Copilot went GA in late 2023, and we've now run it long enough to separate hype from habit. Where it sticks: meeting summaries, first drafts, digging answers out of your own documents. Where it doesn't: anywhere people expected it to do the thinking.
The unglamorous prerequisite is data hygiene. Copilot reads what your permissions let it read, so oversharing surfaces fast. Fix sharing first; we insist.
Verdict: real, measurable usefulness for the right roles, after the groundwork.
Reviewed from live fleet experience · published June 2026 · we earn a fair margin on some products we supply; reviews are not sponsored.
