In this episode, we dive deep into Microsoft 365 Copilot - the enterprise-grade AI assistant built specifically for business environments. We'll explain how it differs from consumer AI like ChatGPT, discuss its licensing options (from the $30/user/month model to consumption-based alternatives), and clarify common misconceptions.

We'll also demystify the relationship between AI assistants and the large language models powering them. You'll learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot leverages GPT-4o but enhances it with proprietary orchestration, enterprise-grade security, and seamless integration with your Microsoft 365 data and workflows.

Finally, we'll explore the extensibility options that allow Copilot customers to create custom agents tailored to specific business scenarios.

🔗 LINKS

News:

🔗 Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks

🔗 MSRC: Customer guidance for SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2025-53770

Episode:

🔗 How Microsoft 365 Copilot Works: Understanding the Tech Stack Behind the Magic

Picks:

🔗 Julie: iD Tech | Summer Tech Camps & Online Programs for Kids & Teens
🔗 Andrew: NSLC: Summer Pre-College Career Exploration Programs for Students & Claude Code (by Anthropic)

🎙️ PODCAST🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky

🎙️ HOSTS
Julie Turner
Andrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter

SPONSORS

Sympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Website 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTube

Voitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 Website 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 Bluesky

Music Credit: Ken Bagley

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (12:25) - News update
• (18:03) - Microsoft 365 Copilot: How it Works & Extensibility Overview
• (01:03:52) - AC's & Julie's Picks

In this episode of the Code Deploy Go Live podcast, Julie Turner and Andrew Connell discuss feature deprecation in hosted services & platforms, as well as how to handle, communicate, and roll these changes out to users and customers.

🔗 LINKS

News:

🔗 Andrew Connell LinkedIn Post - Power Automate vs Zapier
🔗 Power Apps: One Option for Extending M365
🔗 Workshop: Build Declarative Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot
🔗 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Item #422308
🔗 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Item #487428
🔗 State of Devs 2025
🔗 Introducing pay per crawl: enabling content owners to charge AI crawlers for access
🔗 SharePoint Framework Issues #10310
🔗 Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Issue #14193
🔗 What's new in Microsoft Teams – June 2025
🔗 Message Center Update MC1108844
🔗 What's new in Microsoft 365 Copilot – June 2025
🔗 What's new in Azure AI Foundry June 2025

Picks:

Andrew:
🔗 YouTube Video
🔗 Warp Terminal
🔗 Raycast for Windows
Julie:
🔗 Chipotle Garlic BBQ Blend
🔗 Fried Chicken Seasoning

🎙️ PODCAST
🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky

🎙️ HOSTS
Julie Turner
Andrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter

SPONSORS

Sympraxis (by Julie Turner)
🔗 Website
🔗 Ask Sympraxis
🔗 YouTube

Voitanos (by Andrew Connell)
🔗 Website
🔗 LinkedIn
🔗 Bluesky

Music Credit: Ken Bagley

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (13:26) - : News
• (37:23) - : Updates on M365 Roadmap, Bugs, Features, and Deprecations
• (56:06) - : Picks

In this episode of the Code Deploy Go Live podcast, Andrew Connell and Julie Turner discuss their experiences at the TechCon 365 conference, share personal updates, and delve into the latest news in development, with a particular focus on the Power Platform and its implications for developers. They reflect on the challenges and frustrations surrounding the Power Platform, the importance of understanding various development options, and the need for a cohesive development strategy within Microsoft 365.

🔗 LINKS

News:

🔗 Dev Proxy v0.29 with refactored architecture, MCP server, and exposed LM prompts
🔗 Agent mode is now generally available with MCP support
🔗 Use MCP tools in agent mode
🔗 MCP server docs for VS Code
🔗 Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs: Unlocking enterprise knowledge for AI with the Retrieval API
🔗 Deprecation of ms-app-acts-as header in Shifts management Microsoft Graph APIs
🔗 Deprecated: SPFx Field Customizers, Further Eroding M365 Dev's Trust
🔗 Microsoft retires SharePoint Framework field customizers
🔗 SharePoint Framework Field Customizers Support Update - Message Center
🔗 Announcing model context protocol support preview in Azure AI Foundry agent service
🔗 The future of AI developing code assist – a multi-agent tool

Picks:

🔗 Andrew: YouTube Premium
🔗 Julie: Simon Sinek: You're Being Lied To About AI's Real Purpose! We're Teaching Our Kids To Not Be Human!

🎙️ PODCAST🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky

🎙️ HOSTS
Julie Turner
Andrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter

SPONSORS

Sympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Website 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTube

Voitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 Website 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 Bluesky

Music Credit: Ken Bagley

• (00:00) - : Introduction
• (12:11) - : News
• (31:34) - : Microsoft 365 Extensibility: Power Platform isn't the Only Option
• (01:05:10) - : AC & Julie's Picks