One IT department expected to find 50 agents in their tenant. They found over 500. Welcome to agent sprawl — the SharePoint site sprawl story, just faster, more autonomous, and with a billing model nobody fully understands yet. In Episode 27 of Guardians of M365 Governance, Christian Buckley and I sat down with Timothy Boettcher…
If you’ve ever wished for an “undo button” for your Microsoft 365 tenant configuration, you’re not alone. Microsoft 365 has no native capability to export, back up, or restore tenant configurations — and that’s a problem, since a single misconfiguration can lock your entire organization out or create security vulnerabilities. CoreView Configuration Manager’s Sync feature changes…
Most organizations think they’re protected because they back up their data. They’re not. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: your emails, files, and SharePoint data might be recoverable — but if a cyber criminal walks into your Microsoft 365 tenant tonight and starts changing configurations, you have almost no way to detect it, roll it back, or…
Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Agent 365 as its unified control plane for managing AI agents across enterprise environments, working in tandem with Microsoft Purview to deliver comprehensive data security and compliance protections. Introducing Agent 365 represents Microsoft’s strategic response to governing generative AI at scale—Agent 365 provides AI agent management capabilities, including identity, lifecycle management,…
In Episode 24 of the Guardians of M365 Governance monthly webcast, Joy Apple and Christian Buckley welcomed guest Jason Amgar, CTO and co-owner of AIMPACT Consulting, and a Microsoft Copilot Governance & Adoption Expert. And honestly? It was one of those conversations where you realize we’re all living through the same IT nightmare-turned-opportunity. You know…
All Content Left Behind In Episode 22 of the Guardians of M365 Governance monthly webcast, Ragnar Heil (@ragnarh), Joy Apple (@JoyOfSharePoint), and I welcome guest Sue Hanley—renowned information architect and Microsoft MVP—to explore the evolution of Information Architecture (IA) in the Microsoft ecosystem and how it’s being reshaped by AI and Copilot. And what did…
Episode 23 of the Guardians of M365 Governance had Joy back from an epic trip across Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, and Turkey (Kusadasi stole her heart, apparently), and we welcomed Jay Leask to the show. Jay’s a Principal Solution Engineer Hub – yes, “hub” is actually in his title – at Microsoft’s Washington DC Innovation Hub….
The latest episode of the “Copilot Studio Administration, Security, and Governance Series” dives deep into the nitty-gritty of tenant and environment-level configurations. It’s the kind of stuff that helps organizations move from “Wait, who deployed what?” to “We’ve got this under control.” And honestly, it’s worth your time.
The primary focus of this video is on operations and retention through a lens of governance and security in Microsoft 365.
Welcome back to another episode recap from the Guardians of M365 Governance monthly webcast! Christian Buckley and Ragnar Heil were joined by Microsoft’s Erica Toelle for an eye-opening discussion about Data Security Posture Management for AI. The Setup: Post-Vacation Vibes and Big Announcements Christian kicked things off with his usual energy, welcoming everyone back after…