Skill Up on Microsoft 365 Copilot
This blog series is designed to help you skill up on Microsoft 365 Copilot.. We hope you will make this your go-to source for the latest updates, resources, and opportunities in technical skill building for Microsoft 365 Copilot. New Microsoft 365 Copilot training for business users: On-demand training introducing business users to Copilot. Great for users new to Copilot! Work smarter with AI - Training | Microsoft Learn Get more done and unleash your creativity with Microsoft Copilot. In this learning path, you'll explore how to use Microsoft Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot to help you research, find information, and generate effective content. On-demand training for business users looking to improve productivity in the apps they use every day: Draft, analyze, and present with Microsoft 365 Copilot - Training | Microsoft Learn This Learning Path directs users to learn common prompt flows in Microsoft 365 apps including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook. It also introduces Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and discusses the difference between work and web grounded data. On-demand training for business users that want to get started with AI-powered agents: Transform your everyday business processes with no-code agents – Training | Microsoft Learn This Learning Path examines no-code agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and SharePoint and explores how business users can create, manage, and use agents as their own AI-powered assistant. New resources to accelerate your journey with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and agents to transform business processes: Copilot Chat and agent starter kit To support the announcement of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, we have updated the Copilot Success Kit and Copilot Success Kit for small and medium-sized businesses, which now includes a new agent starter kit with guidance and easy ways for your organization to get started with Copilot Chat and agentic functionality. You can find the latest assets and resources here to start your journey. Agent overview guide Learn how to quickly unlock the value of Copilot through agents. See the easiest ways to get started across Copilot Chat, SharePoint, and Microsoft Copilot Studio with lots of examples and templates that will help you quickly build and use your first agents. IT Set up and Controls Guide Get the latest on IT set up and controls guidance for Copilot Chat and agents. Manage access to Copilot Chat for your users and set up required data governance controls. Then set up access to agents including licensing and billing plans. Learn how to monitor and manage consumption. See how everything comes to together with demonstrations and explanations about Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot, pay-as-you-go billing and how to set everything up. Latest Agent Blogs Catch up on the latest announcement from Satya Nadella and Jared Spataro announcing Copilot Chat here Understand how pricing for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will work and what new capabilities we are announcing in Copilot Studio, to support it here Copilot Chat and agents user resources Share the Copilot Chat user training deck with users at your organization to introduce Copilot Chat and guide them on how to use it effectively For dedicated guidance on using and creating agents, share the Agents in Copilot Chat handout. Copilot Chat scenarios We have launched new Copilot Chat (free) and agent (consumption) scenarios to the Scenario Library, with easy steps for each of your functional teams to get started. Microsoft 365 Copilot AMA event for IT administrators (recap) On-demand AMA on tools and techniques for preparing your data for Copilot Prepare your data for Copilot: Essential tools and techniques Learn how to address oversharing, integrate SharePoint Advanced Management, and utilize Microsoft Purview for secure and compliant data handling. Get practical guidance to ensure your data is ready for Copilot deployment, including insights from our Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment blueprint On-demand AMA on how data flows through Microsoft 365 Copilot Follow the prompt: How data flows through Microsoft 365 Copilot Explore how Microsoft processes and protects your data with Microsoft 365 Copilot. Focus on enterprise data protection, responsible AI services, and orchestration in managing prompts. Learn about tools to prevent data loss and oversharing, and how Microsoft Graph Connectors and agents integrate external data sources to enhance Copilot skills and knowledge. Join us at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Las Vegas, May 6-8 The Microsoft 365 Community Conference is your chance to keep up with AI, build game-changing skills, and take your career (and business) even further. With over 200 sessions, workshops, keynotes, and AMAs, you’ll learn directly from the experts and product-makers who are reimagining what’s possible in the workplace. Here’s what you can expect: Meet one-on-one with the people who create Microsoft products—ask questions, share feedback, and discover real-world solutions Explore Microsoft’s latest product updates and learn about what’s on the horizon Build and sharpen skills you can use immediately to be more productive, creative, and collaborative with the Microsoft tools you use every day Grow your network, dive deep, and have fun with the best community in tech How to Register: Buy tickets today and get ready to transform the way you work. Save $150 with our exclusive customer code SAVE150.Grow your security skill set with the latest resources on Microsoft Learn
Keeping pace with today’s security challenges, changing business needs, and rapidly evolving technology starts with up-to-date and innovative training, which is why we’re glad to share the latest Microsoft Security skill-building resources and offerings. Advance your expertise with the refreshed Security hub on Microsoft Learn Redesigned for learners of all abilities, this centralized hub is your go-to resource for Microsoft Security skill-building content and resources. The hub is now even easier to explore for multiple focus areas and your unique learning objectives. Find expert guidance aligned to your security journey. Whether you need to build foundational security skills, gain specialized knowledge, or prove your capabilities with Microsoft Credentials, get the guidance you need. Explore the latest resources organized by security focus area. Discover advances in Zero Trust principles, identity and access, security operations, IT security, and much more. Connect with like-minded communities, colleagues, partners, and thought leaders. Join the conversation and get inspired to level up your skills and knowledge. Find the latest cybersecurity skill-building content on our Security hub. Prove your real-world technical expertise with our latest Microsoft Applied Skills Professionals who are focused on data security and threat protection can validate and differentiate their expertise by earning these new Microsoft Applied Skills: Implement information protection and data loss prevention by using Microsoft Purview. Demonstrate your ability to implement Microsoft Purview Information Protection and Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, and prove that you can discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in Microsoft 365, effectively implementing data security. This Applied Skill is particularly relevant for information protection and compliance administrators and for security operations analysts. Implement retention, eDiscovery, and Communication Compliance in Microsoft Purview. To earn this Applied Skill, validate your proficiency in working with Microsoft Purview. This credential could be an especially good fit for compliance administrators who are familiar with Microsoft 365 services and Microsoft Purview and who have experience administering compliance in Microsoft 365. Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR. Earn this credential by demonstrating your ability to use Microsoft Defender XDR to detect and respond to cyberthreats. Candidates for this Applied Skill should be familiar with investigating and gathering evidence about attacks on endpoints. They should also have experience using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Kusto Query Language (KQL). Take the most up-to-date Microsoft Security Virtual Training Days No matter the depth of your security skills, our free Microsoft Security Virtual Training Days can help you build on those skills and gain the technical abilities and knowledge that you need to enable employees to work securely and achieve more from anywhere. To keep pace with today’s fast-moving security landscape, we’ve updated three of our most popular Virtual Training Days: Modernize Your Security Operations with Microsoft Sentinel. Learn how to deploy Microsoft Sentinel security information and event management (SIEM), migrate your existing rules, and add content hub solutions, including data connectors, analytic rules, hunting queries, and workbooks. Get the details on how you can use these tools to detect, investigate, manage incidents, and hunt threats. Additionally, find out how to maximize your coverage and better manage costs. Plus, learn how Microsoft Security Copilot can help improve security operations teams’ response times, with features like guided response, natural language to KQL translation, and malicious script analysis. Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview. Discover how to identify sensitive data, pinpoint critical data security risks, and build targeted data loss protection measures with Microsoft Purview solutions, including Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Insider Risk Management, and Adaptive Protection. Explore practical use cases and learn how to secure AI applications and identify organizational risks. Plus, find out how to secure your data and maintain the integrity of your information systems by using generative AI tools, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and third-party AI apps, as you implement dynamic measures to help prevent data leaks and address compliance in the era of AI. Defend Against Threats with Extended Detection and Response. Learn how to investigate and mitigate cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR and Defender for Endpoint. Get an introduction to the unified security operations platform and find out how to deploy Microsoft Sentinel with Microsoft Defender XDR and Defender for Endpoint. Explore ways to optimize your security operations center using Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, learn about cyberattack mechanisms through incidents and alerts, and get the details on how to automate incident management by using Microsoft Security Copilot. Earn your wings: Microsoft Security Copilot Flight School Building on the foundational learning in Learn Live: Get started with Microsoft Security Copilot, host Ryan Munsch, Principal Tech Specialist at Microsoft, explores several intermediate technical topics in our Flight School videos—ranging from what Microsoft Security Copilot is (and what it isn’t) to key capabilities, experiences, and how to extend Copilot to your ecosystem. Each topical video is 10 mins or less, aligning to relevant learning modules on Microsoft Learn. These videos can prove especially valuable for IT pros looking to enhance their ability to process security signals and protect at the speed and scale of AI. Flight School training topics include: What is Microsoft Security Copilot? AI orchestration Standalone and embedded experiences Copilot in Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Purview Managing your plugins Prompting in Copilot Prompt engineering Using promptbooks Custom promptbooks Logic apps Extending Copilot to your ecosystem Find Flight School videos on Microsoft Learn. You can also explore Microsoft Security Copilot Flight School videos on YouTube.Help accelerate your career with our latest Azure skill-building resources
To thrive in the dynamic world of the cloud, data, AI, and beyond, professionals must prioritize continuous learning and strategic skills development. To support you in these goals, Microsoft Learn offers a wide array of Azure training resources designed to help you build your technical skills, support your teams, and accelerate your professional growth. From immersive AI and cloud computing experiences to specialized learning paths, our latest batch of curated learning offerings can help you build the skills to meet today’s—and tomorrow’s—technological challenges. In this post, we’ll cover the latest opportunities to learn about Azure on Microsoft Learn, from building AI apps and business transformation with AI-powered solutions to boosting developer efficiency and empowering your organization with unified data and analytics. We’ll also explore simplifying operations with cloud migration, modernizing SAP apps with Azure, and optimizing cloud performance. In each topic, we highlight the latest skill-building offerings in various formats, including: Plans on Microsoft Learn. Guided learning with curated content, milestones, and automated reminders to help keep you motivated. Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Days. Free, in-depth training sessions for building skills and expertise in Microsoft tools and services. Microsoft Learn learning paths and training modules. Interactive, self-paced tutorials to help learners at any level build and practice their skills. Azure Essentials Show. Short episodes that offer practical guidance, technical insights, and product demos for Azure solutions. On-demand training and events. Immersive workshops, videos, conferences, and more. Microsoft Credentials. Microsoft Certifications and Microsoft Applied Skills—complementary credentials that validate skills for job roles and for specific tasks and projects. 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Plans Migrate Linux and PostgreSQL workloads to maximize workload performance. Explore Azure services for Linux environments, and discover how to create, configure, and connect to Linux workloads. Migrate and Secure Windows Server Workloads on Azure. Find out how Azure facilitates migrations, with tools like Azure Site Recovery, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Backup, and Azure Monitor, supporting migration and management while making the most of cloud benefits. Migrate Windows Server workloads and VMware solutions to be AI-ready. Follow the process of migrating physical and virtual on-premises Windows Server workloads to Azure and find out how to bring Azure innovation to hybrid environments. 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Ensure proactive resiliency and reliability of your critical Azure and AI workloads. Learn how to meet resiliency goals, improve the reliability of critical Azure and AI workloads, and assess and implement resiliency technologies in Azure. Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Days Optimization Microsoft Learn learning paths and training modules Optimize spend and performance with Azure OpenAI Service provisioned reservations There’s always more to learn with Azure To get started on your Azure learning journey and to access additional skill-building resources, go to Microsoft Learn.
