Vesa Nopanen – My Metaverse Day
Mr. Metaverse welcomes you to my Metaverse day to explore the Future Work.
Are you already using Microsoft Loop? Have you been waiting for the opportunity to use Loop with people who are external to your organization? Microsoft Loop is used to create Loops, which are flexible and fluid documents that can contain text, images, videos, charts, tables, lists, and more. You can also embed these fluid Loop … Continue reading How to work with guest users using Microsoft Loop
As a consultant who works on modern work and digital transformation, I rely a lot on Microsoft Teams as the video conferencing tool to communicate and collaborate with my clients, colleagues, and community. That's why I was very interested in trying out the Logitech MX Brio 705 for Business, a 4K webcam that claims to … Continue reading Logitech MX Brio 705 for Business in review
Or should I say Team x AI x Copilot Studio. Just recently I presented this topic at CollabDays Poland @ Microsoft Warsaw. This is the same topic I have already given a few times, but this session is always different since Azure OpenAI Studio and Copilot Studio are evolving at a very rapid pace! When … Continue reading Supercharging Teams with AI
As technology continues to evolve, so does Copilot. This powerful tool is constantly being updated with new enhancements, including new languages and features, to boost productivity and possibilities where it can be used. I thought I would take a short view to explore what the near future holds for Copilot and how it will continue … Continue reading The New and the Next of Copilot
A heads-up at how the upcoming update will make your meetings more secure and productive It is time to look at something coming to Microsoft Teams soon. I and millions – hundreds of millions – others have been enjoying Teams meeting since it was introduced, and we saw the explosive growth of Teams during COVID-years. … Continue reading What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Change to Presenter Role Permissions in Microsoft Teams
Yes, Teams Nation Community Conference is back! And it is just a few weeks ahead, so let me tell you a bit about the event. It is happening Wednesday 21st February 2024, 09:00 – 20:00 CET (Central European Time) (UTC+1). In it you will find 60+ sessions that are delivered by Microsoft MVPs, Regional Directors, … Continue reading Teams Nation is back! Join us 21st Feb 2024!
Microsoft Mesh and Mesh in Teams (Immersive Spaces) are two innovative solutions that bring virtual connections to life and enable people to connect and collaborate in immersive and engaging ways – something that is required in the hybrid world. Microsoft Mesh is a virtual reality platform that allows users to have shared experiences no matter … Continue reading Microsoft Mesh is now Generally Available!
Let’s explore the Azure OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo with Vision model and how it can be used to describe image contents. The GPT-4 Turbo with Vision model is a large multimodal model (LMM) developed by OpenAI that can analyze images and provide textual responses to questions about them. It incorporates both natural language processing and visual … Continue reading How to use Azure OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo with Vision to describe images
Microsoft is constantly evolving and improving its AI services, and the Azure OpenAI is probably one of the fastest services to evolve. There is now support for GPT-4 Turbo with Vision, DALL-E3, enhanced content filtering and it keeps on improving. Azure OpenAI Functions is something that various AI apps are utilizing – and no wonder, … Continue reading Updates to Azure OpenAI Functions in the latest API
I am so happy to share with you two of the newest features that have been integrated to the Microsoft Loop: Ability to create Loop components in Microsoft Teams Channels and in Microsoft Whiteboard. If you are not familiar with Microsoft Whiteboard, it is a Microsoft app that lets you collaborate with others on an … Continue reading How to create Loops in Microsoft Teams channels and in Whiteboard
You might have faced a problem with the video quality when you share your screen or window in Microsoft Teams meeting. The share may seem to lag, stutter, or drop frames for the other attendees, making it hard to view. This can occur when you share content that needs a higher frame rate, such as … Continue reading Boosting Teams screen sharing performance
Boom! Here it is: Microsoft Ignite 2023 news! As before I have collected to my blog post the most interesting new features Microsoft has released or announced. No, we did not get away from this Ignite either without a name/brand change. There are a few of them, as well as aggregating apps to a unified … Continue reading Microsoft Ignite 2023
Are you attending Microsoft Ignite, the annual event where Microsoft highlights the latest innovations in AI, Modern & Future Work, Cloud, and more? I am and I will be joining the event online, which is free and open to anyone who wants to learn and discover what is upcoming to Microsoft ecosystem. Microsoft Ignite 2023 … Continue reading Igniting the Tech Passion: My Must-See Sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2023
Copilot is a new AI-powered tool that works with Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Loop, Whiteboard, and more. It uses big language models (LLMs (Large Language Models)) and Microsoft Graph to create, understand, and recommend content based on what I want and need. In other words, Copilot boosts my productivity and … Continue reading Microsoft Copilot changed the way I work
As someone who works from home, attends a lot of online meetings, and does webinars I need a device that can provide clear and reliable audio that minimizes the background noises to attendees. It doesn't happen often, but usually when I am holding a webinar or workshop there are loud machines outside such as leaf … Continue reading Review: Jabra Speak2 75
Ever since Microsoft Mesh was announced, two and half years ago, I have been fascinated by its potential to transform the way we work and collaborate. I have been Meshing around for half a year now. As a Principal Consultant of Metaverse and Future Work at Sulava, I have been experimenting with Microsoft Mesh and … Continue reading Thoughts from the Microsoft Mesh road
After a long wait, we finally can enjoy the Microsoft Mesh and Mesh for Teams as these new experiences hit the public preview! I have had a privilege to be part of the private preview for almost half-a-year. Now I can finally share my experiences and insights on Mesh. It has been very exciting to … Continue reading Microsoft Mesh is in Public Preview!
AI is everywhere already and it will be even more everywhere. You can find it in our phones, our laptops, our cars, our homes, and occupy our minds. AI is not just a technology, it is a revolution. A revolution that is changing the way we work, learn, communicate, and create. AI is not only … Continue reading Supercharging Microsoft Teams with AI
This is one those features, that is very visible to you when you are joining the meeting, but may just skip it easily without thinking what it is. Now, what is Spatial Audio? In Teams the i opens a short message saying "Voices will sound like they're coming from where each person is positioned on … Continue reading Have you tried spatial audio in Teams meetings?
Or in other words Learn Microsoft Mesh, Copilot and much more from world-class globally known speakers, at Metaverse One 2023! If these themes and topics make you want to know and learn more about Microsoft Mesh, Copilot, Artificial Intelligence, Mixed Reality, and other Metaverse-themes then you should join Metaverse One 2023, the online community conference … Continue reading Meshing Up with the Stars
This autumn end-of-summer has been - and will be even more - a wild ride. During past three weeks I have been videographed, organized and run a hybrid User Group (Teams Finland) meeting, did a next episode of my very popular Microsoft Teams webinar (Microsoft Teams Spotlight), had a proper sendoff towards the next half-century, … Continue reading Ready, Steady, Mesh!
If you are a developer, or a consultant who isn't afraid to open Visual Studio, who wants to create smarter bots for Microsoft Teams, you should be interested in the Teams AI Library, a new tool that simplifies the integration of generative AI and user intent engines into your apps. The Teams AI library is … Continue reading Teams AI Library – Boost your Teams bots with AI
We are living in an amazing time, where we witness the widespread adoption of AI, to be followed with everyday virtual & extended reality and metaverse. Thinking back in time – when I was young during 80s and 90s – this is something that was sci-fi and fantasy. 2020 was really far away in the … Continue reading Prepare for the Microsoft Mesh
I am back after a few weeks break I had. It was really good to be on vacation but it is always fantastic to get back to business. This time July was exceptionally good, because I received great news regarding Microsoft MVP. I did not only renew my M365 Apps & Services but I also … Continue reading Supercharging information work with AI
Just in time before summer vacations Microsoft Whiteboard got the UI refresh that was mentioned earlier to be rolling out June. I touched this topic in my last Whiteboard blog post: Microsoft Whiteboard gets comments, an UI refresh and more to come. Now is the time to take a look at the new UI in action … Continue reading A view to Microsoft Whiteboard UI refresh
Microsoft Teams got, after a long time of waiting, new collaborative meeting notes earlier this month. The old Wiki-notes faded away and were replaced with a modern Loop component. I have written earlier about Loop Components in Using Microsoft Loop Components in Teams, Microsoft Loops in Whiteboard, Word Online and other new features, How to use Loop … Continue reading New Microsoft Teams Meeting notes are here. Loop in with this how-to-use guide!
"Metaverse is dead!" This has been the loud declaration of some skeptics, who argue that the virtual universe seems to have lost its way. However, such claims could not be further from the reality. Metaverse is very alive, growing and evolving strong. Yes, there was lots of news and gossip around Meta and Microsoft about … Continue reading Metaverse is Not Dead!
As the world continues to adapt to hybrid work environments, the need for effective and efficient communication tools is more important than ever. Traditional large meeting rooms are evolving, because organizations recognize that many employees will be attending meetings remotely. This shift has led to a rising need for agile spaces where a few ( … Continue reading Introducing Logitech Rally Bar Huddle: Transforming Small Meeting Spaces
This article, Microsoft Build 2023 Part 2,is sharing more of my picks and thoughts Microsoft announced today. Artificial intelligence was of course very prominent, and that was not a surprise. AI is accelerating digitalization and the metaverse faster than ever. It is changing how we work, and this year will be remembered the moment when … Continue reading Microsoft Build 2023 news, part 2: Copilot and Artificial Intelligence
Join me on these two articles to learn the most relevant, on areas of this blog scope, highlights & announcements of Microsoft Build 2023, the annual developer conference that highlights the latest innovations and technologies from Microsoft. Yes, Artificial Intelligence was the top word today, as expected, but Microsoft Mesh did pop out as well … Continue reading Microsoft Build 2023, Part 1: Microsoft Mesh & Teams
Microsoft announced this week the Copilot for Microsoft Whiteboard, a tool designed to enhance brainstorming and collaboration by using AI to generate ideas, organize them into themes, create visual designs, and summarize content. This new feature is powered by Generative AI that understands and generates text and create visual designs based on ideas generated during … Continue reading The Future of Work with Microsoft Copilot in Whiteboard, Copilot Early Access Program and 2023 Work Trend Index
Have you thought how you could be in three meetings at the same time? Or skip two of them but stay up to date what that meeting was about and what is expected of you? Artificial Intelligence is bringing that to Microsoft Teams meetings with Teams Premium feature called Intelligent Recap. With Intelligent Recap you … Continue reading Elevating Teams Meetings with Intelligent Recap and Copilot
It has been a hectic, busy and wonderful week at Seattle, US. MVP Summit was held hybrid this year and I traveled to Redmond to connect, learn and have great time with the MVP community. Since all content is under NDA, I can't tell anything about sessions or learnings, but I can share that I … Continue reading Logitech MX Master 3s for Business
It is time for another cool device review! I got a loan device for Microsoft so I can try it out. In very short summary it is a great accessory that is really easy to set up and use. It works very wonderfully in Teams calls. At the end of the article I say a … Continue reading Microsoft Audio Dock review
AI is everywhere. And it is going to be even more everywhere and help us out in various scenarios. I have written about AI and it's uses in multiple posts - and more will be coming. This time, because on rumors regarding Apple's MR/VR headset, it inspired to write my some of my thoughts on … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence is transforming cameras to multipurpose devices
Vesa Nopanen - My Metaverse Day 