Archive: Microsoft 365

AI Readiness for Power Platform: 10 Controls IT Must Set

Posted on by Heidi Breski

Executive Summary (TL;DR) AI in the Power Platform amplifies existing governance gaps, it does not create new ones. Copilot, agents, and generative features inherit permissions, data exposure, and lifecycle risk from your tenant. AI readiness is less about models and more about controls across identity, data, environments, and operations. Organizations that set guardrails early enable […]

Death to Legacy Systems World Tour

Posted on by Heidi Breski

Are you Still Running on Legacy Systems? If the answer is yes, you are not just maintaining old technology. You are actively limiting how your business grows, adapts, and competes. That is exactly why IncWorx launched the Death to Legacy Systems World Tour. This initiative brings real conversations to organizations across industries. It focuses on […]

Azure AI Foundry vs Copilot Studio

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Executive Summary (TL;DR) Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry serve fundamentally different enterprise AI use cases. Copilot Studio is a low‑code platform for governed, process‑driven AI agents. Azure AI Foundry is a pro‑code environment for building, operating, and scaling AI applications and agents. Choosing correctly depends on who is building, how much control you need, […]

Post Migration SharePoint Optimization That Drives Value

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Executive Summary (TL;DR) Migrating to SharePoint Online is a starting point, not a finish line. Real value comes from post-migration SharePoint optimization through automation, analytics, and governance. Organizations that optimize after migration reduce risk, improve adoption, and unlock measurable business outcomes. Power Platform, Power BI, and Microsoft 365 analytics are essential to turning migration into […]

MCP Servers Create Governance Risks in Power Platform

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Executive Summary (TL;DR) MCP servers fundamentally change the governance model of Power Platform by introducing dynamic tool surfaces that bypass many traditional controls. Once enabled, MCP servers can expose new capabilities to agents without tenant‑level review, creating material security and compliance risk. Existing Power Platform controls such as DLP policies, environment segmentation, and role assignments […]

A Modern Intranet Strategy That Actually Works

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Executive Summary (TL;DR) A modern SharePoint intranet succeeds when information architecture, governance, and adoption are designed together, rather than treated as separate initiatives. SharePoint hubs and global navigation must reflect how the business actually operates, not how content has historically been stored. Governance needs to enable scale and security without slowing teams down or pushing […]

SharePoint Online Information Architecture for Scale

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Executive Summary (TL;DR) SharePoint Online findability issues are almost always information architecture problems, not search problems Content types and managed metadata create the structural foundation for scalable governance, security, and automation Well-designed information architecture directly improves SharePoint search, Power Platform integrations, and Copilot accuracy Organizations that plan architecture intentionally reduce technical debt and increase adoption […]

SharePoint Alert Retirement: What Microsoft’s Decision Means

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Executive Summary (TL;DR) Microsoft is retiring traditional SharePoint Alerts in SharePoint Online as part of its broader move toward modern, governed notification and automation experiences built on Power Automate and SharePoint Rules. This is not a lift-and-shift migration, SharePoint alerts must be audited, rationalized, and intentionally rebuilt using modern tools. Organizations that treat this as […]

Continuous Consulting for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform

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Executive Summary (TL;DR) Continuous Consulting gives IT leaders predictable access to senior Microsoft expertise, without the delays of project scoping or the overhead of hiring. If your team is managing a growing Microsoft 365 or Power Platform environment with limited capacity, this model enables continuous progress, faster delivery of small improvements, and better long-term alignment […]

Join IncWorx at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference

Posted on by Heidi Breski

Event Dates: April 21-23, 2026 Location: Orlando, Florida Booth: #201 The Death to Legacy Systems Tour Hits the Microsoft 365 Community Conference This year at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference, IncWorx is going loud. We are bringing the energy, the creativity, and the rebellion against outdated IT to the Orlando. For more than 25 years, […]