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Building a SharePoint agent looks simple in the marketing demos — just click Create, add your site, and you’re done. But anyone who has tried to build a truly accurate, enterprise-ready agent knows the reality is far more complex.

In this episode, I share what I’ve learned after spending the past several weeks deep in the trenches building a real SharePoint agent. This is not the polished, theoretical version of AI adoption. This is the messy, difficult, strategic reality that most organisations discover far too late.

I break down the three hard truths every organisation must understand before they even think about deploying an agent:

The Metadata Mountain — Why AI collapses without a solid information architecture, and how metadata determines every answer your agent gives.

The Unicorn Skills Gap — The rare combination of SharePoint architecture, IA, prompting, business analysis, and governance expertise required to build an agent that actually works.

The Long Road of Governance and Trust — Why the real work begins after the agent is built, and how to create a sustainable model for accuracy, oversight, and responsible use.

This episode goes beyond the hype to explore the realities of content readiness, skills gaps, organisational maturity, and the long road of governance that follows launch. If you're responsible for Microsoft 365 strategy, AI adoption, information architecture, or governance — this conversation will give you the clarity you need to plan effectively.

Before you click “Create agent,” listen to this. This is the view from the trenches, and it might change the way you approach AI entirely.

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After a month away from the podcast, I'm back with an episode that perfectly captures why Simply SharePoint is evolving into something bigger. Because what happened in October 2025 proves something I've been thinking about for a while: you can't talk about SharePoint anymore without talking about the entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem—and you definitely can't ignore how AI is changing everything.

This episode breaks down what I'm calling "The October Revolution"—a series of announcements from Microsoft that signal AI is no longer just a feature, but the foundation of how we work in Microsoft 365.

What we cover:

SharePoint's AI transformation: The Knowledge Agent that automatically organizes and enriches your content, plus the new document library interface rolling out in November that makes SharePoint more intuitive than ever.

OneDrive gets smarter: Copilot integration that lets you summarize documents, compare versions, and even generate audio overviews you can listen to on the go.

Teams becomes an AI collaboration platform: From malicious URL protection to Loop pages in channels, AI is woven into the fabric of how teams communicate.

The democratization of development: App Builder and Workflows agents that let anyone—yes, anyone—create custom apps and automate processes using nothing but natural language. No coding required.

Collaboration goes AI-powered: Shared Copilot Notebooks that transform AI from a personal assistant into a team intelligence platform.

Plus: Practical guidance on data quality, licensing strategy and prompt literacy.

This isn't just a feature roundup. It's a roadmap for understanding where Microsoft 365 is heading and how to prepare your organization for an AI-first workplace.

Perfect for: SharePoint admins, Microsoft 365 administrators, IT leaders, knowledge managers, and anyone responsible for digital workplace strategy.

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Ever opened a SharePoint library so messy you didn’t know where to start? The kind full of “final_final_really_final.docx” chaos, folders from 2016, and documents with no owner in sight?

In this episode, we stage a SharePoint intervention. I’ll walk you through how I took one out-of-control document library and transformed it into a clean, structured container that actually works — using nothing but out-of-the-box SharePoint features.

You’ll learn the exact steps I take to:

• Identify the mess behind “version seven really final” chaos
• Apply metadata that instantly brings structure and findability
• Use content types to separate working documents from published ones
• Clean up without breaking links, losing history, or starting over

This story builds on last week’s Policy & Procedure Hub design — but this time, we’re taking it to the ground level: a single library, one team, one intervention.

And at the end, I’ll share a practical next step if you’re ready to make your own content Copilot-ready — my 60-minute mini course, Fix the Mess™ – Preparing Your SharePoint for Copilot.

Because the fix isn’t more AI. It’s better organisation.