Two Major Admin Control Updates for Copilot and Agent Management

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At Ignite Microsoft showcased and talked about two new admin controls for Copilot and Agents. These controls drew a significant amount of attention for their potential to simplify management and strengthen governance across Copilot experiences and AI agents. These capabilities are now emerging in preview, offering administrators early access to improved insights, expanded control surfaces, and more secure operational foundations. Copilot Overview Page Refresh in Microsoft 365 Admin Center First off is the redesigned landing page for Copilot in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC), giving admins an at-a-glance view of the Copilot journey across Chat, Agents, and M365 Copilot. This update  centralizes critical insights and success metrics, helping organizations accelerate adoption and maintain security posture. The refreshed page introduces success metrics such as Chat active users, assisted hours for licensed users, and satisfaction rate. Each Copilot pillar now includes multi‑...

Learning OCS: Part 1

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I've been shipped off to a course in OCS2007. And it seems fun. First of all, a course like this is a nice break from the regular work schedule. Second, it is always nice to attend a course in something you're already somewhat familiar with. I have installed a few OCS's already, and know the basics. But at this course, you get to get under the hood. And get a finer understanding of the potential of this server product. Day 1 and day two are really basic. Setup, install and configure for simple use. But I am really looking forward to the next part: Conferencing with audio and video.