Drumroll, please….
This week, we’re renaming Copilot Notebooks:
Copilot Notebooks Is Now Copilot Workspaces
Look, I get it: you want to highlight the functionality in this tool that goes beyond what people think of when we say "notebook." But do we have to use the same term every other AI tool and project management tool uses?
Aren’t AI companies already coming out with “Cowork” too? Do we need to follow that path for everything?
With all the talk about the “AI Bubble” last week and the falling stock prices, maybe some of them want to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Or maybe not.
What do you think about the new name?
Copilot News:
Speaking of Notebooks Workplaces:
Microsoft takes on Google’s NotebookLM with major Copilot Notebooks upgrades
Sadly, this feature hasn’t rolled out at my firm yet. I’ll be interested to see if it’s popular, but this is a fact:
Microsoft’s Copilot for Legal leaves records eDiscovery teams can search
Among the other updates, the Copilot ones are going to be very useful, in my opinion:
OneDrive Just Got a Major Upgrade: New Copilot Capabilities, Simpler Sharing, and Smarter Photos
This could be interesting - Managing Harmful Content Protection in Microsoft Copilot
These too:
Non-Copilot News:
Let’s be honest, this was the biggest news item for the last month when it comes to Microsoft:
Worth Reading - Microsoft gives voluntary buyout offer to about 60,000 employees
It’s not a layoff, but it’s the next best thing: telling over 25% of your workforce their jobs are so unimportant you’ll pay them to leave.
I’m not sure the blowback was worth it for the Family plan changes either, but I’ve never agreed that Microsoft’s strategies always make sense:
Some Purview and Admin nuggets:
How to Configure Alert Rules in Microsoft Teams Admin Center
Book Review: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals
I keep trying to tell people that M365 is a large ecosystem:
That’s what I’ve been reading as we head into November. What changes have gotten your attention?