Hi, I’m Rob Quickenden
CTO | Microsoft MVP | Scout Leader
I work for Cisilion, a Leading London based Solution Provider and MSP, working with organisations across Local Government, Legal, Insurance, Finance and Not for Profit to help drive business outcomes with technology solutions led primarily on Cisco and Microsoft Technologies.
I am a Microsoft MVP for Copilot and Surface, have two children, a multi-poo puppy and lots of AI agents!
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M365 Copilot Image Generation Levels Up, and Video Summaries are coming to Copilot Notebooks
Read more →: M365 Copilot Image Generation Levels Up, and Video Summaries are coming to Copilot NotebooksMicrosoft has kicked off 2026 with two significant enhancements to Microsoft 365 Copilot – both providing a clear signal to how improvements in multi-media creation…
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Satya Nadella’s Call for an “AI Reset” – What Business Leaders Must Prioritise in 2026
Read more →: Satya Nadella’s Call for an “AI Reset” – What Business Leaders Must Prioritise in 2026Following Satya Nadella’s looking forward to 2026 post, this blog explores the detail behind it and why 2026 must move beyond AI slop and shift…
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What is Copilot Checkout? Microsoft and PayPal’s new AI-Powered Commerce Experience.
Read more →: What is Copilot Checkout? Microsoft and PayPal’s new AI-Powered Commerce Experience.Microsoft and PayPal have officially joined forces to launch Copilot Checkout, a groundbreaking integration that redefines the online shopping experience. This collaboration merges Microsoft’s conversational…
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What is Copilot Real Talk Mode? And how to use it.
Read more →: What is Copilot Real Talk Mode? And how to use it.Back at the “Fall update in October”, Microsoft announced that a new talk mode called “Real Talk” was coming to Copilot. This has been available…
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Copilot gets free GPT‑5.2 upgrade with “Smart Plus” mode
Read more →: Copilot gets free GPT‑5.2 upgrade with “Smart Plus” modeMicrosoft has begun rolling out GPT‑5.2 across Copilot on the web, Windows, and mobile as a free upgrade. It sits alongside GPT‑5.1 rather than replacing…
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Automatic Alt Text on Copilot+ PCs: A Small Feature with a Big Accessibility Impact
Read more →: Automatic Alt Text on Copilot+ PCs: A Small Feature with a Big Accessibility ImpactMicrosoft has rolled out a useful update to the Office Suite apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint which creates automatic, “on‑device” Alt Text generation for…