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Mar 2025
28m 28s

How to Drive Microsoft Copilot Adoption ...

SHI
About this episode

AI is here and IT leaders are under pressure to make it work—fast. But adoption doesn’t happen overnight, and organizations need a clear strategy to drive ROI from Microsoft Copilot.

In this episode of Innovation Heroes, host Ed McNamara sits down with three of SHI's Microsoft experts—Carrie Randolph (Public Sector Strategist), Michael Heath (Power Platform Solutions Engineer), and Dominick Raimato (Microsoft MVP & Sr. Solutions Architect).

They share practical, field-tested insights on how businesses, governments, and educators are integrating Copilot into their workflows.

They’ll also cover key challenges IT leaders face, from change management to governance, and break down proven strategies to accelerate adoption, improve security, and maximize impact.

Whether you’re in the early stages of deployment or looking to scale Copilot across your organization, this episode will help you move from exploration to execution. * * *

This episode is sponsored by Microsoft Copilot.

Drawing on 35 years of experience supporting some of the most complex Microsoft environments in the industry, SHI can help you bring the full power of Microsoft Copilot to your organization.

Learn about our Microsoft Copilot Enablement Workshop: https://blog.shi.com/digital-workplace/take-full-advantage-of-microsoft-copilot-with-shis-m365-enablement-workshop/

 

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