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013 | M365 Power Platform Environments & ALPACAs? with MVP Wes Preston

In this episode of Code Deploy Go Live, hosts Julie Turner and Andrew Connell discuss Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility options, Power Platform environments, and interview Wes Preston, a Microsoft MVP since 2009 who works primarily in the productivity space with SharePoint, lists, and Power Platform.The discussion centered on the balance between Power Platform (low-code/no-code) and Pro Dev (professional development) approaches for Microsoft 365 extensibility, with a focus on when each approach is appropriate and how organizations should make these decisions, as well as the newly introduced Power Apps Code Apps (jokingly nicknamed "alPACAs").🔗 LINKS=================================================From the episode intro & banter:🔗 Extend M365 Copilot: Declarative Agent Alt to Copilot Studio🔗 Live Microsoft 365 Learning for SPFx, Copilot, and MS Teams🔗 Webinars - register for upcoming or watch previous webinars🔗 CollabDays New England - October 17, 2025From the interview with Wes:🔗 The Power Platform Pivot with MVP Paul Culmsee and Ryan Cunningham from Microsoft🔗 Vibe Coding using Power Apps Code Apps and GitHub Copilot by Scott Durow🔗 Create a custom web application to run within Power Apps!🎁 PICKS=================================================Andrew's Pick:🔗 Copilot Broke Your Audit Log, but Microsoft Won't Tell YouJulie's Picks:🔗 Find insights and answers across Carbon Markets News, Registries, and Datasets🔗 Instagram Reel🎙️ PODCAST🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky🎙️ HOSTSJulie TurnerAndrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, NewsletterSPONSORSSympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Website 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTubeVoitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 Website 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 BlueskyMusic Credit: Ken Bagley (00:00) - Introduction (14:55) - Interview (01:10:56) - AC's & Julie's Picks

012 | AI News Roundup, GPT-5, Code Assistants, and Ancient Yeast?

In this news-heavy episode, Andrew and Julie dive deep into the latest developments shaking up the Microsoft 365 and Azure AI landscape. Fresh off Julie's vacation to Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, the duo tackles a whirlwind of announcements dominated by artificial intelligence updates, including OpenAI's surprise release of open source models and the long-awaited launch of GPT-5. They explore how these developments impact Microsoft 365 Copilot users, from new budget controls and enhanced chat tools to the integration of GPT-5 as the foundational model for enterprise users.The conversation takes an interesting turn as Andrew and Julie engage in a thoughtful debate about Microsoft's development philosophy, questioning whether the company's push toward simplified tooling and SDKs sometimes comes at the expense of developer understanding. They discuss the balance between productivity and transparency, using examples from Teams development and the SharePoint Framework to illustrate their points. The episode wraps up with Julie's fascinating pick about recreating ancient Egyptian bread using 4,500-year-old yeast, and Andrew's recommendation of Context7, an MCP server that provides access to over 31,000 documentation libraries for developers.🔗 LINKSMicrosoft 365 Message Center🔗 [MC1122160] Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Set budget limits for "Pay-as-you-go billing" in Microsoft 365 admin center🔗 [MC1122153] New Tools feature coming to the Microsoft Copilot Chat prompt box🔗 [MC1099692] Microsoft Copilot: Access SharePoint agents in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app🔗 [MC1122144] Microsoft Graph Metered API UpdateMicrosoft 365🔗 What's new in Copilot Studio: July 2025🔗 Build Smarter with the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server🔗 Bring your own agents into Microsoft 365 Copilot🔗 Unlock the full power of Microsoft 365 Copilot search with the Copilot extension🔗 Introducing Copilot memory: a more productive and personalized AI for the way you work Azure AI Foundry🔗 What's new in Azure AI Foundry July 2025🔗 Announcing the browser automation tool preview in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service🔗 Introducing Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service🔗 Building AI Agents: A2A .NET SDK🔗 AI Agent MCP Tools: Quickstart to MCP tools development with Azure AI Foundry SDK🔗 Announcing Model Context Protocol support preview in Azure AI Foundry Agent ServiceOpenAI OSS models + GPT5🔗 Open Models from OpenAI🔗 The gpt-oss is probably Phi 5🔗 GPT-5 is here🔗 Introducing GPT-5 for developers🔗 Microsoft & OpenAI GPT-5 announcementMiscellaneous🔗 Automate your project with GitHub Models in Actions🔗 Introducing Gemini CLI & GitHub Actions🔗 Google suffers data breach in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks🎁 PICKS=================================================Julie: 🔗 Ancient Egyptian Bread Making with 4,500-Year-Old YeastAndrew: 🔗 Context7 - Up-to-date documentation for LLMs and AI code editor 🎙️ PODCAST🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky🎙️ HOSTSJulie TurnerAndrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, NewsletterSPONSORSSympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Website 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTubeVoitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 Website 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 BlueskyMusic Credit: Ken Bagley

011 | Microsoft 365 Copilot: How it Works & Extensibility Overview

In this episode, we dive deep into Microsoft 365 Copilot - the enterprise-grade AI assistant built specifically for business environments. We'll explain how it differs from consumer AI like ChatGPT, discuss its licensing options (from the $30/user/month model to consumption-based alternatives), and clarify common misconceptions.We'll also demystify the relationship between AI assistants and the large language models powering them. You'll learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot leverages GPT-4o but enhances it with proprietary orchestration, enterprise-grade security, and seamless integration with your Microsoft 365 data and workflows.Finally, we'll explore the extensibility options that allow Copilot customers to create custom agents tailored to specific business scenarios.🔗 LINKSNews:🔗 Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks🔗 MSRC: Customer guidance for SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2025-53770Episode:🔗 How Microsoft 365 Copilot Works: Understanding the Tech Stack Behind the MagicPicks:🔗 Julie: iD Tech | Summer Tech Camps & Online Programs for Kids & Teens🔗 Andrew: NSLC: Summer Pre-College Career Exploration Programs for Students & Claude Code (by Anthropic)🎙️ PODCAST🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky🎙️ HOSTSJulie TurnerAndrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, NewsletterSPONSORSSympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Website 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTubeVoitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 Website 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 BlueskyMusic Credit: Ken Bagley (00:00) - Introduction (12:25) - News update (18:03) - Microsoft 365 Copilot: How it Works & Extensibility Overview (01:03:52) - AC's & Julie's Picks

010 | Updates on M365 Roadmap, Bugs, Features, and Deprecations

In this episode of the Code Deploy Go Live podcast, Julie Turner and Andrew Connell discuss feature deprecation in hosted services & platforms, as well as how to handle, communicate, and roll these changes out to users and customers.🔗 LINKSNews:🔗 Andrew Connell LinkedIn Post - Power Automate vs Zapier🔗 Power Apps: One Option for Extending M365🔗 Workshop: Build Declarative Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot🔗 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Item #422308🔗 Microsoft 365 Roadmap Item #487428🔗 State of Devs 2025🔗 Introducing pay per crawl: enabling content owners to charge AI crawlers for access🔗 SharePoint Framework Issues #10310🔗 Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Issue #14193🔗 What's new in Microsoft Teams – June 2025🔗 Message Center Update MC1108844🔗 What's new in Microsoft 365 Copilot – June 2025🔗 What's new in Azure AI Foundry June 2025Picks:Andrew:🔗 YouTube Video🔗 Warp Terminal🔗 Raycast for WindowsJulie:🔗 Chipotle Garlic BBQ Blend🔗 Fried Chicken Seasoning🎙️ PODCAST🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky🎙️ HOSTSJulie TurnerAndrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, NewsletterSPONSORSSympraxis (by Julie Turner)🔗 Website🔗 Ask Sympraxis🔗 YouTubeVoitanos (by Andrew Connell)🔗 Website🔗 LinkedIn🔗 BlueskyMusic Credit: Ken Bagley (00:00) - Introduction (13:26) - : News (37:23) - : Updates on M365 Roadmap, Bugs, Features, and Deprecations (56:06) - : Picks

009 | Microsoft 365 Extensibility: Power Platform isn't the Only Option

In this episode of the Code Deploy Go Live podcast, Andrew Connell and Julie Turner discuss their experiences at the TechCon 365 conference, share personal updates, and delve into the latest news in development, with a particular focus on the Power Platform and its implications for developers. They reflect on the challenges and frustrations surrounding the Power Platform, the importance of understanding various development options, and the need for a cohesive development strategy within Microsoft 365.🔗 LINKSNews:🔗 Dev Proxy v0.29 with refactored architecture, MCP server, and exposed LM prompts🔗 Agent mode is now generally available with MCP support🔗 Use MCP tools in agent mode🔗 MCP server docs for VS Code🔗 Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs: Unlocking enterprise knowledge for AI with the Retrieval API🔗 Deprecation of ms-app-acts-as header in Shifts management Microsoft Graph APIs🔗 Deprecated: SPFx Field Customizers, Further Eroding M365 Dev's Trust🔗 Microsoft retires SharePoint Framework field customizers🔗 SharePoint Framework Field Customizers Support Update - Message Center 🔗 Announcing model context protocol support preview in Azure AI Foundry agent service🔗 The future of AI developing code assist – a multi-agent toolPicks:🔗 Andrew: YouTube Premium🔗 Julie: Simon Sinek: You're Being Lied To About AI's Real Purpose! We're Teaching Our Kids To Not Be Human!🎙️ PODCAST🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky🎙️ HOSTSJulie TurnerAndrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, NewsletterSPONSORSSympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Website 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTubeVoitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 Website 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 BlueskyMusic Credit: Ken Bagley (00:00) - : Introduction (12:11) - : News (31:34) - : Microsoft 365 Extensibility: Power Platform isn't the Only Option (01:05:10) - : AC & Julie's Picks