The Virteva Podcast

Let's Talk Microsoft 365 & Copilot

”Let’s Talk” is a podcast series created by the team at Virteva that highlights product updates around Microsoft 365 Modern Work, Copilot AI, Endpoint and Security Management. Join our team as we dig into the latest in technology and talk about how our managed and professional services teams support and implement it.

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Episode 54 · Aug 3, 2026

Episode 42 - Copilot Cowork - When It's Worth the Credits

Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork became Generally Available in mid-June, and since then nearly every customer conversation has come back to the same three questions: why is it billed differently, how do you turn it on/off, and when should you use it instead of the Copilot license you're already paying for? In our August episode, we share answers to those questions and dive into the reality of when you do and don't need to use Cowork.

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#53

Episode 41 - Copilot's Big Redesign: What Changed and Where to Use What

Microsoft just redesigned M365 Copilot, again.

Jun 2, 2026 38 min

#52

Episode 40 - Copilot Web Agents vs. Work Agents: What IT Leaders Need to Know in 2026

Microsoft Copilot isn't just a chatbot anymore.

May 1, 2026 32 min

#51

Episode 39 - Building on Copilot Tiers & Strategic ROI Opportunities

With major licensing changes arriving in May and July 2026, Microsoft is reshaping how businesses access Copilot through new tier structures, bundled plans like the M365 E7 license, and shifting functionality for organizations above and below 2,000 users.

Apr 1, 2026 49 min

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Episode 38 - Copilot Doesn't Create Risk, It Reflects It - Oversharing, Agent Governance & DSPM

Is Microsoft 365 Copilot exposing your organization's biggest security blind spots?

Mar 2, 2026 34 min

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Episode 37 - Unlocking the Power of Microsoft 365 Copilot in 2026

In this episode of Virteva's Let's Talk podcast, Scott discusses the evolution of Microsoft 365 and the integration of Copilot as a central feature.

Feb 2, 2026 24 min

#48

Episode 36 - Microsoft Ignite 2025 Recap - Agents, Copilot, Frontier, and What’s Next

In our final episode of 2025, I break down the biggest announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2025 and what they mean for IT leaders, security teams, and anyone adopting AI in Microsoft 365.

Dec 2, 2025 44 min

#47

Episode 35 - Copilot Frontier Agent Updates and NEW Freemium features for Business

In our October 2025 podcast, we dive into the latest wave of Microsoft 365 Copilot updates, with a spotlight on iterative Agent improvements, the Frontier program and expanded access for non licensed users.

Oct 27, 2025 35 min

#46

Roadmap Rundown Special - New Microsoft Teams Features, our Summer Roadmap Rundown

In this special Roadmap review, we're bringing back an old format for a look at new features coming to Microsoft Teams.

Sep 2, 2025 25 min

#45

Episode 34 - Windows 10 End of Support, Plus New AI Features for File Management

On this month’s podcast, we dive into the upcoming end-of-life dates for Windows 10, Office, and more and discuss how you can maximize the value of your existing licenses to better manage endpoints and software.

Sep 2, 2025 33 min

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Episode 33 - Microsoft Copilot’s NEW Game-Changing Mode Explored + Scheduled Prompts Use Cases

On this month's episode we're exploring the new Copilot Mode in Edge which can browse websites for you and take actions autonomously based on your prompts, talking through what to expect out of ChatGPT 5 and exploring Copilot Actions..

Aug 4, 2025 31 min

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Episode 32 - Demystifying Microsoft Copilot's Capabilities, plus our look at Researcher

Is Microsoft overselling Copilot's capabilities, or are we expecting too much?

Jul 1, 2025 46 min

#42

Episode 31 - Copilot's New User Experience, a Deep Dive

In this month's Let’s Talk Podcast, Holly and Scott dig deep into the new Copilot app experience and review all the new features and those coming soon.

Jun 2, 2025 39 min

#41

Episode 30 - Microsoft Copilot Just Got Better, Spring 2025 Updates

In this month's Let’s Talk Podcast, we'll discuss the latest updates for Microsoft 365 Copilot's Wave 2 Spring 2025 announcements.

May 5, 2025 21 min

#40

Episode 29 - Microsoft Teams, What's New and Coming Soon

In this episode of Virteva's Let's Talk podcast, Scott and Holly discuss the latest updates to Microsoft Teams, focusing on new features in chat and channels, enhancements in meeting transcriptions, the ability to rename the general channel and more.

Apr 1, 2025 44 min

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Episode 28 - Copilot Agents, A Deeper Look

In this month's podcast we're taking a deeper look at Agentic Copilot solutions, the new agent in app experience for Microsoft 365 apps, building a declarative agent of our own and taking a deeper look at how you can add additional customization layers to agents in Copilot Studio.

Mar 3, 2025 40 min

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Episode 27 - Copilot Rebranding, PAYG Pricing, and Next-Gen Agentic Capabilities

Welcome to the first podcast of 2025!

Feb 3, 2025 47 min

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Episode 26 - Microsoft Ignite 2024, Our Recap from Chicago

We've got a great show this week where we're recapping the biggest news and announcements straight Microsoft Ignite 2024 in Chicago.

Nov 23, 2024 26 min

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Episode 25 - A Look at the New Copilot Experiences coming to Web, Work and Windows

Join Scott and Holly as they break down what's changed in the Copilot Mobile, Consumer and Business applications and how this continued evolution continues to drive innovation and competition.

Oct 22, 2024 37 min

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Episode 24 - Copilot Pages, Boom or Bust? The Windows Security Summit & a Surface Laptop for Business review

Join Scott and Chris as they dive into the new Copilot Pages experience, review the Windows Endpoint Ecosystem Security Summit from September and in a Podcast first give their first-hand experience with the new Surface Laptop 6 for Business.

Oct 15, 2024 35 min

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Episode 23 - Copilot Wave 2 Announcements Recap. A look at what's next for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Join Holly and Scott as they break down all the new features and enhancements coming to Copilot in the next big Wave of releases.

Sep 24, 2024 52 min

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NEW Outlook & Copilot Updates, OneDrive delete confirmations, blocking Teams spam & more (Roadmap Rundown for 09/17/2024)

In this episode we dive into new sharing options in the New Outlook for Microsoft 365 apps, explore ways to block unwanted Teams messages directly from the Teams Admin Center, and learn how OneDrive now streamlines shared file management by asking you if you want to delete shared files first.

Sep 17, 2024 23 min

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Episode 22 - Copilot Enhancements, Empowering Productivity in Microsoft 365

Our Let's Talk Podcast series is back after over a month off.

Sep 10, 2024 24 min

#31

Copilot features removed from Edge, updates to AI Hub, Bulk Email Insights and more (Roadmap Rundown for 08/13/2024)

In this week's Roadmap Rundown, we're reviewing the removal of 2 key Copilot features for Entra users in Edge and Edge mobile, a much-requested enhancement to Breakout Rooms in Teams, New ways to enforce Outlook for Windows adoption as well as changes coming to AI Hub and Defender for Office 365.

Aug 13, 2024 21 min

#30

Merging Teams Chats and Channels, Rewrite your text in Edge and Updates coming to default MPIP Labels (Roadmap Rundown 08/06/2024)

This week we're kicking things off with an insider story from Tom Warren at The Verge, has the time finally come for a redo of the Chat and Channel experience?

Aug 6, 2024 30 min

#29

CrowdStrike Chaos, Meeting Recaps in Outlook, Rename the General channel, Clipchamp upgrades and more (Roadmap Rundown 07/30/2024)

Scott and Holly are back after a month off to talk through the Blue Screens that brought the world to its knees, Dynamic Information Protection Labeling in Microsoft Purview, highly sought after updates to Microsoft Teams General channels, the ability to find Meeting Recaps directly in the NEW Microsoft Outlook and Clipchamp gets another freemium upgrade with background removal for videos.

Jul 30, 2024 42 min

#28

Microsoft Teams gets retired, Outlook gets renamed and Coauthoring in SharePoint Pages (Roadmap Rundown for 06/24/2024)

In this week's edition of the Roadmap Rundown, Scott and Holly discuss the fast-approaching Classic Teams Retirements, Microsoft Outlook steps up next in line, Teams gets a Discover toggle, weblinks are being added the NEW Outlook experience and SharePoint Pages and News are finally getting a Coauthoring feature.

Jun 25, 2024 31 min

#27

Microsoft Outlook retirements, Enhancements to Teams & Improvements to Copilot Dashboard (Roadmap Rundown for 06/18/2024)

On this week's Roadmap Rundown, we're taking a look at the newly updated Classic Outlook retirement plan, enhancements coming to Microsoft Teams for Chat and Meetings, reviewing new search filters in the New Microsoft Outlook for Windows, and providing an update on the controversial Microsoft Windows Recall feature.

Jun 18, 2024 26 min

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Episode 21 - Copilot + PCs, the Windows Recall controversy, Unpacking Microsoft Build 2024 and Microsoft Places

On the June 2024 edition of the Let's Talk Podcast, Chris and Scott discuss their thoughts on Microsoft's new Copilot + PCs, the 3rd times the charm approach to the "ARM" race with Apple, the controversial new Recall feature coming to Windows and more.

Jun 10, 2024 46 min

#25

Custom Emojis in Microsoft Teams, Viva Engage in Search, a New SharePoint look & more (Roadmap Rundown for 06/04/2024)

In this week's edition of the roadmap run down, we'll be talking about a New Look for SharePoint Start, Viva Engage results come to Microsoft Search, Microsoft Teams Channel Cards, Microsoft Teams Custom Emojis, Microsoft Teams Presence Notifications are back and an update on Microsoft Teams Room Speaker Recognition capabilities coming later this summer.

Jun 4, 2024 33 min

#24

Automatic Loop Workspaces, Shared Channel Links, Notification improvements and more (Roadmap Rundown for 05/21/2024)

On this week's Roadmap Rundown I'm flying solo talking about new ways to share links and suppress notifications in Microsoft Teams, the automatic creation of Microsoft Loop Workspaces for recurring meetings, the ability to create a Shared Channel link in Teams and a new/old Microsoft Outlook Calendar view coming to the NEW Microsoft Outlook.

May 21, 2024 18 min

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Search folders in the NEW Microsoft Outlook, Teams Wardrobes, DLP upgrades, Sway & more (Roadmap Rundown for 05/14/2024)

In this week's edition of the roadmap run down, we'll be talking about another feature finding its way over from Classic Outlook to the NEW Outlook for Windows, Microsoft Teams Wardrobe additions, upgrades to Windows DLP items, Sway changes and more.

May 14, 2024 36 min

#22

Broadcast to your tenant with Organizational Messages, 4 New Teams Features and more (Roadmap Rundown for 05/07/2024)

In this week's edition of the roadmap run down, we'll be talking about Organizational Messaging capabilities coming to the Microsoft 365 Admin center, the future of the Stream Mobile app, 4 New features in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft SharePoint's new Tenant Rename feature and an update to Clipchamp to speed up your podcast editing.

May 7, 2024 41 min

#21

Big Microsoft Teams Updates, Loop in OneNote & NEW Follow feature in Outlook (Roadmap Rundown for 04/30/2024)

The Let's Talk Podcast has expanded to a new format.

Apr 30, 2024 46 min

#20

Episode 20 - Navigating the New Microsoft Planner: From Personal Plans to Premium Features

In this episode, Scott and Holly explore the new Microsoft Planner experience that combines a powerful tool with simplicity for streamlined collaboration and intelligence.

Apr 19, 2024 73 min

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Episode 19 - Securing Tomorrow with Microsoft Copilot for Security

Join Todd and Scott as they sit down and talk about the general availability announcement, pricing and features of Microsoft Copilot for Security.

Mar 15, 2024 42 min

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Episode 18 - 30 Days with Microsoft 365 Copilot. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

It's a Leap Year Episode!

Feb 29, 2024 63 min

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Episode 17 - Microsoft Copilot Pro, The NEW Outlook and Frontline License Dilemmas

In this month's episode, we talk about how Microsoft has kicked the door open with Copilot Pro and 365 Copilot availability for more users.

Jan 19, 2024 81 min

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Episode 16 - Becoming a Generative AI Prompt Expert with Microsoft Copilot

In this final episode of 2023, Scott and Holly reveal everything you need to know about Copilot, Microsoft's Generative AI assistant that can help you create amazing content faster and easier than ever before.

Dec 21, 2023 81 min

#15

Episode 15 - Next-Gen Collaboration: The NEW Microsoft Teams, Avatars and VR

In this episode, Scott and Holly explore the new features in the new version of Microsoft Teams.

Dec 8, 2023 67 min

#14

Episode 14 - What You Missed at Microsoft Ignite 2023 in Seattle: A Recap of the Best Sessions and Announcements

On this week's show, we're recapping the Opening Day Ignite 2023 announcements straight from Pike Street in Seattle, WA.

Nov 16, 2023 66 min

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Episode 13 - Microsoft’s Security Copilot and the Next Evolution of Digital Security

On this week's show, we discuss the recent news around Microsoft's Security Copilot and its early access program, as well as practical insights and real-world applications for enhancing your digital security through the use of generative AI.

Oct 25, 2023 26 min

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Episode 12 - What’s New in the Loop? A Guide to Microsoft’s Co-Creation App

In this episode, Scott and Holly explore the new collaborative app from Microsoft: Microsoft Loop.

Sep 19, 2023 52 min

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Episode 11 - Leadership AMA: Microsoft 365, Security & 24/7 Service Delivery Insights

Get ready for a deep dive into Microsoft 365 Modern Work, Security, and 24/7 Service Delivery insights with the Virteva Leadership team in this special AMA podcast.

Aug 25, 2023 28 min

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Episode 10 - Unlocking Efficiency and Exploring Microsoft Teams Premium

Join us as we demystify the features, benefits, and target audience of Teams Premium.

Aug 11, 2023 47 min

Episode 9 - Copilot Pricing and Inspire 2023 Recap

On this week's episode, Chris and Scott discuss the newly announced Copilot pricing, best practice adoption strategies and break down the biggest news and announcements from Microsoft's 2023 Inspire conference.

Jul 21, 2023 43 min

Episode 8 - The 2023 Forrester Wave

Todd Strand stops by on this week's show to discuss Microsoft being recognized a leader in Forrester's 2023 Enterprise Email Security Wave.

Jun 21, 2023 34 min

Episode 7 - The Future of AI in Modern Work & Security

With Microsoft's recent extensive range of AI and Copilot product-related announcements, we are pausing to reflect on the future of Modern Work and Security.

Jun 1, 2023 44 min

Episode 6 - Copilot is coming to SharePoint & OneDrive

Microsoft recently unveiled a number of exciting new Copilot AI capabilities coming soon to SharePoint, OneDrive, Lists, Stream and more at the M365 Conference in Vegas.

May 23, 2023 31 min

Episode 5 - Intune Suite Announcements

Microsoft recently unveiled the new Microsoft Intune Suite plans, which build on the already existing Microsoft Intune platform.

May 3, 2023 37 min

Episode 4 - Microsoft Teams Optimization Questions

In this special edition of the "Let's Talk" podcast we're discussing some common questions that customers have around optimizing their workplace environment and productivity within Microsoft Teams.

Apr 26, 2023 23 min

Episode 3 - Microsoft Teams Governance and Adoption Optimization

Virteva and Apsidien collaborated on this week's podcast to provide further clarity around optimizing both Microsoft Teams' adoption and governance in hybrid workplaces.

Apr 21, 2023 22 min

Episode 2 - Creating a Zero Trust Blueprint

In the past few years, there have been more and more threats to cybersecurity from all over the world, using both sophisticated and simple methods.

Apr 21, 2023 50 min

Episode 1 - Managing IT Blind Spots

In this special introductory episode, we’re joined by Zach Brand, Senior Director of IT Service Management at Virteva and Holly Petersen, a Practice Lead over our ITSM and Training solutions to talk about how Virteva can help your organization manage IT Blind Spots.

Apr 20, 2023 61 min

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