Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 GCC GA Update: Empowering Public Sector Innovation

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 is a powerful tool that combines large language models (LLMs) with your organization’s data to enhance productivity and innovation in the public sector. Security and compliance are at the core of our commitment to public sector customers. Copilot for Microsoft 365 GCC is built on a secure foundation and adheres to all existing privacy, security, and compliance commitments.

Data Handling and Privacy: Copilot operates within your Microsoft 365 GCC tenant compliance boundary, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected and that all AI-driven processes are conducted securely. The system is designed to maintain the highest standards of data protection, ensuring compliance with FedRAMP, CJIS, IRS 1075 and other key regulatory frameworks.

Copilot for Microsoft 365 GCC will be delivered with web grounding OFF by default. This is required to help protect US government sensitive information which should not leave the GCC compliance boundary. Copilot ‘Work Tab’ chats will reason over a GCC user's Graph data (SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, etc.) an individual has access to. With web grounding OFF, Copilot will not query the web to get live real-time web content. Documentation on admin controls will be provided by GA. More Details

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Support for azure.ai.openai and openai v2 is here

Since the new .NET Azure.AI.OpenAI SDK has done a major version upgrade from v1 to v2, there have been significant updates to the underlying APIs. For developers that use this SDK directly, there are several breaking changes that must be accounted for. The good news for Semantic Kernel developers though is that our abstractions isolate your code from the vast majority of these changes.

The one change that most Semantic Kernel customers will need to make is updating the name of the library you import. Because there are now two libraries that connect to OpenAI models (Azure.AI.OpenAI and the official OpenAI library), we chose to update the name of Semantic Kernel’s connectors to better reflect those differences.

We have released Semantic Kernel v1.18.0-rc as a pre-release to give our customers time to provide feedback on the upgrade process and any issues that may arise as a result of our adoption of the Azure.AI.OpenAI and OpenAI v2 .NET SDK’s.

Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI library to connect to Azure OpenAI, you’ll want to update it to the Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureOpenAI library. Additional details about the decisions related to naming and structure are documented here... Read More

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AI innovation at the third annual Power Platform Community Conference.

We’re bringing together some of the brightest minds and most enthusiastic members of the Microsoft Power Platform community for an unforgettable experience. This event is designed to inspire, educate, and connect developers, IT professionals, business users, and like-minded tech enthusiasts who share enthusiasm for digital transformation.

Get ready to ignite your passion for innovation at the 2024 Power Platform Community Conference (PPCC). This year, we’re bringing together some of the brightest minds and most enthusiastic members of the Microsoft Power Platform community for an unforgettable experience.

Prepare to immerse yourself in the dynamic world of low-code/no-code. This group of problem-solvers, developers, and analysts is united by a common goal: to unlock the full potential of Microsoft Power Platform. By exchanging ideas, best practices, and building on each other’s work, this vibrant community breaks down barriers and elevates the platform to new heights. The Microsoft Power Platform community paves the way for a future of seamless integration, automation, and data-driven decision-making, enriching the lives of businesses and individuals alike.

Join the fun at the Power Platform Community Conference. Register for the event and make your MGM Grand Hotel reservation today... Read More

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A Smart Approach to AI.

One of the ways we gauge this at Microsoft is with our Employee Signals survey, a biannual company-wide poll. The recent results not only offered insights into the tangible benefits of thriving, but they also uncovered a key catalyst for fostering it: access to AI. And while those are critical to business success, at Microsoft, we also want to explore whether the workforce is thriving.

“Thriving has become the North Star for how we understand employees,” says Microsoft VP of People Analytics Dawn Klinghoffer, who leverages data to help leaders understand and improve employee’s experience. “We define thriving as being empowered and energized to do meaningful work. Are people excited to come to work every day, excited about the opportunities ahead?”.

Additionally, survey results suggest that employees who are thriving are more likely to go above and beyond what is expected of them. They take more pride in their work and they are less apt to look for employment elsewhere.

Accelerate alignment: Strengthen connections between employees, the company’s mission, and the transformative potential of AI. Clarify how AI initiatives align with the company’s goals and employees’ roles. Celebrate contributions to AI projects to highlight their impact on the company and customers..

Klinghoffer recommends keeping the following blueprint top of mind... Read More

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Enhancing Code Comprehension with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2022 17.11.

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2022 17.11 now offers an improved experience for you to refer to their methods, classes, functions, and entire solutions within the chat. Using the # symbol followed by the name of a method, class, or function, or by referring to your solution with @workspace, you can provide specific context that helps GitHub Copilot better understand their code and the problem at hand.

GitHub Copilot Chat now allows you to refer to your methods, classes, and functions inline. By referring to methods, classes, and functions directly within the chat, you can provide specific context that helps GitHub Copilot better comprehend your code and the problem at hand. This feature empowers you to provide richer context to GitHub Copilot, enabling it to deliver more precise responses by gaining a deeper understanding of your codebase.

We hope you enjoy this new feature in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio! Your feedback is important to us, so please share your thoughts using the thumbs up or down in the Chat, or by visiting the Developer Community. We look forward to hearing from you!. Try it out today!

We appreciate the time you’ve spent reporting issues/suggestions and hope you continue to give us feedback when using GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio on what you like and what we can improve. Your feedback is critical to help us make GitHub Copilot the best tool it can be! You can share feedback with us via Developer Community: report any bugs or issues via report a problem and share your suggestions for new features or improvements to existing ones.

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