Sara Fennah
MCT, MVP, Teams Superfan, Viva Realist
York, United Kingdom
Sara has over 25 years’ experience, has been a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for over 15 years and is also a MCT Regional Lead and Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for Microsoft 365.
Sara has been working with Microsoft 365 since the preview in April 2011 and holds over 50 Microsoft Certifications. Sara’s company still use the same Microsoft 365 Tenant opened back in 2011.
As a trainer Sara’s professional aim is to help make technology more accessible by increasing knowledge and decreasing fear. In her own words “I love helping others advance their own skills and use of technology, whilst challenging myself to advance my own skills and expertise.”
Sara provides training across Microsoft 365 from beginner to admin and everyone in between. Sara specializes in productivity, security & compliance within Microsoft 365.
In 2021 Sara co-founded a group of other like-minded MVPs to form the Viva Explorers, who actively promote, evangelize and champion a modern employee and workplace experience under-pinned by tools such as Microsoft Viva. Sara’s Viva Explorer persona is the Viva Realist, highlighting her expertise in helping organizations implement Viva and the wider Microsoft 365 suite.
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Taming the Wave of New Tools in Microsoft 365: Purview for Viva, Copilot and Loop
These newer products offer some fantastic productivity opportunities but it's more important than ever to manage the information in these products. Yet, the never ending wave of new tools can be a challenge for governing the data. Understanding where the new features store their data and which governance features apply can be minefield.
In this session we will give you the map to the minefield, including
• Where Does Viva store its data
• The governance & compliance of Microsoft Viva
• Where Does Loop store its data
• The governance & compliance of Microsoft Loop
• Governing Microsoft 365 Copilot with Purview
You will leave this session with the understanding of which Purview features can be used to govern Viva, Loop and Copilot as well as where the gaps in governance coverage are.
This session includes Microsoft Purview, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Viva, and Microsoft Loop.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is an Advocate for Information Governance!
Think Copilot is another compliance challenge? It could just be the new top advocate for Microsoft Purview as Copilot NEEDS good information governance.
Whilst AI is undoubtedly powerful, that power is constrained by the quality of the information which it has access to. Microsoft 365 Copilot builds a semantic index of the data in your tenant, which it is then able to use to generate content and insights. To maximise its accuracy, we must ensure that the semantic index contains mainly useful data.
This session will explain how features such as SharePoint permissions, Sensitivity Labels, Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management, Records Management, Message Records Management, Microsoft Syntex Archiving and Microsoft Search Answers & Authoritative Sources can be used to improve the performance of Microsoft 365 Copilot.
You will leave this session understanding how to optimize your data quality and improve discoverability, which will help manage and mitigate your risks and liabilities, and will enhance the performance and effectiveness of Microsoft 365 Copilot in your environment.
This session includes Microsoft 365 Copilot, SharePoint Permissions, Sensitivity Labels, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Syntex Archiving and Microsoft Search.
Making Secure Meetings Simpler with Teams Premium
Teams Premium is here with enhance meeting security options including watermarking, end-to-end encryption and sensitivity labels. In this session we will explore how to configure the Teams Premium security features to enforce improved meeting security in a way which is easy for users and minimises the conflict between productivity and security.
At the end of the session, attendees will be able to configure the security features in Teams Premium and understand the licensing needs based on the features they want.
This session will look at :
· What is Teams Premium?
· The security features Of Teams Premium
· Unlocking Teams Premium security features licencing requirements
· Meeting Templates for easy secure meeting settings
· Using Sensitivity Labels to enforce meeting security
This session is aimed at Microsoft Teams Administrators and Super Users.
Managing Meeting Mayhem
Modern life is a mess of meetings! Consider your calendar and the mix of meetings, personal appointments and reserving time to get work done or travel between events. With time being at a premium for everyone this session will explore tools and techniques to help you manage the mayhem and calm your calendar.
Included in this session are meeting polls, open booking links and Microsoft 365 calendar features.
Experts Live Europe 2024 Sessionize Event Upcoming
Microsoft Copilot and Viva Days, 2024 Sessionize Event
Teams Nation 2024 Sessionize Event
M365 COMMUNITY DAYS AT SEA 2024 Sessionize Event
European MCT Summit 2024 Sessionize Event
Metaverse One 2023 Sessionize Event
Scottish Summit 2023 Sessionize Event
Viva Round The World Sessionize Event
Microsoft New Speakers Community Day Sessionize Event
Teams10X - April 12 - 13, 2023 Sessionize Event
Festive Tech Calendar 2022 Sessionize Event
M365 Chicago - A Salute to Services! Sessionize Event
South Coast Summit 2022 Sessionize Event
European MCT Summit 2022 Sessionize Event
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Microsoft Viva Days 2022 Sessionize Event
Teams Nation 2022 Sessionize Event
TECH(K)NOW Day on INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2022 Sessionize Event
CollabDays UK 2022 - Bletchley Park Sessionize Event
Collabdays Lisbon 2021 Sessionize Event
South Coast Summit 2021 Sessionize Event
MCT Oct 21 Meetup Sessionize Event
Virtual Scottish Summit 2021 Sessionize Event
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