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A couple of weeks ago, the Microsoft 365 Community Conference took place, offering a deep dive into the latest advancements and future directions for Microsoft 365. The central theme of the conference was the transformative influence of Copilot on the entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Copilot Studio One of the significant announcements was the full availability of Copilot Studio. Previously available on a limited basis, Copilot Studio is now accessible to more users, although not all functionalities are fully operational yet. This tool allows users to start building Copilot-driven solutions. However, it’s important to note that the licensing requirements can be costly. Each user involved in creating with Copilot Studio needs a license, priced at $200 per month, which can add up quickly for larger teams.

Microsoft Ignite was held this year November 15-17th. In this recap, we’ll delve into key highlights, updates, and renames discussed. However, there is one overarching theme we must emphasize, which is the significance of grounding security, governance, and structure of your Microsoft 365 content in preparation for the much-anticipated arrival of Copilot. Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 The spotlight was undoubtedly on Microsoft Copilot, which claimed its place in the Book of News a staggering 289 times. Although labeled as generally available, the catch lies in the necessity for organizations to commit to a substantial subscription fee. For those aspiring to develop with Copilot but do not possess the means to subscribe, you can submit a specific solution for consideration.

The Microsoft 365 conference took place Spring of 2023 and introduced the community to a lot of updates road mapped for the platform. Continue for Sympraxis’ take on many of these changes! Copilot Microsoft Copilot is going to be rolling out slowly and is a new artificial intelligence software. Although there is a lot of excitement about this introduction, we need to mention that it’ll likely be a service you’ll have to pay for and the cost is yet to be announced.

It is impossible to condense all of Ignite into a 30-minute session so we have rounded up these highlights. For more robust details and further explanation on the announcements, please check our resources. In this session, we focus on the three main areas that correlate best with the common work we do at Sympraxis: Administration, Intranet & Employee Experience, and Customization, Integration, & Extension.

Announcements at the conference Feature Status Roadmap ID Graph connectors for Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow General availability 86516 & 86517 SharePoint tenant rename Public preview (with tenants under 5,000 sites) 82162 New app catalog experience General availability 88844 Viva Topics integrated with Yammer topics In preview 72184 Lists Android App General availability 70704 Learning Pathways & Viva Learning integration H2 2022 N/A Adaptive Card Extension Design Gallery General availability N/A “memberOf” rule for dynamic groups “Coming soon” N/A Adaptive Card Extensions Design Gallery Newly launched is an Adaptive Card Extensions Design Gallery that is available in the Microsoft Store to install to your tenant. It includes 12 design samples of adaptive card extensions that can all go on the new Microsoft Viva Connections dashboard. They are designed to showcase the art of the possible for demo purposes only with static or demo-based data. This enables users to visualize custom solutions to meet their business needs.

Admin Updates SharePoint Server Subscription Edition First preview was announced summer 2021. It is now in General Availability. With the subscription edition you can migrate N-2. It is now licenses and more tightly tied to the Cloud. Migrate Workflows Added support for on-prem to the cloud. It is now possible to migrate workflows through the SharePoint migration tool.

Viva Connections Microsoft Viva Connections is an extension of the SharePoint Home Site concept, which will also integrate with Microsoft Teams. It includes the SharePoint app bar and the home site app in Teams. This extension is one of the four offerings of the Viva employee experience platform, and it’s free with existing Microsoft 365 licenses. In Viva Connections, there will be a centralized location for a user to see actionable tasks and have those actions visible to them in SharePoint, Teams, or a mobile app. This will provide a seamless experience for the user across all the places where they are doing their work.

We had a lightning round session of the Sympraxis’ highlights and top takeaways from Microsoft Ignite. Resources and Takeaways Roadmap Slides compiled by Sue Hanley Julie’s Resources Graph Connectors Ignite Sessions Derek’s Resources “Build a Beautifully Designed Intranet” Ignite session Theme Designer Todd’s Resources Microsoft Moves On-Premises Office Servers to a Subscription Model Microsoft 365 Groups Stream v.Next Cross-tenant migration Graph SDK Powershell GA M365 admin and IT Pros at Ignite Marc’s Resources Announcing SharePoint Syntex Setting Up SharePoint Syntex Emily’s Resources “Living in Teams? Now, so does your intranet” Ignite Session How to Share Org-Wide Communication in Microsoft 365 Mike’s Resources “SharePoint News: What’s new and what’s coming” Ignite Session