Join Jean Thirion, SSW France CEO and Solution Architect, as he breaks down the rapidly evolving world of Microsoft Copilot, agents, and connectors. In this video, you’ll learn the three types of Copilot, how to access and use them effectively, and why understanding custom-built agents and connectors is essential to leveraging the full potential of the Office 365 ecosystem. Whether you’re managing internal data, connecting to external sources like SQL or Jira, or building your own custom agents with Copilot Studio—this video has you covered.

00:00 | Introduction: AI, Copilots & Agents
00:45 | Office 365 Copilot – Access to Your Data
01:51 | Product-Specific Copilots (Outlook, Teams, etc.)
02:38 | What Are Agents & How They Work
04:22 | Accessing External Data via Connectors
05:48 | Building Custom Agents with Copilot Studio
06:52 | Complete AI Architecture Overview
07:10 | What’s Next: Benchmarks, ROI & SharePoint Features

Links:
Copilot Connectors: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mic…
M365 Agents Toolkit (Custom Agents): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mic…
Rule: https://www.ssw.com.au/rules/do-you-k…

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About the speakers

About the speakers

Jean is a SSW Solution Architect. His main fields of expertise are SharePoint Applications, Angular, React and .NET Core.

His deep knowledge of SharePoint's many capabilities, combined with the latest technologies (Angular, React, SPFx), let him propose high-quality tailored SharePoint Applications to clients.

Jean has been working with SharePoint for the past 8 years, in France, Luxembourg, and now Australia. He has been involved with a wide variety of projects, from small companies to international firms, in both private and public sectors.

His solutions also involve Office365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and Power BI.
His deep knowledge of SharePoint's many capabilities, combined with the latest technologies (Angular, React, SPFx), let him propose high-quality tailored SharePoint Applications to clients.

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