This new SharePoint experience is amazing!

Does it ever feel like a month is going by too slowly? That’s how this month has felt. Copilot for SharePoint is rolling out, but I’ve yet to see it in my tenant. I have gotten the new SharePoint start page, and the new content pane, though. I’ve already recorded a new video on the content pane which will go live in a few weeks. It’s actually really really good! Such a great editing experience compared to the old experience.

As I work through various copilot-related projects with clients, the thing I hear about the most is that they aren’t ready for AI. They’ve put off applying proper data governance. They have things that are overshared, unsecured or scattered across the tenant. It’s something a lot of us saw coming from a mile away. If that’s you, I promise that this issue will get worse sooner than later until you get it under control. AI isn’t going anywhere, and while something like SharePoint Premium’s features are much more tolerant of oversharing, anything Copilot-related is not. I have a feeling Microsoft is pushing Copilot to your tenant regardless of whether you buy licenses for Copilot for M365.

I highly recommend you get sensitivity labels applied, get oversharing under control, and lock down your sensitive data as soon as you get a chance. You’ll thank me later.

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