Microsoft facilitator

Microsoft has been talking about agents for some time, and in the end of 2024 they made some updates to what we called "Copilot in teams meetings" by releasing the application (or agent) called Facilitator. The Facilitator requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in addition to a Teams license.  So what is new, or what is the difference between "Copilot in teams meetings" and the new Facilitator? They both require transcription turned on, and they both create great summaries. But the Facilitator takes the feature to the next level by generating real-time AI notes and suggesting tasks on the fly in the meeting, as opposed to the previous experience of post meeting summaries. Not only does the Facilitator work in meetings, the app can be added to chats and group-chats as well, making it really easy to stay up to date in any conversation. The Facilitator was rolled out in the November - December 2024 timeframe and has been implemented as an app organizations can contro...

Ignite Live Blog: Is voice in the cloud for you?

I have had the pleasure ov being invited to be a guest blogger at the Microsoft Tech Community this week. Microsoft has invited MVPs to blog about certain sessions in our own words, providing our thoughts and insights on the subject.



Today I wrote the first of three sessions, and it is available right here:



Ignite Live Blog: Is voice in the cloud for you?:



Other blogs from MVPs can be found at:

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Teams: http://aka.ms/igniteteamsblog