I could be anywhere

The March edition of the Boston Office 365 User Group meetup is this Thursday, March 19 at 6 pm ET! Join @avepoint.bsky.social's @jaredmatfess.com as he presents "IGNITE in Action: A Playbook for Moving From Pilots to Enterprise AI" - register here: bostono365usergroup.com/sessions/ign...

So.. does he still keep the FIFA Peace Prize? Or how does this work?

The Supercharger infrastructure in Vermont is so slow.

What ever happened with those 90 deals in 90 days?

🤖 AI is transforming the way we work... but also comes challenges. @jaredmatfess.com's session will cut through the hype to show you real-world governance strategies for #Microsoft365 and #AI! This is the knowledge you need to move forward with confidence 🦾 Register today: cdne.link/registration

Pretty excited to be co-presenting with the world-famous on AvePoint + Purview = "Better Together" on August 28th. Please feel free to register to view live or catch the on-demand recording of our session. Should be a good time! tinyurl.com/AVPTPURVIEW

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Did we ever sign those 90 trade deals in 90 days?

Weird, going to speak at an event where another presenter is using the title of one of my recent talks. Like, do I call him out on that? Or thank him for liking my talk so much he decided to borrow the title + concept?

Happy May the 4th! m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh4m...

All chapters are in on time. Final editing begins!

Just submitted Chapter 8. It's 50 pages. This is me:

Simplifying the use case since I've got the core part working. Re-flowing, re-writing, the back half. It isn't as cool of a use case as originally planned but still shows off the power of autonomous agents. I'm on page 34/45. I would love to submit this tonight and have one chapter left.

Has anyone gotten an autonomous agent (Copilot Studio) to follow instructions and complete two actions? Mine is basically one and done.

Woot! I got my Copilot Studio agent logging data to Azure Application Insights. I almost feel like a real "Maker" now. After documenting the last few configuration steps, Chapter 9 is getting turned in today!

Just turned Chapter 7 in. That’s 50+ pages written since Saturday. 3 chapters to go.. if Autonomous agents are working again, I might be able to turn Chapter 8 in by Sunday.

Boston Code Camp is thrilled that Jared Matfess AI Architect at AvePoint will present "Microsoft AI Wars Episode 4: Copilot Studio a New Hope" at this March 29th event! Register now at bit.ly/bcc38 @jaredmatfess.com @avepoint.bsky.social

One month away from my book deadline and I'm about 55 pages from being done. Feels almost doable assuming Microsoft doesn't break something in Copilot Studio.. Again.. 😂

The trick I've learned this weekend after hours and hours of troubleshooting Power Automate flows over the past week is not to use the "New Designer" interface. That is all.

Why is the Power Platform so finicky about connections? No matter what I do, I can't get this one to connect. While there are lots of time savings with all of this being low code, it's incredibly frustrating and time-wasting to troubleshoot basic things that should just work.

What a productive Sunday! I got my autonomous agent up and working, unblocking my Chapter 6 efforts. I'm so stoked; this is great and a really cool use case.

Has anyone had luck calling a custom action (Power Automate Flow) from Copilot Studio and being able to reference variables from the chat? Strangest thing ever - it'll show the variables as an "output" of the action but I don't seem to be able to reference them within the flow.

Sharing a quick video, that I recorded using Copilot to write an employee spotlight article and to make it personalized. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

"When America sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with them. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. And some, I assume, are good people." --Greenland

Our education system has failed us.

We’re aware of the bot followers. We know it’s really irritating for yall. The blade runners are working hard and we’re looking at bigger steps.

I just turned in Chapter 5... Book #2 is halfway done!!

As part of my 2025 goals, I'd like to start reading more. Torn between paperbacks or an e-Reader. The minimalist in me doesn't want more "things in the house" but physical books do hit different. Anyone have an eReader they absolutely love and/or a strong opinion? #eReaders #Nook #Kindle #Other

Every year in the weeks between Christmas and New Years, I play one video game and then the console sits dormant. This year I played The Last of Us Part 2, and it’s the best game I’ve played since the first one. The storytelling was 🧑‍🍳💋. I cannot wait for the HBO series to resume episodes. So good!

The Internet of Things isn’t always awesome

Merry Christmas from America’s favorite Frenchie. 😆

I just turned in Chapter 4... I'm starting to move and groove with this one. Chapter 5 is coming up next, and it will be an absolute banger.

The "WHY" we need this is so important. I had a conversation with a Microsoft account team that was struggling with why a customer wasn't using a free entitlement that they had. To them it was just "sitting on a shelf" and not being consumed. I had started to explain that this is an example where

They.. gave.. him.. a.. dog.. 🥹 youtu.be/NQwDGFjGU7s?...

Question for my super smart #Azure peeps Is there any real harm in sharing the Application (client ID) and Object ID for a resource that I'll be deleting later? It's just a GUID right? I intend on blurring the Tenant ID, but not sure it's necessary to blur the Application and Object ones.

Just crossed the 100-pages mark this morning. I've turned in 3 chapters, working on my fourth. Going to try and turn this one in by Christmas Eve. As someone that used to dev (or at least tinker), I can't believe how easy it is for makers to build such sophisticated solutions with configuration.

I don’t want to fill out any more surveys. 😅 If I have feedback about your product or service, I’ll be happy to seek you out instead.

Love all the fact checking CNN decides to do a month after the election. 😒 www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/p...

@costplusdrugs.com Hi there, I love what you all do! I wanted to alert you that you sell Ciprofloxacin, as an antibiotic to fight infections. This antibiotic has some significant side effects and can lead to ruptured tendons. Doctors shouldn’t be prescribing it, there are many safer alternatives

Just turned in my chapter on Copilot Studio Agent Builder. Man that was wild, so much learning at such a deep level. I feel like Neo. 🤭

@mcuban.bsky.social I wanted to alert you that your costplusdrugs site sells versions of Ciprofloxacin, as an antibiotic to fight infections. This antibiotic has some significant side effects and can lead to ruptured tendons. Doctors shouldn’t be prescribing it, there are many safer alternatives

PC Load Letter? But seriously, has anyone seen this "Review for Responsible AI Issues" error in Agent Builder (Copilot Studio) that provides absolutely no helpful information as to what's triggering it? No obvious way of fixing it. #Copilot #CopilotStudio #Microsoft

I’m starting to suspect there might not be a plan.

The hardest part about coming over to BlueSky from X is the rebuild. I had been on since 2007 and had a decent follower base. I’m hopeful in the long run this will feel like peak Twitter. We shall see.

I did a talk earlier this week recapping the top #Copilot announcements from Microsoft Ignite and what it MEANS for you as someone in IT: www.linkedin.com/events/topco...

Wasted a morning arguing with the MAGA cult on X. I think I'm done, that place is just too far gone.

@jillianmhurley.bsky.social👋

@adamkinzinger.bsky.social I think you're misunderstanding @angelabelcamino.bsky.social. I bet if you had a conversation with her you'd probably get it. No offense but some of your congress folks aren't amazing with social media.

The dudes doing dude things