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Preparing for the Next Phase of Microsoft 365 and Copilot

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Microsoft 365 is no longer evolving at a comfortable pace. AI capabilities, security enforcement, and platform standardization are now moving together, and that combination is forcing decisions many organizations have been able to delay until now.SharePoint retirements, Copilot readiness gaps, and tighter controls across Teams and Microsoft 365 are not isolated updates or short-term adjustments. They are signals that the platform is shifting how work is governed by default. The teams that act early will shape how these changes land inside their organization. The ones that wait will inherit decisions made for them, often under tighter timelines and with fewer options.This edition is designed to help you identify where friction is most likely to surface next and what to address now, while there is still time to plan deliberately rather than react under pressure. You’ll find focused guidance, practical reads, and community events that help translate platform change into informed action.

EVENTS TO ELEVATE YOUR SUCCESS

Featured Events 📅

Microsoft 365 Community Conference | April 21–23, 2026 | Orlando

This conference is less about announcements and more about alignment. Sessions focus on how organizations are adjusting governance, accessibility, and AI adoption as Microsoft 365 becomes more standardized.

Featured sessions to watch include:

  • Kanwal Khipple will be presenting a session on measuring Copilot and AI agent ROI, focused on moving beyond time saved to demonstrate real business value leaders can act on.
  • Richard Plantt will be leading a hands-on session on designing accessible digital workplaces, with practical guidance for building inclusive digital workplace experiences aligned to accessibility standards.

If your roadmap includes Copilot or agents, this event offers practical context you can apply immediately.

Save $150 on your ticket by using the discount code: KHIPPLE150.

Explore the agenda and featured sessions

AI Agent and Copilot Summit NA | March 17–19, 2026 | San Diego

This summit is focused on what happens after experimentation. Sessions explore how organizations are scaling agents and Copilot while keeping control over data, security, and decision-making.

Kanwal Khipple will be presenting The Agent PMO: Governance Without Gridlock on March 18 at 3:45 PM, sharing a practical view on scaling agents without slowing delivery.
View the program and register

Our Latest Events This Month

Community Events This Month | See what’s coming up next

  • FEB 06 2026: M365 Community Day Miami
  • FEB 12 2026: Copilot in Action
  • FEB 18 2026: Internal Communications Strategies with Microsoft 365
  • FEB 24 2026: M365 Copilot Prompt-a-thon
  • FEB 24 2026: Experts Live Denmark 2026
  • FEB 24 2026: Exchange Summit 2026
  • FEB 26 2026: Agent-a-thon
  • FEB 26 2026: Knoxville Microsoft Community Days
  • MAR 03 2026: Experts Live Germany 2026
  • MAR 17 2026: AI Agent & Copilot Summit NA
  • MAR 19 2026: West Michigan M365 Community Day
  • APR 02 2026: Experts Live Saudi 2026
  • APR 21 2026: Microsoft 365 Community Conference 2026
  • APR 22 2026: AgentCon London
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    Microsoft Teams

    Teams Governance Is Now a Work Platform Requirement

    Microsoft Teams continues to evolve from a collaboration hub into a core work platform, increasingly blending meetings, messaging, AI assistance, and governance into a single experience.

    These changes signal a shift in how Teams should be governed and adopted. As Teams becomes more central to decision-making and cross-functional work, organizations need to reassess policies around data access, meeting artifacts, and AI-generated insights to maintain trust and control at scale.

    Review what Teams changes mean for policy

    Copilot

    Copilot Readiness Is a Governance Problem First

    Preparing for Microsoft 365 Copilot goes beyond licensing and feature enablement. Readiness depends on security, governance, identity, and data controls being in place before AI is introduced into everyday work.

    This article explains how automating Copilot readiness assessments can replace manual checklists with real tenant data, helping teams quickly identify gaps and prioritize the actions needed for a secure and successful rollout.

    See how to validate readiness fast

    SharePoint

    CSP Enforcement Will Break Weak Customizations

    Microsoft is moving toward stricter enforcement of Content Security Policy in SharePoint Online. While this strengthens security, it can disrupt custom scripts, third-party integrations, and legacy web parts if teams are unprepared.

    This guide explains what CSP enforcement means in practice, what is most likely to be impacted, and how to assess and remediate risk before enforcement timelines tighten.

    Check what you need to remediate

    Our latest resources, whitepapers and articles 📚

    Featured Resource:

    A Purview-First Migration Plan That Prevents Rework

    Migrating content without a governance strategy often creates more problems than it solves. This playbook outlines how Microsoft Purview can be used to guide secure, compliant migrations across Microsoft 365 from discovery and classification to risk reduction and post-migration governance.

    Download The Migration Playbook

    Featured Articles

    BEC Is Evolving. Payload-Free Attacks Change the Game

    Business Email Compromise attacks are evolving, with many bypassing traditional defenses by avoiding malicious payloads entirely. Microsoft Defender’s pre-delivery NLP capabilities aim to stop these threats before they reach user inboxes.

    This article explains how NLP-based detection works and what security teams should consider as email threats become more subtle and harder to detect.

    See how Defender stops BEC

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