Event Moment: John Siefert on Why ‘Different’ Matters More Than ‘Better’ in the AI Era
John Siefert argues that in the AI era, competitive advantage comes from being different rather than simply being better, as…>
Event Moment: TD Synnex’s David Chao on Standing Out in the AI Economy
David Chao explains why AI partners must differentiate through expertise, practical business value, and collaboration rather than simply reselling technology.>
Microsoft Enlists 7 MCP Partners to Serve Customer Insights Into Dynamics 365 Sales
Customers will be able to capitalize on data from ZoomInfo, Dun & Bradstreet, Gong, and others in the flow of…>
Copilot in SharePoint Advances With New Content Creation and Trust Features
Upgrades include automatically created documents and files, as well as interactive reports. Approvals and other repeatable work can be handled…>
Microsoft AI in Education Report: Why Responsible AI Is the Next Big Challenge
Microsoft's latest education findings reveal that AI access is no longer the hurdle—effective implementation and structured training are.>
AI Agent and Copilot Summit programming board member talks AI opportunities, responsible practices, and benefits of networking around real-world use cases.
AI Copilot Podcast: Tasklet’s Bob McAdam on Copilots Increasing Sales, Back-Office Efficiency
AI Copilot Summit programming committee member shares opportunities for attendees to learn how Copilots will impact ERP and other core systems.
UG Expert and Microsoft MVP Shawn Dorward discusses the integration and capabilities of Microsoft Copilot inside of Dynamics 365 Business Central.
AI Copilot Podcast: CIO Kenny Mullican Details His Manufacturing Industry Copilot Strategy
CIO and Cloud Wars analyst details the benefits of Copilots integrated into Microsoft apps, lays out near-term and mid-term plans at his company for the latest AI tech.
One of the pacesetters in the AI agent and copilot development race is Microsoft, which this quarter alone has outlined…
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Siemens Copilot Addresses Labor Shortage in Automation Engineering
It’s a prime example of co-creation in an AI context: Siemens teaming with Microsoft to develop and distribute a copilot for manufacturing and industrial automation engineering.
UG Expert Shawn Dorward, discusses Microsoft Copilot for Finance, a tool from Microsoft that leverages ERP data to provide real-time insights.
Microsoft MVP shares his copilot journey within the business apps community and discusses the importance of preparing a robust strategy covering data and governance when moving to AI.
University AI expert discusses the upcoming AI Copilot Summit, AI in education, and his outlook for AI copilots and agents in 2025.
In this episode of the “Copilot 101 Podcast,” Shawn Dorward, Vice President, sa.global, UG Expert, gives an overview of the capabilities…
AI Copilot Podcast: Volt Technologies’ Mason Whitaker on Copilot Integration With Core Microsoft Systems
Mason Whitaker, president of Microsoft business apps partner Volt Technologies, shares insights on customers’ readiness to deploy copilots and how ROI analysis overcomes hurdles.
AI Copilot Podcast: Prashant Bhoyar on Copilot Summit Learning Opportunities, Data Readiness
Microsoft MVP and GenAI architect Prashant Bhoyar explains AI Copilot Summit learning opportunities for attendees and why data readiness is so critical to AI project success.
Bobby Hunnicutt, VP of IT at facilities maintenance provider Vixxo, and partner Lucas Diaz of Ludia Consulting detail Vixxo’s use of copilots to enhance service delivery to big-name customers.
In this episode of the “Copilot 101 Podcast,” Shawn Dorward, Vice President, sa.global, UG Expert, gives an overview of Copilot Agents, which can be built in Copilot Studio.
Nathan Bensch of Microsoft apps partner enVista shares his thinking on the upcoming AI Copilot Summit and the learning opportunities for attendees.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Microsoft Ignite Highlights with Volt Technologies’ Mason Whitaker
The Microsoft Ignite opening keynote included a range of announcements as well as extensive talk about agents and Copilots.
AI Copilot Podcast: How to Build Your First Agent or Custom Copilot With Copilot Studio
A step-by-step demo of building an AI agent or copilot using Copilot Studio, covering required inputs, security, analytics, and testing measures.
Columbus Global’s Mike Simms gives insight on the role of data as AI projects become more prevalent across the business landscape.
John Siefert, Tom Smith, and PriceSmart CIO Wayne Sadin got together at Community Summit NA 2024 to discuss AI and ERP developments.
Shawn Dorward, UG Expert, gives an overview of Copilot Studio, a tool that allows users to create custom AI agents for business processes.
Community Health Network Transformation leader explains how copilots are improving medical summaries, reducing provider burnout, and improving the patient experience.
UG Expert Shawn Dorward discusses the various types of Copilots available to users today in the latest episode of the “Copilot 101 Podcast.”
AI Copilot Podcast: Microsoft’s Ray Smith on How Technology, AI Agents Change the Game
Microsoft’s Ray Smith — keynote speaker at AI Copilot Summit in March — shares early career experiences, as well as insights on the future of technology and putting AI agents into action.
Dynamic Communities and the AI Copilot Summit NA Programming Committee Board have announced Ray Smith, VP of AI Agents at Microsoft, will deliver the opening keynote at AI Copilot Summit NA,
UG Expert Shawn Dorward explains how he uses Microsoft Copilot in Teams, discussing the benefits and how it delivers a promising ROI.
Microsoft and ServiceNow deliver agents that customers can use out of the box — no custom development work needed — reinforcing the near-term potential of AI agents.
UG Expert Shawn Dorward shares 7 tips for creating compelling Copilot prompts and getting the most of the AI assistant.
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AI Agent and Copilot Podcast
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: John Siefert and Cedric Wells Discuss AI Leadership, Vibe Coding, and Governance
AI is dramatically accelerating software development, but Cedric Wells argues that organizations must balance rapid innovation with architecture, security, governance, and quality assurance to safely



