Loryan Strant

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

My #Azure AI tasks integration for #HomeAssistant has already been updated to support the image generation functionality released today in 2025.10. You can find it in HACS, or get it here: github.com/loryanstrant...

Do you use @home-assistant.io and wish you could use the new AI tasks functionality with #Azure #OpenAI? Now you can. I built a thing: github.com/loryanstrant...

Slightly diminish a band: Eight Inch Nails

Some days I feel like I'm on a crusade to teach people about Executive Functions. It really does help in personal life and the workplace. It's a positive journey, so I'm happy on this crusade. A bit of general info in my latest blog: www.meganstrant.com/how-educatin...

@merill.net !!!

Totes awks! #Microsoft365 #Copilot #Purview

Today's solution looking for a problem: hooked up Power BI to my #Ubiquiti network. As long as the items have some of naming convention in UniFi I can break things up into more visuals and graphs. Only works in desktop at this stage as the API isn't available to the web. #PowerBI #UniFi #BecauseICan

Dear Microsoft, when I open up "Microsoft 365 Copilot" (formerly the home screen of #Microsoft365) and press the Create button, images are not the first thing I want to see. The productivity app content should not be buried under "more". #Copilot #M365Copilot

Ah... #PowerBI... continuing to make errors when it comes to #OneDrive or #SharePoint

First, there was confusion between Copilot being for or in something. Now enters a new contender: OneNote *for* Windows vs OneNote *on* Windows.

"Identifying SharePoint Site Creation Sources" New sample added! 🎉 on #PnPScriptSamples - by @reshmeeauckloo.com using PnP PowerShell. Check it out: pnp.github.io/script-sampl... #PowerShell #M365PnP #PnPPowerShell #CommunityRocks #Microsoft365

I know that meetings in #MicrosoftTeams channels aren't perfect, but isn't it better to keep all the items together in context? Because realistically, a non-channel meeting is actually a group chat with voice & video. #PSA #StopGroupChats

For MVPs attending #MVPSummit this week, don't forget to keep www.letmecorrectthatforyou.com readily available just in case you need it while in a session. #MVPBuzz

Love these people so much, and am so appreciative of the opportunity to see them again! #MVPBuzz

This moment in Severance!

Do any #PowerPlatform peeps know WTF is going on with the "Power Platform for Admins V2" connector? Documentation is light on (no surprise), but also the "Get App as Admin" fails, but there doesn't appear to be much discussion I can find about how to make it work.

Microsoft Teams combined Chats & Channels has been arriving in organisations after becoming generally available at the end of February. Top lesson learned? Focus on filters. youtu.be/ncbicr6YXIQ

Let project team members know what you have been working on by adding to a project journal. Try these three methods for using Microsoft Loop workspaces, to find out what works for you and your team. youtu.be/H3BhxeJ7V2s

Without further ado, here they are... How to build your own (meaningful) #Microsoft365 #Copilot usage report: www.loryanstrant.com/2025/02/16/h... And how to deploy *my* (meaningful) usage report: www.loryanstrant.com/2025/02/16/h...

One of my favourite error screens, as seen in #PowerBI.

At last we can create pages and news for our #SharePoint sites, that let us layout the content how we want to. youtu.be/14wi5R8zUQI However, with new flexibility comes new responsibilities. Your page layouts could be luxurious, or an eye-watering, OCD sufferer's nightmare. #Microsoft365

High-Functioning Neurodivergence: Peaks, Valleys, and Proactive Management

Comparing File Collaboration and Search Features: #SharePoint vs. #MicrosoftTeams: reshmeeauckloo.com/posts/teams-... Share or comment about the differences you have encountered or noticed related to search and collaboration.

Did you know there are 134 individual settings in the #PowerBI / #MicrosoftFabric tenant admin centre? Up until recently, I never had a way to quickly capture and document them when working in client environments. Now I have, and you can use it too! www.loryanstrant.com/2025/02/03/p...

Now, this experience isn't confusing at all. Logos are a small detail I hear people say. :-/

@donasarkar.bsky.social heya, should we try to organise another ND mixer for this year's MVP Summit? I'll try not to get sick this time so I can actually attend. :-)

An amazing effort and commitment by these two fountains of knowledge!

#NotMyOutlook #ClassicForever

Using Microsoft 365 Security Audit Logs to track and monitor usage for #Microsoft365 services by example #Copilot and #microsoftgraph - if you want to create your own dashboard, also read @loryanstrant.com series! blog.atwork.at/post/Track-C...

Here is the second of my Microsoft 365 Copilot usage reporting deep dive pieces. This time: how to hijack Viva Insights to build your own meaningful usage report that shows actions users perform. www.loryanstrant.com/2025/01/22/h... #Microsoft365 #Copilot #VivaInsights #usage #adoption #PowerBI

I'm not sure who @ MSFT needs to hear this, but #Copilot interactions and #MicrosoftTeams chats are not the same thing. Therefore they should not be grouped together like this in #Purview retention policy choices. Especially as Copilot interactions occur elsewhere. #Microsoft365 #WhoThoughtThisWasOk

I wholeheartedly agree! Is someone blackmailing Satya? Because nobody else can understand it, not even the Microsoft folks I've asked! Microsoft's dumbest rebrand in its near 50 year history just got even dumber www.windowscentral.com/software-app... #Microsoft365 #Copilot #Microsoft365Copilot

This post has been a long time coming and is only part 1 in a 3-part series on how organisations can build their own Copilot reporting solution to gain more insights. www.loryanstrant.com/2025/01/13/t... #Microsoft365 #Copilot #reporting #usage #adoption

A fun Saturday morning with @lindsaytshelton.com deploying a test build of my #Microsoft365 #Copilot Usage Reporter solution into her org. Some kinks to iron out, but will hopefully be sharing it next week. Stay tuned!

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The danger of copying & pasting is evident in the new #Copilot settings in #Microsoft365, specifically in the #Viva sections. Three of these things are not like the other...

I was reading something today that referred to Shakespeare. I kept re-reading it, thinking something about it was off. Then it clicked: my brain was expecting it to be written as "ShakesPeare" I clearly have spent too much time correcting people.

Accurate

just a reminder: it’s okay if you get overwhelmed today. there’s a lot going on: noise, people, emotions. demands for your attention/energy. so take a few minutes. find a quiet space to catch your breath. check your phone. do a quick reset. you’re doing great. hang in there.

This Christmas, stuff someone’s stocking with the Homelander Tree Topper™. The perfect gift for the concerned patriots in your life. If you don’t see your neighbor displaying one, say something to your local authorities – they could be a grinch and/or a Starlighter!

Two weeks notice, and over the holiday season??? So, some people will come back to work and find an entire system of managing content has simply vanished. Who thought this was OK???

Prediction: Bing will be renamed to "Copilot Search". Then Microsoft doesn't have to try to compete against Google for search engine dominance. Same with Edge: rename it to Copilot Web Browser. BOOM!!! Now MAU and DAU figures are all blended together and huuuuge! Bring on the next earnings call!