The conversation in most organizations right now sounds something like this: "We need to start using Copilot." "Great. Who's setting it up?" "...good question." Copilot is exciting. The demos are impressive. The productivity gains are real. But there's a version of this rollout that goes smoothly - and a version that creates security gaps, confused users, uncontrolled data access, and a governance mess that takes months to untangle. The difference between those two versions isn't budget or timing. It's preparation. Before your organization turns Copilot on, there are conversations that need to happen, decisions that need to be made, and foundations that need to be in place. Not because Microsoft says so - but because we've seen what happens when they're skipped. In this session, we walk you through exactly what to set up before you flip the switch. Who needs access and who doesn't - and why that decision matters more than you think. How your data landscape needs to look before Copilot starts reading it. What policies, guardrails, and logging to have in place from day one. How to bring your developers, admins, and leadership into the same conversation before you're all speaking different languages. This isn't about slowing down your Copilot journey. It's about making sure that when you start, you start right - with clarity, confidence, and a foundation built to grow. Because turning Copilot on is easy. Cleaning up what happens when you weren't ready? That's the hard part. Let's make sure you never find out.
