LyndsayCA1986 curates September 2025’s Empowering.Cloud community update, spotlighting Microsoft Teams, Copilot Studio agent use cases, and the growing role of AI in collaboration and accessibility.

Empowering.Cloud Community Update – September 2025

A comprehensive monthly update focusing on developments, solutions, and events in the Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 expert community.

Expert Briefings

Copilot Agent Business Use Cases: Custom Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio

  • Presented by Microsoft Copilot Solutions Engineers Alev Tamer and Chris Wheeler
  • Explores three agent development strategies:
    • Declarative agents (text-based chatbots)
    • Low-code agents via Copilot Studio
    • Pro-code agents leveraging Azure AI Foundry
  • AI model selection guidance, with DeepSeek as a specific example
  • Application scenarios: law enforcement case file checks, HR onboarding automation
  • Roadmap tease: legacy application automation, agent-to-agent comms
  • Read the full briefing

Microsoft Teams Native Bluetooth Headsets Explained

  • Gregory Franc De Ferriere (Logitech) details certification and technical evolution for Teams headsets
  • Zone Wireless 2 and Zone 305 as first dongle-free, Teams-certified Bluetooth headsets
  • How Windows 11 and new Intel chipsets allow native Teams functionality over Bluetooth
  • Microsoft Open Office certification explained
  • Full article

Neat’s Meeting Room Innovations

  • Lee Edgerton (Neat, APAC) on Microsoft Teams Rooms trends across Asia-Pacific
  • Innovations: AI-enabled meeting rooms to prevent “dark spots,” advanced BYOD features, support for Google Meet
  • View briefing

Microsoft Teams Monthly Update (August 2025)

  • Tom Arbuthnot’s monthly Teams news: In-car video calls, workflow triggers via emoji, Teams Phone updates, API changes, and more
  • Mention of GPT-5’s availability in M365 Copilot (business productivity, not developer content—no category assigned)
  • Teams Monthly Update

Microsoft Teams Insider Podcast Highlights

  • From Slack Rival to AI for Work – Jim Gaynor examines Teams’ transformation and AI integration
  • Understanding AI Assisted Tech & Accessibility Act – Neil Milliken discusses inclusive design trends and AI’s role in accessibility
  • Scaling Teams Phone – Mark Herbert covers partnership models for deploying Teams Phone in SMBs/Midmarket
  • AI, AV, and the Integrator – Dave Hatz talks about impact of AI in AV ecosystems

Upcoming Community Events

For more: read the Microsoft Teams Community Blog.

Updated August 15, 2025 by LyndsayCA1986; Version 1.0

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