An interesting LinkedIn post by a Microsoft employees relates how Copilot for Microsoft 365 saves him 14 hours monthly. Reports like this must be taken with a pinch of salt because many factors combine to determine the success individuals achieve with a new technology. However, there’s a ring of truth in this report. The question is can others achieve the same results?
The Viva Topics retirement announced on February 22, 2024 is an inevitable side-effect of Microsoft’s ongoing focus on Copilot. It is difficult to argue against the retirement. Business, technology, and implementation factors stack up against Viva Topics. The future of Microsoft Knowledge Management is firmly in the grasp of Copilot.
Two methods exist to exclude a SharePoint sites from Copilot being able to use its contents – you can exclude the site (or document library) from search results or use sensitivity labels. Given the choice, sensitivity labels are more flexible and powerful, but removing sites from search indexes is easier to implement.