New Copilot Updates for Outlook Scheduling, Word Agent Mode, and PowerPoint Agent Mode

Microsoft has announced Copilot enhancements across Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint that improve scheduling, document creation, and presentation building. Here is a summary of some of the features I think can come in handy. Be aware that timelines may change as deployments progress, some of these have already been pushed back a couple of months. All of the following features requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and will be enabled by default for users with such a license. Automatic rescheduling of 1:1 meetings Automatic rescheduling of flexible 1:1 meetings and personal events in Outlook with Copilot, helping users resolve conflicts with minimal manual effort is coming soon. This will be in addition to the already released auto rescheduling of meeting rooms. Originally this feature was planned for mid‑November 2025 to mid‑January 2026, but is now hopefully coming between to mid‑February 2026 and the end of February 2026. A Microsoft Copilot license is required to use the capability....

Speaking at Microsoft Ignite Atlanta 2016



I am excited to announce I am going to Atlanta and attend Ignite 2016 as a speaker. I am delivering a session on how to use a Cloud Connector Edition as an appliance in a SBC on-premises, to enable Cloud-PBX in Office 365 for you users. This is my second Ignite event, and second international event this year.

Title: Configure Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition with your SBC
Products: Skype for Business
Level: 300
Session: BRK3079
Link: Session details
Time: Friday. September 30. 12:30pm
Room: B405 - B407

Abstract: A common deployment model for Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition is with a Session Border Controller (SBC) to manage connectivity between multiple call control platforms. In this session, we review best practices on how to configure an SBC with Cloud Connector Edition for PSTN connectivity with your Cloud PBX implementation.