Python in excel and copilot is coming soon.

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The integration of Python in Excel for the web marks a significant enhancement for data analysis and automation, especially when it is added to Copilot. I think this is the one feature I hear my customers ask for the most when I do demos on Copilot in Excel. Python in Excel with standard compute became generally available to all eligible users with access to Excel for Windows. But now, there is an upcoming rollout that will extend this availability to Microsoft Excel for the web, allowing all eligible users to utilize Python formulas in their workbooks without any installation. These formulas will be executed in a secure container on the Microsoft Cloud, ensuring enterprise-level security. With this release, users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will also be able to leverage the Copilot in Excel with Python feature. This integration enables deeper data analysis by combining AI and Python capabilities within Excel. There will be a premium sku available, offering premium compute for...

Copilot for the enterprise to interpret images

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Here is a feature that has been available in the consumer version for a while already, but now it's coming to the enterprise version of Microsoft Copilot. Starting in late December, users with an Entra account and access to public preview were given the opportunity to upload images in both Work and Web scenarios and ask questions about the image. Users can also take pictures with their mobile cameras or upload images directly from their devices.

With these enhancements, Microsoft 365 Copilot will now understand non-animated images and support major image types. Copilot will interpret the images to the best of its ability, though the quality and content of the image may affect responses. This feature will be available to all endpoints without requiring tenant-level configuration. Existing controls to limit Copilot's availability will still be honored.

Hopefully, this should be in general release by the end of March.