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318 posts on AI at work, Copilot, the Power Platform, SharePoint and Teams, plus the honest account of rebuilding a business while the ground moves.
Power BI & Data
Choose Better Power BI Visuals: A Practical Guide
Choose Power BI visuals by analytical question, then test interactions, labels, accessibility and performance instead of decorating the rep…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 2 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Claude and Microsoft 365 Email: Native Connector or Custom MCP?
Connect Claude to Microsoft 365 email safely. Compare the native connector with custom MCP, Graph permissions, write controls, and rollout …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 9 min
Microsoft Teams
Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for WordPress with WPO365
A current, security-aware setup guide for WPO365 OpenID Connect sign-in using Microsoft Entra ID, with redirect, role and recovery checks.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Connect a Teams Channel to OpenAI with Make: A Safe Build Guide
Build a governed Teams channel assistant with Make and the OpenAI API, including identity, privacy, loop prevention, costs and human review.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Connect Power Apps to the OpenAI API with a Custom Connector
Build and govern an OpenAI custom connector for Power Apps or Power Automate, with current API, licensing, secret, DLP and test boundaries.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Copilot on Windows in 2026: What Replaced the Old Sidebar
The original Windows Copilot preview is gone. Understand the current Copilot app, work and web experiences, Copilot key and admin controls.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Copilot on Windows: What It Is and Seven Safe Ways to Use It
A current guide to the Microsoft Copilot app on Windows, with seven practical uses and clear work-account, privacy and verification boundar…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 2 min
Power Apps
Create a Secure Custom Connector for Power Apps
Build, test and move a Power Platform custom connector with clear API, authentication, licensing, DLP and application lifecycle boundaries.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Power Automate
Create Employee Recognition Cards with Power Automate and Teams
Turn an approved SharePoint recognition entry into a personalised Word or PDF card, save it safely and announce it in Microsoft Teams with …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Power Apps
Create Outlook Calendar Events from Power Apps
Send an approved date and time from Power Apps to Power Automate, create the Outlook event in the intended mailbox and handle time zones an…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Customer Service AI Chatbots: Design, Test and Escalate Safely
A customer-service chatbot needs a bounded job, approved knowledge, identity controls, human escalation, adversarial tests and measured pro…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Microsoft Teams
Dataverse for Teams vs Dataverse: What Changes When Your App Grows
A current comparison of Dataverse for Teams and full Dataverse covering environment scope, security, APIs, capacity, licensing and the upgr…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Power Apps
Does Microsoft 365 Include Power Apps?
Understand which Power Apps capabilities come with qualifying Microsoft 365 plans, what makes an app premium, and what to check before shar…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Five AI Concepts That Make the Rest Easier to Understand
A plain-English guide to generative AI, language models, grounding, agents and responsible AI, with practical tests for workplace use.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Five Things Executives Must Own in an AI Programme
A practical executive framework for AI task selection, evidence, governance, pilots and accountability without invented productivity claims.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
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