The Intrazone by Microsoft 365

After over seven years and more than 220 episodes, The Intrazone is taking a pause. In this special episode, host Mark Kashman reflects on the learnings, sharing gratitude for the best community in tech, and all the wonderful, insightful conversations. With heartfelt thanks to co-host Chris McNulty and producer Lisa Gray, Mark acknowledges the impact of every listener, tweet, comment, selfie, and connection. The Intrazone archive remains available, waiting to be shared and revisited. This is not a goodbye—it's a "See you later." And it's been great fun. Thank you. Read this episode's corresponding blog post. Stay in touch with us through our links below. Mark Kashman | LinkedIn | Substack | Bluesky | YouTube | Twitter Chris McNulty | LinkedIn | Website | Twitter Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts. Discover and share past episodes of The Intrazone: aka.ms/TheIntrazone.

In this episode of The Intrazone, Chris and Mark sit down with Sascha Fredrich and Markus Etzel from Bechtle to talk about their unique approach to modern collaboration. And when I say unique, I mean Microsoft Teams Rooms inside Volkswagen ID.Buzz EV vans—yes, rolling collaboration hubs (with hub caps); meetings on the move, proving that hybrid work isn't just about where you work, but how fast you can get there ;). And don't miss the grand finale—a special piano performance by Sascha that celebrates the power of community and connection. So buckle up, because this episode is taking collaboration to the fast lane! Read this episode's corresponding blog post. Plus, click here for transcript of this episode. 00:00 - Introduction 03:34 - Conversation with Sascha Fredrich and Markus Etzel from Bechtle 23:45 - Sascha's community piano song 25:18 - Closing Markus Etzel | LinkedIn Sascha Fredrich | LinkedIn SharePoint | @SharePoint & @MSSharePoint.Bsky.social| SharePoint Community blog | Feedback Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] Ragnar Heil's related video from the Bechtle's event and his post on LinkedIn. Upcoming events: European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria) TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA) TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA) + always review and share the CommunityDays.org website Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts. Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone.

The Easter Bunny hopped and in SharePoint tech terms - the SharePoint Easter eggs were hoppin' into your Microsoft 365 tenants! This month's (eggs) updates include: Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents, SharePoint eSignature for Microsoft Word, SharePoint quick steps to automate common tasks and workflows, new document library template: "Resume repository", OneDrive: Ask Copilot questions on meeting recordings, and more. Plus, we recap the BIG Copilot news day and all the disclosed elements.

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00:00 Intro

01:09 Employee engagement

03:45 Teamwork

06:45 Related items

14:39 May 2025 Teasers

15:57 Closing

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Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas)

Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025 (Seattle, WA | Online)

SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online)

European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)

European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria)

TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA)

TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA)

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March Madness in SharePoint tech terms means the SharePoint team worked like mad to deliver a lot of great new tech: Create pages with Copilot in SharePoint, Viva Connections: New News experience, SharePoint agents: New usage reports, a new Table toolbar, annotation layout and tools for editing PDFs, approval workflows to any list or library, OCR for OneDrive, and more. Plus, we recap the output of the SharePoint Hackathon - celebrating the winning submissions.

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01:30 Employee engagement

10:08 SharePoint Hackathon - That's a wrap!

14:07 Teamwork

19:27 Related items

24:24 April 2025 Teasers

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Upcoming events:

"SharePoint: From Concept to Creation to Impact + Live AMA" webinar with Jeff Teper | NOW ON DEMAND

SharePoint Hackathon (Learning series + Awards ceremony | NOW ON DEMAND)

Microsoft's 50th Anniversary | April 4, 2025 (Worldwide)

Comms vNext | April 15-16, 2025 (Denver, CO)

Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas)

Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025 (Seattle, WA | Online)

SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online)

European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)

European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria)

TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA)

TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA)

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There is so much to learn about Microsoft 365 Copilot, it helps to have someone translate Copilot into practical knowledge, tips, and tricks. We chat with TJ Devine, one of Microsoft's foremost experts in Copilot - to hear how it evolves AND how best to talk about it - to understand what you can do with AI in Microsoft 365. You'll hear TJ touch on key AI innovations, core integration touch points, customer journeys with Copilot adoption, some of his favorite tips when working with Copilot, and a glimpse into the future. Small note: TJ, Mark, and Chris recorded this themselves - their real voices - no AI augmentation, just pure AI education!

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08:57 - Interview with TJ Devine

44:55 - Upcoming Events

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Copilot hub on adoption.microsoft.com

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Upcoming events:

• "SharePoint: From Concept to Creation to Impact + Live AMA" webinar with Jeff Teper | Jan. 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
• Ability Summit | March 18, 2025 (Online)
• MVP Summit 2025 | March 24-27.2025 (Redmond, WA & online)
• AIIM 2025 | Atlanta, GA March 31- Apr. 2
• Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 31 – April 2 (Las Vegas, NV)
• Microsoft's 50th Anniversary | April 4, 2025 (Worldwide)
• Comms vNext | April 15-16, 2025 (Denver, CO)
• Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas)
• Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025 (Seattle, WA | Online)
• SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online)
• European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)
• European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria)
• TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA)
• TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA)

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Are you ready for deep thoughts on deep learning with Laura Rogers and Noorez Khamis? Laura is an MVP and founder of IW Mentor, who brings a wealth of knowledge in SharePoint and Microsoft 365. Rez is also an MVP and CTO at Creospark with an extensive background on the depths of SharePoint and Microsoft 365. Together, they bring us insights of in-person events, based on their own workshop experiences and the benefits they see, and receive, during hands-on learning and the importance of networking at conferences. It's a great conversation about tech, learning, and sharing what you learn.

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02:03 Interview with Laura Rogers and Noorez Khamis

38:17 Upcoming Events

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Upcoming events:

Ability Summit | March 18, 2025 (Online)

MVP Summit 2025 | March 24-27.2025 (Redmond, WA & online)

Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 31 – April 2 (Las Vegas, NV)

Microsoft's 50th Anniversary | April 4, 2025 (Worldwide)

Comms vNext | April 15-16, 2025 (Denver, CO)

Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas)

Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025 (Seattle, WA | Online)

SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online)

European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)

European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria)

TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA)

TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA)

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No extra day this year. No matter, the product team crammed a lot of goodness into the 28 days of Feb'2025. The busy'ness delivered: Viva Connections: User-created cards, Copilot Visual Creator powered by Clipchamp, Microsoft Lists: Forms updates, SharePoint: Updated document libraries, Improved Microsoft Lists links in Teams chats and channels, Preview mode for SharePoint Pages, Personal Loop workspaces, SharePoint spaces retirement, and more. Plus, we grabbed time with Matt Taylor to talk about getting started with SharePoint agents, including his own journey as a recent implant into the world of SharePoint from the Teams Rooms team.

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01:27 - SharePoint Hackathon info

04:00 - Employee engagement

07:43 - Interview with Matt Taylor

28:10 - Teamwork

38:04 - Related tech

44:00 - Teasers

45:42 - Microsoft 365 Community Conference info

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Upcoming events:

• NOW ON DEMAND | "SharePoint: From Concept to Creation to Impact + Live AMA" webinar with Jeff Teper, CJ Tan, and Melissa Torres
• SharePoint Hackathon, including six webinars | March 3-17, 2025 (Online)
• Ability Summit | March 18, 2025 (Online)
• MVP Summit 2025 | March 24-27.2025 (Redmond, WA & online)
• Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 31 – April 2 (Las Vegas, NV)
• Microsoft's 50th Anniversary | April 4, 2025 (Worldwide)
• Comms vNext | April 15-16, 2025 (Denver, CO)
• Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas)
• Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025 (Seattle, WA | Online)
• SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online)
• European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)
• European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria)
• TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA)
• TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA)

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Take an audio tutorial tour that covers 10 ways to make a SharePoint page work for you, after you publish them! After your page looks great and is ready for your audience—make a plan to put that page as close to your reader as possible. Share it directly to them - intact - without requiring them to click away from where they are already focused and working. All are built-in features of SharePoint and related technology, geared to help you get the word out. It's not sorcery. It IS truly magical. Get ready to flex your post-publication page amplification!

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Upcoming events:

"SharePoint: From Concept to Creation to Impact + Live AMA" webinar with Jeff Teper | Jan. 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST

Ability Summit | March 18, 2025 (Online)

MVP Summit 2025 | March 24-27.2025 (Redmond, WA & online)

Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 31 – April 2 (Las Vegas, NV)

Microsoft's 50th Anniversary | April 4, 2025 (Worldwide)

Comms vNext | April 15-16, 2025 (Denver, CO)

Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas)

Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025 (Seattle, WA | Online)

SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online)

European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)

European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria)

TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA)

TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA)

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Kicking off 2025 with a bang, and a BIG SharePoint event. January 2025 brought a lot of new offerings: Viva Connections on the SharePoint app bar, Pay-as-you-go billing model for SharePoint agents, Re-imagined Hero web part, Viva Engage: Leadership feed, Editorial card web part, Accessibility assistant tool for SharePoint pages, SharePoint pages: Flexible sections, Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities, and more. Plus, we grabbed a few important audio snippets from the BIG SharePoint Event with Jeff Teper and the SharePoint team - focused on AI and your intranet.

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02:00 Snippets from the BIG SharePoint event

05:31 Employee engagement

13:06 Teamwork

16:29 Related items

19:01 Roadmap teasers

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Upcoming events:

NOW ON DEMAND | "SharePoint: From Concept to Creation to Impact + Live AMA" with Jeff Teper and team + plus our new 5-part SharePoint learning series, new customer studies (Amey, Takeda, and Avanade), insights about the upcoming SharePoint Hackathon (March 2025), and more.

M365 Miami 2025 | Feb.6-7, 2025 (Miami, FL)

SharePoint Hackathon | March 3-26, 2025 (Global | Online)

MVP Summit 2025 | March 24-27, 2025 (Redmond, WA & online)

Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas)

SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online)

European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)

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Ground your SharePoint agent curiosities in real-world AI use and insights. We talk with customer success expert, Matt Wolodarsky, who recently worked with 80+ of our early adopter customers to best understand their use of SharePoint agents and how we can craft and shape their future. We also talk with Brent Sanders and Anna Henke-Gunvaldson from the Microsoft Legal team (CELA) who share how they put SharePoint agents to work on our internal legal portal called CELAWeb - to help others navigate the nuance and complexity of legal matters as they engage with customers and partners year-round. Get ready to go beyond what SharePoint agents are, and dive into how they can be used to save time, time and time again.

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04:57 Interview with Matt Wolodarsky

36:49 Interview with Brent Sanders and Anna Henke-Gunvaldson

01:08:09 Upcoming Events

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Brent Sanders | LinkedIn

Anna Henke-Gunvaldson | LinkedIn

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Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host]

Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host]

Related resources

Microsoft Legal | SharePoint agent case study (coming soon from Microsoft)

NEW SharePoint agent adoption guide (adoption.microsoft.com)

SharePoint agents (adoption.microsoft.com)

GA BLOG | "SharePoint agents now in general availability" by Adam Harmetz (VP - SharePoint, Microsoft); published on day one of Microsoft Ignite 2024.

CJ Tan's "One-click AI agents in SharePoint and Teams - focused on files you select" video from the Microsoft Mechanics show

"Create and share SharePoint agents in a few clicks" from the Meet the Makers series - Karuana Gatimu interviews CJ Tan.

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Upcoming events

"SharePoint: From Concept to Creation to Impact + Live AMA" webinar with Jeff Teper | Jan. 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST

M365 Miami 2025 | Feb.6-7.2025

MVP Summit 2025 | March 24-27.2025 (Redmond, WA & online)

Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas)

SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online)

European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)

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Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone.