Farewell Last Exchange Server, Copilot Memory Rolls Out, and Agentic AI Improvements – Practical 365 Podcast S04E45
Summary
Steve Goodman and Paul Robishaw analyze the recent AWS outage, discussing its root cause and the broader implications for cloud dependency and disaster recovery. They then cover Microsoft updates, including the ability to remove on-premises Exchange servers and new auto-archiving features for Exchange Online. The episode concludes with a critical look at Copilot’s new memory feature and the risks associated with using AI in Excel for financial data.
Topics discussed
Introduction and AWS outage at Gartner conference
Technical details of the AWS DNS race condition
CrowdStrike outage parallels and startup order issues
Cloud dependency risks and multi-cloud strategies
DNS resilience and vendor automation flaws
Vendor opportunism during outages
Exchange Server on-premises management and anchoring
Copilot for Exchange Server on-premises survey
Auto-archiving features for Exchange Online
Email storage growth and retention policies
M365 Copilot memory and admin controls
Risks of Copilot in Excel and data integrity
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