The Copilot Compass: Navigating Copilot and Agents in Microsoft 365 (Paperback)
暫譯: 《Copilot 指南：在 Microsoft 365 中導航 Copilot 和代理人》
Dunnam, April
商品描述
In a world where AI is rapidly becoming embedded in everyday tools, this book helps you cut
through the noise to understand Microsoft's growing Copilot ecosystem and confidently choose the
right tool for the right task.
You'll start by untangling the different Copilot experiences in Microsoft 365. From there, you'll explore
agents, learning why they matter and how they enable powerful automation without requiring deep
coding skills.
Along the way, you'll get plain-language explanations of the buzzwords that make this space feel
overwhelming and a realistic view of what AI can and can't do. By the end of the book, you won't just
know the difference between a bot, a workflow, and an agent; you'll know exactly when each is the right
choice and how to apply them with confidence.
What You will Learn:
- Choose the right Copilot or agent for specific business scenarios
- Understand how large language models work behind the scenes
- Interpret common AI terminology without the jargon
- Distinguish between bots, workflows, and agents and when to use each
- Identify strong AI use cases and avoid common pitfalls
Who This Book Is For
Business users, developers and Power Platform makers
商品描述(中文翻譯)
在一個人工智慧（AI）迅速融入日常工具的世界中，本書幫助您穿越噪音，了解微軟日益增長的 Copilot 生態系統，並自信地選擇適合任務的正確工具。
您將從理清微軟 365 中不同的 Copilot 體驗開始。接著，您將探索代理（agents），了解它們的重要性以及如何在不需要深入編碼技能的情況下實現強大的自動化。
在這個過程中，您將獲得通俗易懂的解釋，幫助您理解讓這個領域感到壓倒性的流行術語，以及對 AI 能做什麼和不能做什麼的現實看法。在本書結束時，您不僅會知道機器人（bot）、工作流程（workflow）和代理（agent）之間的區別；您還會確切知道何時選擇每一種，並如何自信地應用它們。
您將學到的內容：
- 為特定商業場景選擇合適的 Copilot 或代理
- 理解大型語言模型在背後的運作方式
- 無需行話解釋常見的 AI 術語
- 區分機器人、工作流程和代理，並了解何時使用每一種
- 識別強大的 AI 使用案例並避免常見的陷阱
本書適合的讀者：
商業用戶、開發者和 Power Platform 創作者
作者簡介
April Dunnam is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, where she helps thousands of professionals around the world understand and adopt low-code, AI, and automation technologies. With a background as a SharePoint and .NET developer, she brings a rare mix of deep technical expertise and an approachable teaching style that makes complex topics accessible to everyone.
April is an international speaker, YouTube creator, and Pluralsight author. Her YouTube channel, followed by tens of thousands of makers and developers, is known for breaking down Microsoft Power Platform and AI concepts in a way that is practical, engaging, and easy to understand.
She has been at the forefront of the shift from apps and workflows to Copilot and AI agents, advising organizations and communities on how to use these new tools effectively. April is passionate about empowering people--whether they are business users, IT pros, or developers--to harness AI in ways that drive real impact.
When she is not creating content or speaking at events, you'll likely find her making music with her band or spending time with her family in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
April Dunnam 是微軟的首席雲端倡導者，她幫助全球數千名專業人士理解並採用低代碼、人工智慧和自動化技術。作為一名 SharePoint 和 .NET 開發者，她擁有深厚的技術專業知識，並以親切的教學風格使複雜的主題變得易於理解。
April 是國際演講者、YouTube 創作者和 Pluralsight 作者。她的 YouTube 頻道擁有數萬名創作者和開發者的追隨，以實用、引人入勝且易於理解的方式解析 Microsoft Power Platform 和人工智慧概念而聞名。
她一直站在從應用程式和工作流程轉向 Copilot 和 AI 代理的前沿，為組織和社群提供如何有效使用這些新工具的建議。April 熱衷於賦能人們——無論是商業用戶、IT 專業人士還是開發者——以實現真正的影響力來利用人工智慧。
當她不在創作內容或參加活動時，你可能會發現她與樂隊一起創作音樂，或在俄克拉荷馬州的塔爾薩與家人共度時光。
