In Episode 354, Ben and Scott catch up on news and the latest announcements starting with Cisco and Splunk merging. Then they discuss the Surface and AI event where we saw the latest Surface hardware and learned about the straight to GA release of Microsoft 365 and Windows Copilot.\n\nLike what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options.\nShow Notes\n\n \tCisco to Acquire Splunk, to Help Make Organizations More Secure and Resilient in an AI-Powered World\n \tCisco and Splunk: Driving the Next Generation of AI-Enabled Security and Observability\n \tAnnouncing Microsoft 365 Copilot general availability and Microsoft 365 Chat\n \tHow to transform work with plugins for Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI apps\n \tMicrosoft's Surface and AI event: all the news and announcements\n \tWe don't know how AI works.\n \t.We're trusting it anyway\n\n\nAbout the sponsors\n\n\n\n\nIntelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.