Meet your new Copilot 365 assistants: Skills agent, Interpreter agent, Project agent and the facilitator

Making your tasks easier for you: The other day I wrote about the new Skills feature coming to Microsoft 365 in the following weeks. But the Advanced tier os the new skills feature is just one of three out-of-the-box agents already in place or coming the next weeks and months (and many more in the future, I'm sure). This agents are designed to handle "everything" from simple tasks to complex multi-step processes where you choose to implement them. In this rather length post, I’ll try to break down each agent’s capabilities, why they’re useful, and how you can prepare to make the most of them. Skill Discovery (Skills Agent – Powered by People Skills) Let's start with the skills agent. In my previous post, I mentioned the release of the "skills feature" that will be released in two tiers. One basic, and one advanced. The advanced tier is driven by AI, more specific the "Skills agent". This agent is all about connecting people and expertise. The agent...

Learning OCS: Part 1

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.