SharePoint governance debt is the accumulated risk, cost and operational friction created when decisions about ownership, access, content and lifecycle management are repeatedly deferred. It builds quietly, but eventually makes information harder to trust, change and govern. For CIOs and IT Leaders, this is not simply a SharePoint housekeeping problem. It affects how quickly employees[…]
Microsoft is restricting the creation and editing of specific classic SharePoint Online experiences from March 2027. ,Affected user-created pages will become read-only from October 2028. Organisations need to identify critical dependencies before they become and urgent operational problem. TL;DR Microsoft is not retiring SharePoint Online. It is retiring or restricting specific classic publishing, page and[…]
Based on what we see across council environments, here are the patterns that explain why AI doesn’t behave the way you expect. And what to do about it. TL;DR AI surfaces what’s already in SharePoint – good and bad Most councils have: Outdated and duplicated content Permissions that no longer reflect reality Weak metadata and[…]
A practical, six-part action plan for getting your SharePoint AI-safe. TL;DR AI can read everything your users have access to. If your permissions are messy, AI’s answers will be too. Six things need to be in order: project site architecture, document libraries, retention, sensitivity labels, Entra ID groups, and an oversharing scan. You have two real choices: DIY[…]
TL;DR Copilot doesn’t leak data. But it does reflect whatever’s already in your SharePoint. If permissions are messy, Copilot will happily surface participant records to people who shouldn’t see them. Your NDIS Code of Conduct obligations don’t pause for AI. Principle 2 (“respect the privacy of people with disability”) and the Privacy Act 1988 still apply. Copilot[…]
Copilot Cowork helps execute work, not just answer prompts. You delegate outcomes; Cowork plans and carries the task forward. It works across Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint). You stay in control with approvals and check‑ins. It uses your existing permissions and data. Messy M365 = messy results (Cowork highlights the cracks). Availability is[…]
Webinar Wrap Up Copilot puts a spotlight on something councils have been wrestling with for years: findability in SharePoint. So we partnered with Microsoft to run a practical webinar for councils, focused on getting SharePoint foundations right and preparing for Copilot with confidence. In the session: John Crawford, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Central[…]
TL;DR Microsoft used SharePoint’s 25th birthday to set direction, not look back SharePoint is now the primary knowledge platform powering Copilot and AI agents Microsoft is redesigning SharePoint around how people actually use it: Discover, Publish and Build This is a foundational UX shift, not a cosmetic refresh Copilot doesn’t fix messy content. It amplifies[…]
TL;DR If Copilot sounds confident but wrong, it’s usually a data foundations issue, not an AI problem. Messy, duplicated, or unclear content leads Copilot to fill in the gaps. Fixing structure, metadata, permissions, and prompts makes Copilot far more reliable. And improves everyday work too. Dear WebVine, We’ve got a bit of a trust[…]
(A Very Serious Ceremony) SharePoint is 25. Which feels impossible, because surely 2001 was only… five years ago? To celebrate a quarter-century of intranets, document chaos, governance debates, and the occasional “why can’t I access this folder” mystery, we’re hosting The WebVine Awards. A lovingly biased, slightly nostalgic, very real-world tribute to the features that[…]
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