Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork Explained with Bas Brekelmans, Software Engineer at Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork Explained with Bas Brekelmans, Software Engineer at Microsoft

April 28, 2026 · 34 min

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Bas Brekelmans discusses the architecture and use cases of Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork.

Bas Brekelmans, Software Engineer at Microsoft, focused on Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, explains its architecture and use cases. • How Copilot Cowork runs entirely in the Cloud, unlike local machine-based alternatives, enabling enterprise-grade security, audit and compliance • The multi-model approach using Anthropic's Sonnet and Opus, with the flexibility to switch to the best available model • Built-in and personal skills for calendar management, document generation and automated workfl...

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Host: Tom Arbuthnot

Guest: Bas Brekelmans

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Organizations: Microsoft

Products: Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, Anthropic's Sonnet, Opus

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