Mirko Peters - Founder of m365.fm, m365.show and m365con.net

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Welcome to the M365.FM — your essential podcast for everything Microsoft 365, Azure, and beyond. Join us as we explore the latest developments across Power BI, Power Platform, Microsoft Teams, Viva, Fabric, Purview, Security, and the entire Microsoft ecosystem. Each episode delivers expert insights, real-world use cases, best practices, and interviews with industry leaders to help you stay ahead in the fast-moving world of cloud, collaboration, and data innovation. Whether you're an IT professional, business leader, developer, or data enthusiast, the M365.FM brings the knowledge, trends, and s...

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Mirko Peters - Founder of m365.fm, m365.show and m365con.net

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Python Is Dead: The AI That Killed Python for Microsoft Automation 22.11.2025 26:05

(00:00:00) The Python Dilemma in Microsoft's AI Stack (00:00:32) The Hidden Costs of Python in Power Automate (00:01:41) The Pitfalls of Using Python as Glue (00:03:52) The Power of AI-Assisted Orchestration (00:04:29) Contained Analytics: The Right Place for Python (00:04:48) The Manual Coding Loop: A Recipe for Disaster (00:07:10) The Agent-Driven Approach to Orchestration (00:12:42) Power BI Da...

Copilot Custom Agents: Copilot Is Broken Until You Do This 22.11.2025 21:32

(00:00:00) The Limitations of Default Copilot (00:00:32) The Need for Custom Engine Agents (00:04:40) The Three Pillars of Authority (00:05:01) Building a Custom Engine Agent (00:07:33) Implementing the Specialist in Copilot Chat (00:09:39) Verification and Testing (00:19:11) Quantifying the Improvement (00:20:11) Scaling and Governance n this episode of M365.fm, Mirko Peters explains why out‑of‑t...

Copilot Rollout Failure: Why Your Microsoft Copilot Rollout Will Fail (Unless You Do This) 21.11.2025 22:13

(00:00:00) The Copilot Rollout Challenge (00:00:31) The People Problem: Why Tech Alone Isn't Enough (00:01:45) Leadership's Role in AI Adoption (00:04:34) The Power of Specific Use Cases (00:06:08) Framing the Right Prompts for Success (00:08:27) Governance: Balancing Freedom and Control (00:11:41) The Change Management Engine: Keeping Momentum Going (00:15:11) Measuring Success and Avoiding Pitfa...

SharePoint Cleanup Strategy: The Blob Storage Fix for Hoarding and Bad Search 21.11.2025 21:43

(00:00:00) SharePoint's Confidence Illusion (00:00:14) The Relevance Problem in SharePoint (00:00:32) The Dangers of Duplicate Files (00:01:39) Governance Beyond Checkboxes (00:02:46) The Warehouse District Solution (00:06:50) The Permission Puzzle (00:09:24) The Delegated "On Behalf Of" Model (00:12:35) The Three-Step Offload Process (00:19:11) Measuring Success and Scaling Up (00:21:15) Key Take...

SharePoint Document Libraries: Microsoft Just Fixed Doc Libs — What You Missed 20.11.2025 23:49

(00:00:00) The New Doc Libs Experience (00:00:35) The Importance of Discoverability (00:00:50) Enhanced Breadcrumb Navigation (00:01:07) The Power of Visible Filters (00:01:26) The One-Stop Options Hub (00:01:45) Layout Controls for Decision-Making (00:02:04) Board View: A Serial Process Secret (00:02:25) Saving Views Properly (00:03:06) The Trap of Manual Metadata (00:03:21) Fixing Input Forms fo...

Microsoft 365 Agent SDK: The Microsoft 365 Agent SDK Is Not Optional 20.11.2025 23:05

(00:00:00) The Microsoft 365 Agent SDK: A Blueprint for Success (00:00:30) The Pitfalls of DIY AI Agents (00:03:25) The Microsoft 365 Agent SDK: A Standardized Solution (00:07:24) Implementing the SDK: A Step-by-Step Guide (00:11:44) Security, Compliance, and Governance (00:16:36) Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them (00:20:29) Migration and Best Practices (00:22:35) Key Takeaways and Call to Act...

Paginated Reports Power BI: The 3 Ways Microsoft Hides Pixel‑Perfect Reports 19.11.2025 21:11

(00:00:00) The Power of Paginated Reports in Power BI (00:00:32) The Limitations of Dashboards for Printing (00:00:51) Paginated Reports: A Different Philosophy (00:02:17) The Three Tools for Paginated Reports (00:02:25) Power BI Service Web Paginated Builder: Quick and Simple (00:05:51) Power BI Report Builder: Professional Print Control (00:10:41) Visual Studio with Reporting Services Projects:...

DAX UDF Parameter Modes: Stop Using VAL and EXPR Wrong 19.11.2025 21:24

(00:00:00) The DAX UDF Dilemma (00:00:32) The Context Transition Trap (00:00:47) VAL vs XPR: The Core Decision (00:01:39) The Best Customers Example (00:02:52) When to Use VAL and XPR (00:04:54) The Context Transition Problem (00:05:57) Fixing the Context Transition Trap (00:08:59) Materializing with Add Columns (00:13:06) Parameter Types and Casting (00:16:12) Authoring Checklist for UDFs In this...

Stop Syncing OneDrive: Use OneDrive Shortcuts Instead 18.11.2025 19:11

(00:00:00) The Slow Cloud Drive Dilemma (00:00:38) The Old Sync Method: A Legacy Approach (00:00:59) The Hidden Costs of Full Sync (00:03:36) The Benefits of OneDrive Shortcuts (00:08:15) Step-by-Step Guide to Adding Shortcuts (00:10:48) Common Mistakes to Avoid with Shortcuts (00:11:39) Organizing and Maintaining Shortcuts Effectively (00:15:32) The Decision Matrix for Sync vs. Shortcuts (00:18:3...

3D Object Fabric Governance: 3D Objects Are the Ultimate Test of Fabric Governance 18.11.2025 20:33

(00:00:00) The Challenges of 3D Data Governance (00:01:01) The Complexity of 3D Assets (00:01:23) Fabric's Unified Governance Approach (00:01:49) Lineage: The Backbone of Trust (00:02:14) Classification and Policy Enforcement (00:02:39) Storage and Compute Challenges (00:03:20) Real-World Implementation of Fabric Governance (00:04:27) The Limitations of Traditional Data Stacks (00:05:28) Identity,...

Agentic RAG Copilot: Stop Building Dumb Copilots and Start Using Agentic RAG 17.11.2025 22:45

(00:00:00) The Limitations of AI Copilots (00:00:23) The Flaws of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) (00:02:05) The Linear Intelligence Fallacy (00:05:07) Introducing Agentic RAG: The Evolution of AI Assistants (00:09:48) Agentic RAG in Action: SharePoint Integration (00:13:26) Structured Data Meets Unstructured Knowledge (00:17:56) The Impact of Agentic RAG on Enterprise Decision-Making (00:20:...

Stop Paying for Cloud VMs: Run Azure on a Mini PC 17.11.2025 22:59

(00:00:00) The Cloud's Hidden Costs (00:01:13) The Illusion of Cloud Computing (00:01:43) Azure ARC: The Universal Remote Control (00:04:29) The MINIPC Revolution (00:07:35) Identity Crisis: Overcoming the AD Trap (00:11:51) Deploying Your Own Azure Region (00:16:32) The Economics of Cloud at Home (00:21:46) The Cloud Domesticated In this episode of M365.fm, Mirko Peters shows how to keep Azure’s...

Stop Typing to Copilot: Use Your Voice NOW! 16.11.2025 22:41

(00:00:00) The Evolution of AI Interaction (00:00:52) The Typing Bottleneck (00:03:30) Voice Intelligence: The Next Frontier (00:06:51) The RAG Pattern: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (00:12:08) Secure and Governed Voice Interaction (00:17:19) Deploying Voice-Driven Knowledge (00:21:46) The Future of AI Interaction In this episode of M365.fm, Mirko Peters shows how to break the “40 words per minut...

Stop Your Cloud Migration: You Are Not AI Ready 16.11.2025 23:19

(00:00:00) The Cloud Migration Trap (00:00:16) The Illusion of Cloud First (00:01:20) The AI-Hostile Legacy of Lift and Shift (00:04:00) Data Readiness: The Foundation of AI (00:07:47) Infrastructure and MLOps Maturity (00:11:20) The Talent and Governance Gap (00:14:27) A Cautionary Tale: Fintracks' AI Journey (00:17:04) The Three-Step AI-Ready Cloud Strategy (00:21:26) The Path to AI Inevitabilit...

Nvidia Blackwell architecture & Azure data fabric performance: how to fix GPU I/O bottlenecks 15.11.2025 23:25

(00:00:00) The AI Infrastructure Bottleneck (00:01:06) The Data Fabric Dilemma (00:03:51) Introducing Blackwell: A Physics Upgrade (00:06:00) Scaling Blackwell to the Cloud (00:08:08) The Importance of Orchestration (00:14:01) The Data Layer Challenge (00:18:07) Real-World Impact and Cost Savings (00:22:19) The Future of AI Infrastructure In this episode of M365.fm, Mirko Peters takes a deep dive...

Power Platform gateway performance: stop using default settings and fix your connectivity 15.11.2025 22:33

(00:00:00) The Gateway Bottleneck in Power BI (00:00:09) The Gateway's Hidden Impact on Performance (00:01:30) Understanding the Gateway's Role (00:03:53) Default Settings: The Silent Killers (00:08:08) The Network Factor: Routing and Latency (00:12:42) Building a Powerful Gateway Host (00:16:19) The Importance of Maintenance and Monitoring (00:20:56) The Gateway's Place in Your Infrastructure In...

Power Platform Planner automation: stop dragging tasks and let Copilot do the work 14.11.2025 23:31

(00:00:00) The Problem with Microsoft Planner (00:00:16) Introducing Copilot Studio (00:01:56) The Power of Orchestration (00:04:04) Building Your Planner Agent (00:08:08) Adding Tools and Functionality (00:13:50) Deploying to Microsoft 365 Copilot (00:18:08) Strategy and Limitations (00:23:08) The Future of Automation In this episode of M365.fm, Mirko Peters shows how to stop manually dragging Mi...

Autonomous agent Excel automation: turn RFIs into hands‑off Copilot workflows 14.11.2025 23:29

(00:00:00) The Excel Dilemma (00:00:19) The Manual Drudgery of Excel RFIs (00:00:41) Introducing the Autonomous Agent (00:01:26) The Anatomy of Autonomy (00:02:19) Understanding Copilot Studio and Power Automate (00:02:40) The RFI Workflow: A Perfect Sandbox (00:04:21) Feeding the Machine: Input Flow Design (00:09:15) The AI Brain: Cognition and Generation (00:12:22) Knowledge Grounding: Precision...

Power Platform SQL integration: how to put on‑prem data into Copilot Studio safely 13.11.2025 21:01

(00:00:00) The Limitations of AI Without Data (00:00:30) The Data Gateway: A Secure Bridge (00:00:49) The Power of Structured Data (00:03:14) The Data Gateway Explained (00:04:12) Secure and Scalable Implementation (00:07:16) Teaching Copilot to Read Your Data (00:11:33) Giving Copilot Hands: Controlled Write Backs (00:16:36) Designing the Hybrid Brain (00:20:08) The Secret to Hybrid AI Success In...

Custom connector MCP integration: how to really add Model Context Protocol to Copilot Studio 13.11.2025 23:51

(00:00:00) The MCP Myth (00:01:09) The Deception of MCP in Copilot Studio (00:03:57) Understanding MCP: A Standard for AI Communication (00:07:52) Building a Custom MCP Connector: The Real Challenge (00:15:08) Verification and Testing: Ensuring a Successful Integration (00:19:33) The Importance of MCP in Enterprise AI Governance (00:22:03) Embracing Structured Intelligence In this episode of M365....

Stop building cloud flows: use Agent Flows for smarter, cheaper automation 12.11.2025 20:27

(00:00:00) The Evolution of Cloud Flows (00:01:31) The Hidden Costs of Cloud Flows (00:04:06) Introducing Agent Flows: A New Era of Automation (00:05:07) The Mechanics of Agent Flows (00:07:32) Choosing Between Cloud and Agent Flows (00:10:53) The Math Behind Agent Flows (00:14:52) The Future of Automation (00:20:03) Closing Thoughts and Call to Action In this episode of M365.fm, Mirko Peters expl...

Code Interpreter vs. Azure Functions: stop the Python misuse in Power Platform 12.11.2025 21:29

(00:00:00) The Python Conundrum in Power Platform (00:00:08) The Misuse of Code Interpreter (00:01:22) Code Interpreter: A Sandbox for Python (00:04:15) Azure Functions: The Full-Fledged Python Runtime (00:08:13) The Illusion of Convenience (00:11:41) The Decision Framework (00:16:22) Enterprise Reality Check (00:20:19) Closing Thoughts and Call to Action (00:21:16) Subscribe and Follow In this ep...

Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & OneNote: what “free” really changes for your data 11.11.2025 23:50

(00:00:00) The Free AI Assistant in Microsoft 365 (00:00:55) The Power and Pitfalls of Copilot in Outlook (00:03:55) Copilot's Writing Assistant in Microsoft Word (00:07:47) Excel's AI Analyst: Miracle or Liability? (00:11:12) PowerPoint's Design Assistant: Beautiful but Risky (00:14:56) OneNote's AI-Powered Memory (00:18:51) The Microsoft Graph: The Heart of Copilot's Intelligence (00:22:13) The...

Security Copilot synthetic analysts: how autonomous agents are transforming SOCs 11.11.2025 21:40

(00:00:00) Meet the Synthetic Analyst Intern (00:00:19) The Burden of Manual Security Analysis (00:00:36) Introducing Security Copilot's Autonomous Agents (00:04:55) The Phishing Triage Agent: Inbox Guardian (00:08:29) Conditional Access Optimization: The Digital Doorman (00:12:22) Vulnerability Remediation: The Digital Medic (00:16:14) Building Your Own Autonomous Security Agents (00:19:28) The F...

5 Power Automate hacks that unlock Copilot ROI 10.11.2025 23:53

(00:00:00) The Limitations of AI Assistants (00:00:34) The Power of Power Automate (00:01:24) Custom Connectors: Giving Copilot Sight (00:06:00) Adaptive Cards: Turning Suggestions into Actions (00:09:37) DLP Enforcement: Guarding Against Data Leaks (00:14:23) Parallelism: Scaling Copilot's Power (00:18:27) Telemetry: Measuring AI ROI (00:21:29) The Path to AI Efficiency In this episode of M365.fm...