Microsoft 365 Developer Podcast

Agents update on Ignite 2024 news with Andrew Connell

Jeremy Thake catches up with Andrew Connell to talk through all the M365 agents news from Ignite 2024. Jeremy answered the questions Andrew had from watching the developers guide session and other key breakouts from the conference.   Developers guide to building your own agents [https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/BRK167?source=sessions] Announcing our End of Year Sale 2024 - All You Need to Know [https://vtns.io/end-of-year-sale-2024]

Why build declarative agents with Visual Studio Code vs Copilot Studio

In this episode Jeremy Thake talks to Sebastien Levert. The podcast focuses on the evolution and development of tools within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, particularly around agent building and Copilot Studio. The discussion highlights the distinction between low-code/no-code solutions for makers and pro-code tools for developers. Key tools such as Agent Builder and Teams Toolkit are explored, emphasizing their respective strengths: Agent Builder's accessibility for information workers versus Teams Toolkit's power and flexibility for professional developers. They discuss how developers can leverage Visual Studio Code, adaptive cards, and GitHub integration for building robust, scalable agents. A recurring theme is enabling seamless collaboration between makers and developers, with a focus on governance, scalability, and customization, particularly for enterprise-grade agents. The conversation also delves into advancements in API integration, such as using OpenAPI files and the emerging TypeSpec language to streamline the creation of APIs and plugins. Graph connectors and Power Platform connectors are highlighted as critical components for data access and processing within agents. To watch their Ignite breakout with all the demos discussed watch Developers guide to building your own agents [https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/BRK167?source=sessions] To find out more please visit https://aka.ms/extendcopilotm365 [https://aka.ms/extendcopilotm365]

Declarative agents update

Jeremy Thake catches up with Andrew Connell to talk through the latest updates you can work with now in Declarative agents inside of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Jeremy walks through the renamed elements and all the options for building Declarative agents.   M365 Copilot Dev Center https://aka.ms/m365copilotdev [https://aka.ms/m365copilotdev]

SharePoint Embedded with Andrew Connell

In this episode Jeremy Thake catches up with Andrew Connell to talk about SharePoint Embedded. Microsoft official pages: SharePoint Embedded Overview | Microsoft Learn [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/embedded/overview] SharePoint Embedded – Microsoft Adoption [https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/embedded/]   Andrew's deep dive articles: SharePoint Embedded - overview and example scenarios [https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvtns.io%2Fm365devpod-spe-overview&data=05%7C02%7CJeremy.Thake%40microsoft.com%7C2ac6c907074549a8bb9108dcb32afa97%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638582244393430661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Fl7hM3yT4CRFVYhXRujM7yjItRR79dw01RV9pDRGwHM%3D&reserved=0] Zero to Hero: Complete Tutorial on Building SharePoint Embedded Apps [https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvtns.io%2Fm365devpod-spe-tutorial&data=05%7C02%7CJeremy.Thake%40microsoft.com%7C2ac6c907074549a8bb9108dcb32afa97%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638582244393440345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T4JHoptNwdUxpTEsHEECs7m3akfcBLFqdBnVlgYUUrQ%3D&reserved=0]

Custom engine copilots with Joey Glocke

In this episode Jeremy Thake talks to Joey Glocke about Custom engine copilots in Microsoft 365. Joey was on the show this time last year to talk about Teams AI Library. In this show he talks about how this has evolved with all the announcements from Build 2024. He talks to how these show up in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot. He is shares how these are different from Declarative copilots that Sebastien Levert discussed in the last episode.