Microsoft's mission to "Copilot all the things" has reached Exchange Server, with a survey asking if admins want the AI assistant on-prem.
"We are exploring the possibility of introducing Copilot for Exchange Server (on-premises)," Microsoft says , linking to a ten-question form that asks: "Would your organization be comfortable enabling Copilot for Exchange Server if it requires sending some Exchange Server data to the cloud?"
Er, probably not. After all, many administrators run an on-premises version of Exchange precisely because they don't want any Exchange Server data being sent to Microsoft's cloud.
While Copilot is not formally planned for the on-premises version of Exchange Server, the direction of travel is clear. The survey asks what capabilities would be useful (such as summar