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Microsoft 365 Copilot Waves 1 & 2

The Australian IT Leader's Foundation Guide — governance, ASD Blueprint tiers, and pre-deployment controls before Wave 3 changes everything.

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What's inside

  • Wave 1 architecture: how Copilot uses Microsoft Graph and inherits user-level permissions
  • Why 70% of Fortune 500 companies adopted Copilot in year one — and what governance lessons they learned
  • The 5 ASD Blueprint Required controls before activating any Copilot licence
  • Wave 2: Copilot Pages, SharePoint agents, Python in Excel, and the BizChat rename
  • The Copilot Control System (Ignite 2024) — agent governance for Essential Eight Control 5
  • Full Wave 1 vs Wave 2 vs Wave 3 comparison table across 7 governance dimensions
  • ASD Blueprint configuration tiers: Required, Recommended, Optional quick-reference tables
  • Pre-deployment evidence checklist: what auditors and APRA supervisors expect to see
  • What Wave 3 changes — and why Waves 1 & 2 governance is the non-negotiable foundation

Guide details

Format
PDF (A4, branded)
Covers
Wave 1 (Nov 2023) + Wave 2 (Sep 2024)
Frameworks
Privacy Act, ASD Blueprint, Essential Eight
Audience
Australian IT leaders and CISOs
Cost
Free

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Frequently asked questions

What are Copilot Waves 1 and 2?
Wave 1 (November 2023) introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Wave 2 (September 2024) added Copilot Pages, advanced Excel agents, and Copilot Studio agent authoring.
What changed between Wave 1 and Wave 2?
Wave 2 introduced agent extensibility via Copilot Studio, the Copilot Pages collaborative canvas, Python in Excel through Copilot, and prioritised the Business Chat (BizChat) experience as the unified interface.
What controls must be in place before activating Copilot?
Multi-factor authentication, restrict admin privileges, sensitivity labels published in Purview, SharePoint oversharing remediated, and conditional access policies covering the Microsoft 365 Copilot service principal.
When was Microsoft 365 Copilot released in Australia?
Microsoft 365 Copilot became generally available to Australian enterprise customers on 1 November 2023, with small and medium business availability following on 16 January 2024.

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Authoritative sources

This article draws on primary, authoritative sources. Each link opens in a new tab.

  1. Microsoft 365 Copilot configuration planning guide (ANZ blueprint) (opens in a new tab) — Microsoft Learn
  2. Microsoft’s commitment to trust in Australia: 2024 Azure, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365 IRAP assessments (opens in a new tab) — Microsoft Australia News Centre
  3. Data, privacy and security for Microsoft 365 Copilot (opens in a new tab) — Microsoft Learn
  4. Microsoft 365 Copilot trial briefing (opens in a new tab) — Digital Transformation Agency (digital.gov.au)
  5. Privacy Act 1988 (opens in a new tab) — Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

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