Manage the rise of generative AI across your organization using the Copilot Control System in Microsoft 365. Control who can find, use, and create agents, define permissions, approve or block agent deployments, and configure billing models including pay-as-you-go or prepaid options.

Get detailed visibility into how agents are used, which users and groups are driving consumption, and how much they’re costing you. With Microsoft Purview integration, monitor for sensitive data exposure, track compliance risks, and audit agent activity to stay secure and aligned with your organization’s data policies. 

Jeremy Chapman, Director of Microsoft 365, shares how to configure, deploy, monitor, and secure AI agents at scale.

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - Copilot Control System

01:34 - Copilot Chat

02:21 - Manage agent use

03:23 - Agent deployment

04:09 - Visibility into how agents are used

05:10 - Copilot Dashboard

06:06 - DSPM for AI

06:47 - Microsoft Purview agent protections

07:32 - Wrap up

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Stay in control as GenAI adoption accelerates across your organization using Data Security Posture Management for AI in Microsoft Purview. With built-in visibility into how AI apps and agents interact with sensitive data—whether inside Microsoft 365 or across unmanaged consumer tools—you can detect risks early, take decisive action, and enforce the right protections without slowing innovation.

Monitor usage trends, investigate prompts and responses, and respond to potential data oversharing or policy violations in real time. From compliance-ready audit logs to adaptive data protection, you’ll have the insights and tools to keep data secure as AI becomes a part of everyday work.

Shilpa Ranganathan, Microsoft Purview Principal Group PM, shares how to balance GenAI innovation with enterprise-grade data governance and security.

► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - GenAI app security, governance, & compliance 01:30 - Take Action with DSPM for AI 02:08 - Activity logging 02:32 - Control beyond Microsoft services 03:09 - Use DSPM for AI to monitor data risk 05:06 - ChatGPT Enterprise 05:36 - Set AI Agent guardrails using DSPM for AI 06:44 - Data oversharing 08:30 - Audit logs 09:19 - Wrap up

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Unify and secure your data—no matter where it lives—without sacrificing control using OneLake security, part of Microsoft Fabric. With granular permissions down to the row, column, and table level, you can confidently manage access across engines like Power BI, Spark, and T-SQL, all from one place. Discover, label, and govern your data with clarity using the integrated OneLake catalog that surfaces the right items fast.

Aaron Merrill, Microsoft Fabric Principal Program Manager, shows how you can stay in control, from security to discoverability—owning, sharing, and protecting data on your terms.

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00:00 - OneLake & Microsoft Fabric core concepts

01:28 - Table level security

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05:19 - OneLake catalog

06:22 - View and manage data

06:48 - Governance

07:36 - Microsoft Fabric integration

07:59 - Wrap up

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Streamline your day with new, user-focused updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Jump into work faster with a redesigned layout that puts Chat, Search, and your agents front and center. New Copilot Search lets you yse natural language to find files, emails, and conversations—even if you don’t remember exact keywords—and get instant summaries and previews without switching apps.

Create high-impact visuals, documents, and videos in seconds with the new Copilot Create experience, complete with support for brand templates. Tap into powerful agents like Researcher and Analyst to handle deep tasks or build your own with ease. And if you manage Copilot across your organization, you now have better tools to deploy, monitor, and secure AI use—all from a single view.

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00:00 - Microsoft 365 Copilot new capabilities

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03:09 - Specialized agents

04:06 - Create experience

06:07 - Copilot Notebooks

07:40 - Updates for IT admins

08:16 - Data security with AI apps & agents in Purview

08:51 - Reports

09:20 - Wrap up

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Stay in control with Microsoft Defender. You can identify which AI apps and cloud services are in use across your environment, evaluate their risk levels, and allow or block them as needed—all from one place. Whether it's a sanctioned tool or a shadow AI app, you're equipped to set the right policies and respond fast to emerging threats.

Defender XDR gives you the visibility to track complex attack paths—linking signals across endpoints, identities, and cloud apps. Investigate real-time alerts, protect sensitive data from misuse in AI tools like Copilot, and enforce controls even for in-house developed apps using system prompts and Azure AI Foundry.

Rob Lefferts, Microsoft Security CVP, joins Jeremy Chapman to share how you can safeguard your AI-powered environment with a unified security approach.

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - Stay in control with Microsoft Defender

00:39 - Identify and protect AI apps

02:04 - View cloud apps and website in use

04:14 - Allow or block cloud apps

07:14 - Address security risks of internally developed apps

08:44 - Example in-house developed app

09:40 - System prompt

10:39 - Controls in Azure AI Foundry

12:28 - Defender XDR

14:19 - Wrap up

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Protect your Microsoft 365 data and stay in control with Microsoft 365 Backup —whether managing email, documents, or sites across Exchange, OneDrive, and SharePoint. Define exactly what you want to back up and restore precisely what you need to with speeds reaching 2TB per hour at scale. With flexible policies, dynamic rules, and recovery points up to 365 days back, you can stay resilient and ready.

Jeremy Chapman, Director on the Microsoft 365 product team, shares how to minimize disruption and keep your organization moving forward with Microsoft 365 Backup.

QUICK LINKS:  00:00 - Automate recovery process

00:37 - How to use Microsoft 365 Backup

01:49 - Compare with migration-based solutions

02:30 - How to set it up

03:33 - Exchange policy for email backup

05:00 - View and manage backups

05:24 - Recover from a restore point

07:45 - Restore from OneDrive & SharePoint

08:33 - Bulk restore

09:41 - Wrap up

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Use Microsoft Purview and Microsoft 365 Copilot together to build a secure, enterprise-ready foundation for generative AI. Apply existing data protection and compliance controls, gain visibility into AI usage, and reduce risk from oversharing or insider threats.

Classify, restrict, and monitor sensitive data used in Copilot interactions. Investigate risky behavior, enforce dynamic policies, and block inappropriate use—all from within your Microsoft 365 environment. 

Erica Toelle, Microsoft Purview Senior Product Manager, shares how to implement these controls and proactively manage data risks in Copilot deployments. 

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - Microsoft Purview controls for Microsoft 365 Copilot

00:32 - Copilot security and privacy basics

01:47 - Built-in activity logging

02:24 - Discover and Prevent Data Loss with DSPM for AI

04:18 - Protect sensitive data in AI interactions

05:08 - Insider Risk Management

05:12 - Monitor and act on inappropriate AI use

07:14 - Wrap up

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Take control of your workday—summarize long emails instantly, turn meeting transcripts into actionable plans, and build strategic documents in seconds using your own data with Microsoft 365 Copilot. Instead of chasing down context, ask natural prompts and get clear, detailed results complete with tone-matched writing, visual recaps, and real-time collaboration.

Get up to speed on complex email threads, transform insights from missed meetings into next steps, and pull relevant content from across your calendar, inbox, and docs—all without switching tools or losing momentum. Mary Pasch, Microsoft 365 Principal PM, shows how whether you're refining a plan in Word, responding in Outlook, or catching up in Teams, Copilot works behind the scenes to help you move faster and focus on what matters.

► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - How to put Copilot to work for you

01:09 - Use Copilot in Outlook to summarize email threads

01:57 - Use chain-of-thought reasoning with Researcher

03:55 - Reference your content & meeting recap

05:29 - Use Copilot in Word to build on existing content

06:56 - Use Copilot in Microsoft Teams when late to a meeting

07:52 - Wrap up

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Protect your organization’s data with Microsoft Purview. Gain complete visibility into potential data leaks, from AI applications to unmanaged cloud services, and take immediate action to prevent unwanted data sharing. Microsoft Purview unifies data security controls across Microsoft 365 apps, the Edge browser, Windows and macOS endpoints, and even network communications over HTTPS —all in one place.

Take control of your data security with automated risk insights, real-time policy enforcement, and seamless management across apps and devices. Strengthen compliance, block unauthorized transfers, and streamline policy creation to stay ahead of evolving threats. Roberto Yglesias, Microsoft Purview Principal GPM, goes beyond Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and shows how to ensure your data stays protected no matter where it goes.

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - Data Loss Prevention in Microsoft Purview

01:33 - Assess DLP Policies with DSPM

03:10 - DLP across apps and endpoints

04:13 - Unmanaged cloud apps in Edge browser

04:39 - Block file transfers across endpoints

05:27 - Network capabilities

06:41 - Updates for policy creation

08:58 - New options

09:36 - Wrap up

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Set up and access your Cloud PCs from anywhere with a full Windows experience on any device using Windows 365. Whether you're working from a browser, the Windows app, or Windows 365 Link, your desktop, apps, and settings are always available—just like a traditional PC. As an admin, you can quickly provision and manage Cloud PCs for multiple users with Microsoft Intune.

Scott Manchester, Windows Cloud Vice President, shows how easy it is to set up secure, scalable environments, ensure business continuity with built-in restore, and optimize performance with AI-powered insights.

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00:00 - Windows 365 Cloud PC

00:51 - Benefits to Cloud PCs

02:32 - How to set it up

04:58 - Provisioning process

06:16 - Options to connect to Cloud PC

07:40 - Restore Cloud PC

08:52 - Backups for PC forensics

09:44 - Failover options

11:36 - Change Cloud PC specs

12:51 - Connect from personal devices

14:28 - Wrap up

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