The Copilot Connection
by Zoe Wilson and Kevin McDonnell
Latest episode
CCDev5 - One Copilot, Hybrid Intelligence and the Road to Ignite
CCDev5 - One Copilot, Hybrid Intelligence and the Road to Ignite
About this podcast
Welcome to Copilot Connection, the podcast that explores the world of Microsoft Copilots! Join your hosts, Zoe Wilson and Kevin McDonnell, as they take you on a journey through the different Copilots available and how they can help you in your day-to-day life. From the newly launch date announced Microsoft 365 Copilot to the Dynamics 365, GitHub, Windows, Custom and more Copilots, we'll cover it all. Our upbeat and engaging conversations with experts in the field will keep you entertained and informed. Tune in to Copilot Connection and discover how these AI-powered assistants can transform the way you work!
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Episodes
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- CCDev5 - One Copilot, Hybrid Intelligence and the Road to Ignite · 49 min · Episode 46After a longer-than-planned break, Kevin McDonnell and Garry Trinder are back to catch up on the latest developments across the Copilot and extensibility landscape. The…
- Ep 45 - Harnesses, budgets and yet another rename · 1 h 4 min · Season 45The first episode after a quiet summer, and the thread running through all of it is cost and renames. Kevin opens with a confession: he spun up Cowork to write these very show…
- Ep 44 - FinOps Comes to Copilot and Cowork · 40 min · Episode 44This week on The Copilot Connection, Kevin and Zoe dive into the growing impact of FinOps and tokenomics in the Copilot era. From insights at Commsverse to real-world concerns…
- Ep 43 - Build 2026 Recap · 1 h 7 min · Episode 43In this episode of The Copilot Connection, Kevin McDonnell and Garry Trinder dive deep into the biggest developer-focused announcements coming out of Microsoft Build—and what…
- Ep 42 - What to watch at Build with Cowork and Claws in between · 43 min · Episode 42Kevin McDonnell and Zoe Wilson are back, kicking off this episode with a lively wander through Copilot Cowork in preview — from using it on mobile (sometimes unintentionally…) to…
- Ep 41 - Cowork and Agent 365 · 49 min · Episode 41This week, Zoe and Kevin dig into Copilot Cowork and Agent 365. Fresh from a week at the Microsoft campus in Seattle, Kevin shares his key takeaways from MVP Summit — including a…
- Ep 40 - diving into Copilot Wave 3 · 55 min · Episode 40Microsoft helped us make an episode this week but dropping some big Copilot news! In this episode, Zoe and Kevin dig into some of the news related around Copilot Wave 3, talk…
- Ep 39 – Closing the AI Implementation Gap with Diana Wolfe · 39 min · Episode 39In this episode of Copilot Connection, Zoe and Kevin are joined by Diana Wolfe, Head of Research & Strategy at Kyndryl, to explore one of the biggest challenges facing…
- Ep 38 - Agents in Contact Centre with Tricia Sinclair · 43 min · Episode 38Send us a text In this episode of The Copilot Connection, hosts Zoe Wilson and Kevin McDonnell are joined by Tricia Sinclair (Microsoft MVP and Avanade’s Global Lead for Contact…
- Ep 37 - Coding Agents · 1 h 17 min · Episode 37Send us a text This week, Kevin McDonnell and Garry Trinder explore the world of coding agents and how they could change software development. They run through what coding agents…
- Ep 36 - reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead to 2026 with the future of work report · 1 h 15 min · Episode 36Send us a text Happy new year to you all! In this episode, Zoe and Kevin take a short look at what happened with Copilot and with themselves in 2025, a short view on what they…
- CCDev3 - Ignite roundup on Dev Story for Copilot and Agents · 1 h 0 minSend us a text In this episode of Copilot Connection, Kevin McDonnell and Garry Trinder discuss the latest developments from the Ignite Conference. They delve into the renaming…
- Ep 34 - Ignite roundup on Copilot · 59 minSend us a text After last week's Ignite conference in San Francisco, Zoe and Kevin run through the key updates around the different areas of Copilot, covering topics like…
- Ep 33 - what to look out for at Ignite 2025 · 38 minSend us a text With Ignite just a week away, Zoe and Kevin got together to pick out some interesting sessions as well as several chats about what the key themes coming across…
- Ep 32 - catching up on news after a busy summer · 56 minSend us a text It has been a little while since the last episode with Zoe and Kevin so they share some of their own news on why things have been a little quieter over the summer…
- CCDev 2 - what you need to think about with MCP · 1 h 8 minSend us a text Kevin McDonnell and Garry Trinder delve into the world of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and its implications for developers. We start with a starter overview of…
- CCDev 1 - Navigating Copilot extensibility · 46 minSend us a text Welcome to a brand new way of hearing about the latest Copilot extensibility news! In this episode of the Copilot Connection, Kevin swaps out Zoe for Garry Trinder…
- Ep 31 - Copilot at conferences · 1 h 6 minSend us a text With the post Build lull in Microsoft news, Zoe and Kevin decided to take a look at some of the upcoming conferences and recommend a few sessions that stood out in…
- Ep 30 - building on the Build news · 1 h 3 min · Episode 30Send us a text In this episode of Copilot Connection, hosts Zoe and Kevin discuss the latest updates and insights from the Microsoft Copilot ecosystem from Build as well as a…
- Ep 29 - Copilot Wave 2 Spring Release · 52 minSend us a text News, news, news - we have lots of new news! Zoe and Kevin discuss the latest announcements from Microsoft about Copilot Wave 2 Spring Release. We delve into the…
