Microsoft Teams Insider
Microsoft Teams discussions with industry experts sharing their thoughts and insights with Tom Arbuthnot of Empowering.Cloud. Podcast not affiliated, associated with, or endorsed by Microsoft.
Episodes
169 episodes
Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork Explained with Bas Brekelmans, Software Engineer at Microsoft
Bas Brekelmans, Software Engineer at Microsoft, focused on Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, explains its architecture and use cases.• How Copilot Cowork runs entirely in the Cloud, u...
Damian Lewis at BSI on Creating a First Class Microsoft Teams Rooms Experience at Their New London HQ
Damian Lewis, Digital Workplace Specialist at BSI, shares the story of designing and deploying Microsoft Teams Rooms across BSI's new London headquarters, the Acre.• Moving from ...
Microsoft 365 AI Workplace Update April 2026
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for April 2026.Many thanks to AudioCodes for their continued support.
Microsoft Teams for Frontline Workers: Market Opportunity and Enterprise Mobility with Spectralink
Patrick Watson, Director of Research at Cavell, and Stewart Wright, Business Development Director for Spectralink EMEA...
Microsoft Teams Queues App Explained — Shared Call History, Copilot, and What's Next
Sean Gilmour, Principal Lead PM for Advanced Calling Experience at Microsoft, discusses the evolution of the Microsoft Teams Queues app — from its origins as a purpose-built worksp...
Inside Novo Nordisk's Microsoft Teams Rooms Journey — Thousands of Rooms and Counting
Christopher Amdi Mark, Senior IT Architect at Novo Nordisk, shares how the global pharmaceutical company transformed its meeting room estate — from ...
Explaining Microsoft Work IQ, Agent Types and the Road to the Frontier Firm in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Alev Tamer, Senior Partner Solution Architect for AI Business Solutions at Microsoft, and Chris Wheeler, Senior Copilot Solut...
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How to RFP for Global Microsoft Teams Migration and Managed Services
Chris Styczynski, Service Owner for Unified Communication and Collaboration at Clifford Chance, shares how the global law firm approac...
Microsoft 365 AI Workplace Update March 2026
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for March 2026.Many thanks to Ribbon for their continued support....
CTO of LabourNet on Microsoft Teams Phone and Contact Centre with a Dispersed National Workforce
Mike Love, CTO at LabourNet, is joined by Janet Souter-Dantu, Co-founder at ScopServ Integrated Services (Pty) Ltd, and Van...
Microsoft's Jeff Teper - SharePoint at 25, Past, Present, and AI Future
Jeff Teper, President of Microsoft 365 Collaborative Apps and Platforms, discusses 25 years of SharePoint — from its humble origins as an intrane...
AI enabling real-time communications with Adam Jacobs, IC3 Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Adam Jacobs, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, works in IC3—the real-time communications platform team behind Microsoft Teams. With four years at Microsoft and a decade at Polycom...
Scaling Microsoft Teams Phone and Teams Rooms at BAE Systems with Andrew Wigmore
Andrew Wigmore, Teams Product Owner at defence contractor BAE Systems, shares insights from his 40-year career and the company's journey to Microsoft Teams and the cloud.• Migra...
Microsoft 365 AI Workplace Update February 2026
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for February 2026.Many thanks to Neat for their continued support.
Inside Microsoft’s IC3 and the future of AI Communications with Microsoft CVP Mahendra Sekaran
Mahendra Sekaran, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, leads product management and data science for IC3 (Intelligent Conversati...
The role AV Distribution play in Microsoft Teams Rooms with Jenny Hicks
Jenny Hicks, Technical Director at Midwich UK, joins the podcast to share insights on AV distribution and the evolving Microsoft Teams Rooms landscape.• What distribution i...
Logitech's New Rally AI Cameras and Multi-Camera Microsoft Teams Rooms with Henry Levak
Henry Levak, VP of Product for Logitech for Business, shares exciting new product announcements ahead of ISE 2026.• Rally AI Camera Pro: a dual-camera PTZ solution combining optical ...
Microsoft Places in 2026: APIs, Desk Booking, and Copilot Context
Brennan McReynolds, Product Strategy Lead for Microsoft Places, at Microsoft, shares what changed during Places’ first full year in general availability and what is coming next as hyb...
Microsoft Teams Rooms and Phone Journey at Toyota Financial Services
JT Elliott, Unified Communications and Collaboration Manager, at Toyota Financial Services, shares his journey from traditional AV to deploying over 300 Microsoft Teams Rooms with Lo...
Microsoft 365 AI Workplace Update January 2026
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for the first update of 2026.Many thanks to Landis for their continued supp...
Scaling Microsoft Copilot Adoption 22,000 Diverse Users at Centrica
Bill Compton, Head of Digital Adoption at Centrica, shares how he's driven Microsoft Copilot adoption across a diverse 22,000-person organisation—from fiel...
Microsoft Teams Monthly Update - December 2025
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for December 2025.Many thanks to AudioCodes for their continued support....
Copilot and Agent Adoption in the Big Four Professional Services Firms
Mo Khalifa, AI Workforce Specialist at Microsoft, discusses enterprise AI adoption, agent workflows, and Microsoft Copilot strategies with the Big Four professional services firms.• ...
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