Studio and AI Studio/Azure Search. Listen to find out more about how she thinks that this plays with Copilot.🐱💻 Gosia (Małgorzata) Borzęcka | LinkedInGosia Borzęcka (@GosiaBorzecka) / X (twitter.com)

Apr 4, 2024 • 5min
Ep 12g - MVP Summit bonus with Chris Lloyd-Jones
Send us a textSeventh of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Chris Lloyd-JonesChris was impressed by how GitHub Copilot could generate code from comments and help him achieve a flow state.Listen to find out how he thinks the Copilots could follow him across applications.Listen to find out which areas of Copilot frustrate him and his hopes for what Copilot will become.Chris Lloyd-Jones | LinkedInChris Lloyd-Jones is on Mastodon (@Sealjay_clj) / X (twitter.com)

Apr 3, 2024 • 8min
Ep 12f - MVP Summit bonus with Rishi Sapra
Send us a textSixth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Rishi SapraRishi sees Copilot as a tool for creativity and insight, rather than automation. He thinks it can help technologists understand the business questions and the data model betterListen to find out which areas of Copilot frustrate him and his hopes for what Copilot will becomeRishi Sapra ACA, MCT, Microsoft MVP | LinkedInRishi Sapra MVP (@rsaprano) / X (twitter.com)

Apr 2, 2024 • 6min
Ep 12e - MVP Summit bonus with Vesa Juvonen
Send us a textFifth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Vesa JuvonenVesa is a principal product manager in the Microsoft 365 platform who works remotely from Seattle. He is excited about Copilot's potential to increase productivity and innovation for enterprise customers. Listen to hear his favourite features and also the magic he thinks partners can bring.Vesa Juvonen | LinkedInVesa Juvonen (@vesajuvonen) / X (twitter.com)

Apr 1, 2024 • 7min
Ep 12d - MVP Summit bonus with Simon Doy
Send us a textFourth of twelve mini episodes as we bring our interviews from MVP Summit.Interviewee today - Simon DoySimon likes the development side of things and breaking down application barriers with Copilot. He is excited about the opportunities to bring business data and take actions with Copilot.Listen to find out how he used Copilot to make his daughter's birthday even more special.Simon Doy | LinkedInSimon Doy | MVP #Copilot (@simondoy) / X (twitter.com)