Copilot Actions, rolling out

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Copilot Actions has been available through Copilot Studio for some time, and now, a version of this feature is being rolled out within Microsoft 365. This new integration offers a user-friendly way to automate and delegate common tasks. The term "Actions" varies depending on the application. In Copilot Studio, it serves as a flexible tool for agents. By combining Copilot prompts and conversations, triggers (such as file modifications or scheduled reminders), and user-defined rules, Copilot Actions can generate artifacts that streamline workflows. A similar type of action is teased in the "lightweight" version of Copilot Studio within the M365 agent builder (marked as "coming soon"). The version discussed here is a new out-of-the-box functionality, designed to ensure that even users with minimal technical expertise can benefit from its powerful asynchronous capabilities. To utilize Copilot Actions, users must have a Copilot license (priced at $30). The help...

Best practice configurations dashboard in Teams

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For me, this is a tale as old as time, at least as long as I have been working with real-time media. Large organizations typically have complex networks with switches, routers, and firewalls. These networks can be challenging to troubleshoot when issues arise.

There are various reasons for failures, and sometimes resolving one issue leads to the emergence of another. Microsoft aims to help administrators in understanding these issues better by collecting end-user diagnostics and presenting them in a new tool called the "Best Practice Configuration Dashboard."

In my opinion, this tool will not solve all your problems, and you will still need to identify where in the network the issues may lie. However, it will provide a better understanding of some of the most basic issues. The Dashboard currently offers insights into client versioning (suggesting updates), explains which ports are being blocked for end-users (causing failures or reduced quality and functionality), and detects if VPNs are in use, suggesting split tunneling where appropriate.

This feature is mentioned in Roadmap ID 421185 and is expected to roll out at the end of this month and onward.