Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 46
NOW ON DEMAND Get ready for the week with "Mondays at Microsoft." Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook will update you on what's going on, across BIG news, product releases, Community and event news, and more. Aired LIVE | Monday, April 7th, 2025. ☕ Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode: Microsoft celebrated its 50th Anniversary on Friday April 4th. To celebrate that community, we invite you to join us tomorrow, April 8th, on the Microsoft Tech Community tomorrow as we look back and celebrate five decades of innovation, community, and collaboration: https://aka.ms/Community/NewsDesk AI Skills Fest: https://aka.ms/AISkillsFest. Microsoft 365 Community Conference: Register now, save $150 with code SAVE150 🎟️ https://aka.ms/M365Con25 (Vegas | May 6-8, 2025) Karuana Gatimu on the Top 100 list of Customer Marketing and Advocacy Influencers & Strategists. Check out the whole list: https://aka.ms/Top100CMAs. Share your Community story: https://aka.ms/ShareYourCommunityStory. Book release 📗 "The Women of Microsoft: Empowering Stories from the Minds that Coded the World": https://aka.ms/WomenOfMicrosoft. Microsoft Secure, April 9-10, 2025: https://aka.ms/MicrosoftSecureRegistration. "How universities are tapping students and AI to fight the growing threat of cybercrime" by Deborah Bach: https://aka.ms/FightingCybercrime. AI Agents Hackathon 2025, April 8-30, 2025: https://aka.ms/AIAgentsHackathon. How AI is impacting healthcare and what it means for the future of medicine — https://aka.ms/AIRevolutionMedicine. Threat actors leverage tax season to deploy tax-themed phishing campaigns: https://aka.ms/TaxThemedPhishing. Rise & Inspire: Women in Tech Leading the Way: https://aka.ms/RiseAndInspire. Listen to the SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop | March 2025 — https://aka.ms/SharePoint/RoadmapPitStop by Mark-Kashman. "Thriving together: the power of Microsoft partner communities" by Regina N. Johnson — https://aka.ms/PartnerCommunitiesBlog. Follow *Microsoft Community* on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM. Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI. Next up on Tuesday, April 15th at 8:10 AM and again at 5:10 PM. Our guest speaker, Adam Salah. Register for upcoming events: https://CommunityDays.org/ and community calls on https://CommunityDays.org/calls. Check out our show page to add upcoming shows to your calendar or catch up on past shows at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. Our next show is on Monday, April 21st at 8am Pacific.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 44
NOW ON DEMAND It's been a busy last few weeks, with the SharePoint Hackathon and planning for the Microsoft 365 Community Conference. Stay in the know with Mondays at Microsoft. Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook keep you grounded with the latest in #AI, broader Microsoft 365 product awareness, community activities and events, and more. Original air date: Monday, March 10th, 8 AM PT | #CommunityLuv 💖 Resource links mentioned during the episode: Up your SharePoint IQ! Watch the SharePoint event "From Concept, to Creation, to Impact" + live AMA with Jeff Teper, CJ Tan, and Melissa Torres and the SharePoint team members: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent Submit your creations to SharePoint Hackathon | Hack submissions open from March 3-17, 2025: https://aka.ms/SharePoint/Hackathon. #HackHackHack #ShareHack Visit our Copilot Hub at https://adoption.microsoft.com/copilot to get your hands on all the latest information about preparing for and implementing this new tech. D-ID partners with Microsoft to deliver Al-powered avatars, transforming communication, customer interaction, and accessibility - https://aka.ms/FoundersHub/D-ID Women’s History Month: Why different perspectives in cybersecurity and AI matter more than ever before: https://aka.ms/WomensHistoryMonth25 By Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management. Celebrating Women in Gaming: Pioneers & Innovators: https://aka.ms/Xbox/WomenInGaming. The next chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams: https://aka.ms/Skype/NextChapter by Jeff Teper. Conversations in space: How Hera is using AI to share its mission to defend Earth from asteroids by Chris Welsch Microsoft's Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program: https://aka.ms/CybersecurityRuralHospitals by Kate Behncken. Code.org is fueling a movement of computer science and #AI education - https://aka.ms/Code.org. Apply for the Women at Microsoft Scholarship, deadline March 13, 2025: https://aka.ms/WomenAtMicrosoftScholarship. Lots of product news to follow: Microsoft 365 Blog: https://aka.ms/M365BlogMM Azure Blog: https://aka.ms/AzureBlogMM Dev Blog: https://aka.ms/DevBlogsMM New sales agents accessible in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Help teams close more deals, faster: https://aka.ms/Copilot/NewSalesAgent. "What’s new in Copilot Studio: February 2025 " by Omar Aftab, VP of Conversational AI: https://aka.ms/CopilotStudio/WhatsNew by Omar Aftab The Microsoft Fabric Community Conference returns to Las Vegas from March 31–April 2, 2025. Sign up using code MCUST to save $150 - https://aka.ms/FabConf25 So many great events coming up and all available to check out: https://www.communitydays.org. Next Mondays at Microsoft - March 24th at 8am Pacific. See you there! Check out our show page for more details.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 45
Connect Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook to discover the latest in AI, broader Microsoft product updates, community activities and events, and more. This upcoming show will celebrate Microsoft's 50th anniversary, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. use of Copilot for their 'ConsumerIQ' agent, insights about the Ability Summit, putting Humans First during tax season, and more. 🗓️ Join in, Monday, March 24th, 8:00 AM PT. Visit our main show page: https://lnkd.in/ghJ2mVGD Resource links mentioned during the episode: Watch the SharePoint event "From Concept, to Creation, to Impact" + live AMA: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent. Windows 365 AMA on March 26, 2025, at 8am Pacific: https://aka.ms/Community/W365AMA with Christian Montoya. One Future, One Sound initiative: https://aka.ms/OneSound. #Microsoft50. Share your stories on LinkedIn #CommunityLuv: https://aka.ms/Celebrating50Years. Join us today (3/24/2025) at 9:00 am Pacific learn about Microsoft’s latest security news and innovations: https://aka.ms/Secure2025. Ability Summit: Fifteen years of #accessibility http://aka.ms/AbilitySummit2025 - with speakers Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Jeff Teper, and many other leaders in this space. Xbox joined its partners to unveil the Accessible Games Initiative: https://aka.ms/Xbox/AccessibleGamesInitiative. “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” - Mats Steen in the role-playing universe of World of Warcraft https://aka.ms/Ibelin. Grant Thornton’s Sandie Boswell on supporting employee wellbeing using Copilot in the C-suite: https://aka.ms/Copilot/EmployeeWellbeing. Visit the Copilot adoption hub to discover more: https://adoption.microsoft.com/Copilot. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. uses Microsoft 365 Copilot to reimagine trend forecasting and consumer marketing: https://aka.ms/Copilot/EsteeLauder. ConsumerIQ, an agent built in Copilot Studio, will place consumer data – one of its greatest competitive advantages – at the fingertips of employees. Inspired by art: Aimee Kelly’s AI-driven fashion: https://aka.ms/Copilot/AimeeKelly. New *live chat* in Microsoft Teams: Connecting customers and businesses effortlessly: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/03/17/new-live-chat-in-microsoft-teams-connecting-customers-and-businesses-effortlessly/ by Brenna Robinson. Arapahoe Libraries creates the ‘library of the future’ for communities in Colorado: https://aka.ms/LibraryOfTheFuture. "Elevate your Microsoft Power Platform development experience with Power CAT Tools" by Denise Moran: https://aka.ms/PowerPlatform/PowerCATTools. Plus, Power CAT on YouTube, led by Phil Topness: https://aka.ms/PowerCATLive. The Microsoft Fabric Community Conference returns to Las Vegas from March 31–April 2, 2025. Sign up using code MCUST to save $150: https://aka.ms/FabConf25. Follow Microsoft Community LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM. To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI. Join us for our upcoming Microsoft Global Community Initiative General Session on Tuesday March 18th at 8:10am and 5:10pm. So many great events coming up and all available to check out on https://www.communitydays.org. We also just launched a community calls page here so you can find community related called host by Microsoft and the community. Thank you, Thomas Daly and crew for keeping the site up-to-date and running smoothly. Level up your Microsoft 365 and #AI skills, chat with product makers, and network with your tech peers. #M365Con is May 6–8 in Las Vegas (MGM Grand Hotel) - The ultimate community event filled with keynotes from Jeff Teper, Vasu Jakkal, Jared Spataro, solution-oriented sessions from Microsoft, MVPs and community leaders, workshops to deepen core skills, a vibrant expo hall, and more. DistasterAssistance.gov for those impacted by the Los Angeles county wildfires: https://disasterassistance.gov. Check out the Mondays at Microsoft show page to add upcoming shows to your calendar or catch up on past shows at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. Our next show is on Monday, April 7 at 8:00 am Pacific.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 40
NOW ON DEMAND Kickoff 2025 with Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook. They set the stage for what Modern Work and security news, events, and community opportunities await you in the new calendar year. Now available to watch on demand (original air date: January 13, 2025). Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode: Visit Disaster Assistance: https://disasterassistance.gov Read more from our Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, “The Golden Opportunity for American AI”: https://lnkd.in/g3SMrQGz "6 #AI trends you’ll see more of in 2025" by Paul Nyhan — https://aka.ms/2025AITrends. "Taking legal action to protect the public from abusive AI-generated content" by Steven Masada — https://aka.ms/AI-LegalAction. Join us for the "SharePoint - From Concept to Creation to Impact" event online on January 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent. "Announcing mandatory multifactor authentication for the Microsoft 365 admin center" by Samer Baroudi — https://aka.ms/MandatoryMultiFactor. "Less burnout, more impact: AI continues to transform frontline efficiency" by Barbara Kim — https://aka.ms/FrontlineEfficiency. "The future of retail with Dynamics 365 AI-powered ERP solutions" by Stephanie Dart — https://aka.ms/FutureofRetail. "Unlock new possibilities by customizing Copilot chat in your apps with Copilot Studio (Preview)" by Hemant Gaur — https://aka.ms/CopilotStudio/ChatExtensibility. Let everyone know about Mondays at Microsoft: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. And, subscribe to the Community News Desk: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk. Learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI): https://aka.ms/MGCI. Review the list of newly minted regional directors: https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors. Find your next event on https://www.communitydays.org – including the new Community Calls page: https://www.communitydays.org/calls. Until next time. Our next show is Monday, January 27th at 8:00 AM PST. See you there.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 36
Another "Mondays at Microsoft" coming your way! Karuana Gatimu & Heather Cook will focus on AI in aviation, measuring AI performance, overview LLMs, discuss Microsoft 365 Copilots agents in SharePoint, plus highlight upcoming community events, and more. Join LIVE Monday, October 21, 2024, 8:00am PDT. See you soon! #CommunityLuv 💝 Oct. 21 agenda, plus links to learn more: Insights from the fifth annual Microsoft Digital Defense Report. AI in Aviation: Introduction of a new industry reference architecture for airlines and airports. Measurement in AI: Discussion on the importance of measuring AI performance. AI for Water Conservation: Highlighting an AI tool developed by FIDO Tech to detect and prioritize water leaks. Overview of large language models (LLMs) and their applications. Introduction of Copilot agents in SharePoint. New updates for Pipelines in Power Platform, including custom pipelines host. To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI We launched a new page listing our newly minted regional directors. https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors So many great events coming up and all available to check out on www.communitydays.org + its community calls page. FYI | Microsoft Ignite | November 19-22, 2024, in Chicago, USA – https://ignite.microsoft.com FYI | Our next episode of Mondays at Microsoft is November 4th; check our show page for more.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 35
NOW ON DEMAND | Get ready for the week with "Mondays at Microsoft" - this time *on Tuesday*! Karuana Gatimu & Heather Cook will focus on Trustworthy AI, new Copilot features, fighting deepfakes, Office 2024 release update, plus highlight upcoming community events, and more. Aired Tuesday, October 8th, 2024, 8:00am PDT. See you there! #CommunityLuv 💝 Show notes & links to all that was shared and discussed on October 8th, 2024: "Microsoft Trustworthy AI: Unlocking human potential starts with trust" by Takeshi Numoto. Live from the Microsoft AI Tour: Mexico City - https://aka.ms/MicrosoftAITourLive. Copilot is an AI companion for everyone, with new Vision and Voice features. "Fighting deepfakes with more transparency about AI" by Vanessa Ho. "Office 2024 for consumers available October 1" by Bryan Rognier — https://aka.ms/Office2024. "Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Desktop as a Service for the second year in a row" by Stefan Kinnestrand. Power Apps Pulse video series hosted by April Dunnam + What's new in Power Apps. "European Fabric Community Conference 2024: Building an AI-powered data platform" by Arun Ulagaratchagan + "Activate your data responsibly in the era of AI with Microsoft Purview" by Rudra Mitra. To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI. We launched a new page listing our newly minted regional directors: https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors. "Get ready for the 2025 Microsoft Imagine Cup: Let the innovation begin!" by the Student Developer Evangelism Team. Find your next event: https://CommunityDays.org Community Days speakerboard – https://communitydays.org/speakerboard Microsoft Ignite | November 19-22, 2024, in Chicago, IL, USA. In person is sold out. Online is open to all - register today. Join us for the next episode of Mondays at Microsoft (this one back on Monday) with Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook on Monday, October 21st, 8:00am PDT. Check out our page for our show and Community Studio efforts at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 37
Kickstart November 2024 with the goodness of community news and events. Your co-hosts, Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook, along with security expert, Virginia Bryant, present the next informative "Mondays at Microsoft" (episode 37), aired live on Monday, Nov. 4th, 2024. Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode: Jay Parikh joins the senior leadership at Microsoft: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/10/31/microsoft-names-jay-parikh-as-a-member-of-the-senior-leadership-team/ Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ With Microsoft 365 Copilot agents, Pets at Home unleashes an AI revolution leveraging the Azure platform – https://aka.ms/PetsAtHome. Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions – https://aka.ms/LowCarbonDatacenters. Microsoft's goal: By 2030, it would be “carbon negative” – meaning it would take more carbon out of the atmosphere than it emits. And by 2050 it would remove from the atmosphere the equivalent of all the carbon the company has emitted since its founding in 1975. "Streamline collaboration with the new chat and channels experience in Microsoft Teams" by Jeff Teper - https://aka.ms/Teams/NewChatChannels/Blog. Review the "Meet the Makers" episode with Teams leadership: https://aka.ms/Teams/NewChatChannels/MeetTheMakers. Join our Teams chat and channels AMA next Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 10am PST: https://aka.ms/Teams/NewChatChannels/AMA. "Microsoft 365 Copilot drove up to 353% ROI for small and medium businesses—new study" by Brenna Robinson – https://aka.ms/Copilot/SMB/ROIstudy. Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024 – https://aka.ms/DigitalDefenseReport2024. "2024 release wave 2 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform now available " by Ryan Darby Martin - https://aka.ms/Dynamics365/2024ReleaseWave2. Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich Learn To... Use AI and Know AI Limitations (Episode 3) - https://aka.ms/ScottAndMarkLearnTo/Ep3. "Fabric Influencers Spotlight October 2024" by Rie Merritt - https://aka.ms/Fabric/InfluencersSpotlight. Find your next event: https://CommunityDays.org. Microsoft Ignite | November 19-22, 2024, in Chicago, USA – https://ignite.microsoft.com. Check the #ESPC24 event guide: https://aka.ms/ESPC2024/EventGuide by Heather Cook.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 34
Power boost your day with Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook. They've got the latest community news and events prepped for the next "Mondays at Microsoft." This event aired live at 8am PST on Monday, September 23rd, 2024! 😎 [Episode 34] Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode: TurboVote | Register to vote, check your registration, or sign up for election reminders — https://aka.ms/TurboVote. The next phase of Microsoft 365 Copilot innovation — https://aka.ms/Copilot/NextPhase. #Wave2: Copilot Pages, Copilot in Excel with Python, Copilot in PowerPoint, Copilot agents in SharePoint, and more. Plus, Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 announcements blog — https://aka.ms/Copilot/NextPhase/blog by Jared Spataro. Microsoft’s new Qualcomm-powered Surface devices now available — https://aka.ms/QualcommDevices. Learn to build a security-first culture with AI at Microsoft Ignite 2024 — https://aka.ms/SecurityIgnite2024. New Copilot enhancements help small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) innovate — https://aka.ms/CopilotEnhancementsSMB. Bidirectional translation support now available for language interpretation in Teams — https://aka.ms/BidirectionalSupport. Unveiling Copilot agents built with Microsoft Copilot Studio - https://aka.ms/UnveilingCopilotAgents. "How the Microsoft Power Platform community is using low-code and AI to transform work and lives" by Charles Lamanna. Register for the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference in Stockholm (September 24-27) - https://aka.ms/Fabric/CommunityConference. To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI. We launched a new page listing our newly minted regional directors. https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors So many great events coming up and all available to check out on https://www.communitydays.org. We also just launched a community calls page here so you can find community related called host by Microsoft and the community. Join us for the next episode of Mondays at Microsoft on October 8th at 8am PDT for our next show and check out our page for our show and Community Studio efforts at https://adoption.microsoft.com/mondays-at-microsoft.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 33
A lot has happened in the last few weeks, with more to come. Get tech-ready and stay in the know with Mondays at Microsoft. Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook keep you grounded with the latest in AI, broader product awareness, community activities and events, and more. Join live on Monday, September 9th, 8:00am PDT. #CommunityLuv 💖 Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode: Update on Microsoft's approach to tackling intimate image abuse from Courtney Gregoire, Chief Digital Safety Officer. Upcoming live events: “Microsoft 365 Copilot: Wave 2” - Join Satya Nadella and Jared Spataro to learn about the next phase of Copilot innovation: September 16th at 8:00 AM PDT. "Microsoft OneDrive: AI Innovations for a New Era of Work and Home" - October 8th at 10:00 AM PDT with experts Jeff Teper, Jason Moore, Arwa Tyebkhan, Gaia Carini, and Arjun Tomar. 90-minute AMA with the Microsoft Loop product team on September 12th, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT. NEW SERIES | "AI in Action: Building with Copilot Studio" with experts April Dunnam, Gomolemo Mohapi, and Elaiza Benitez. 2024 Forrester Total Economic Impact™ report for Microsoft Power Platform. Register for the Power Platform Community Conference in Las Vegas (September 18-20) - https://aka.ms/PowerPlatform/CommunityConference - including Charles Lamanna CVP and our President Jeff Teper along with CVP of Power BI and Fabric, Kim Manas along with our Chief Question Officer and Comedian, Trevor Noah. Microsoft Fabric August 2024 updates from Jason Himmelstein. To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI. We launched a new page listing our newly minted regional directors. https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors. So many great events coming up and all available to check out on https://www.communitydays.org. We also just launched a community calls page here so you can find community related called host by Microsoft and the community. Security link What is cybersecurity, and why it should matter to you. Explore the Microsoft Security Learning Modules. Follow the Microsoft Security blog. Join the Microsoft Security Tech Community. See you in two weeks: Join us on September 23rd at 8am PDT for our next show and check out our page for our show and Community Studio efforts at https://adoption.microsoft.com/mondays-at-microsoft.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 32
Stay informed | Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook for the latest in AI, broad Microsoft 365 product awareness, community activities and events, and more. Join live on Monday, August 19th, 8:00am PDT. #CommunityLuv Note: We multicast all episodes. You can watch the show live right here on its Community News Desk event page, via LinkedIn Live from the "Microsoft Community" page, or direct within YouTube on the Microsoft Community Learning channel. Show notes & links to all that was shared and discussed on July 19th, 2024: Now available: Copilot for Microsoft 365 Risk Assessment QuickStart Guide. Find your city on the Microsoft AI Tour, starting September 24. Shout out to the TechCon365 Microsoft 365 Power Platform Conference team for a great DC show, and FYI about their next event in Dallas (Nov.11-15.2024). Announcing mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft Azure sign-in. Lots of great Microsoft 365 product training content: https://aka.ms/M365ConSessions. Introducing new OneDrive, Quick Links and Playlist cards for Viva Connections. Viva Connections webpart changes. Join the Microsoft OneDrive community call on Wednesday, August 21st at 8am PDT — https://aka.ms/OneDriveCommunityCall. Join the Microsoft Viva community call on Wednesday, August 21st at 9am PDT — https://aka.ms/VivaCommunityCall. Microsoft Entra ID Admin Center & Admin portal will no longer support license management. Microsoft Loop | 5-Part Learning Series. "Building Power Apps Canvas App with Multimedia Integration in SharePoint - Audio Player" by Shadrack Inusah. Latest episode of the "Abstracts" podcast discusses Personhood credentials: Artificial intelligence and the value of privacy-preserving tools to distinguish who is real online. To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI We launched a new page listing our newly minted regional directors. https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors Find upcoming events and community calls on https://CommunityDays.org Join us in 3 weeks on Monday, September 9 th , 8am PDT for our next show!
