Microsoft 365 PnP Weekly - Episode 193

Microsoft 365 PnP Weekly - Episode 193

In this installment of the weekly discussion revolving around the latest news and topics on Microsoft 365, host – Vesa Juvonen (Microsoft) | @vesajuvonen and Waldek Mastykarz (Microsoft) | @waldekm are joined by UK-based M365 Consultant, Content AI Specialist and Microsoft MVP (M365 Apps & Services) - Leon Armston (Intelogy) | @LeonArmston

Topics discussed in this session

  • What is Syntex – why should I care?
  • Where is Syntex going beyond content and Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
  • Would you bet on the future sustainability of Syntex?
  • How would you like to see Syntex evolve in context of other AI capabilities like OpenAI’s chatGPT?
  • What is OpenAI and how does it extend Microsoft and Bing Search? What is ChatGPT?
  • What usage scenarios and opportunities in AI exist for Partners?
  • Differences in AI usage inside and outside the organization.
  • AI lights up Viva Topics as part of Project Contex.
  • For what company size is AI optimized?
  • Importance of local datacenters for optimal AI and data control?
  • Top cultural differences between UK and New Zealand?
  • Timing around the delivery of AI capabilities, governance around their usage, and people’s readiness to adopt them?

Also, we showcased 23 articles/videos published by Microsoft and the PnP Community in the last week.

This week

  • Leon – has a content/AI project going live now and working with Form Recognizer to capture information from technical drawings.
  • Waldek – focused on March deliverables – no details, requiring alignment with teams across company. Enhancements to Microsoft Graph Developer Proxy – new release at month end, and to CLI for Microsoft 365.
  • Vesa – planning, planning, locking on ODSP and Viva experiences to be delivered by June 2023. Rolling out Viva Home to targeted tenants this week.

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This session was recorded on Monday, January 16, 2023.

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