From Portals to Copilot with Microsoft's Kripal Kavi

Microsoft’s Kripal Kavi reveals why SharePoint is undergoing its biggest transformation in 25 years. As Principal Group Product Manager at Microsoft, Kripal manages SharePoint experiences for hundreds of millions of users and shares the inside story of how AI is reshaping everything from content creation to enterprise knowledge management.

SharePoint handles 2 billion file uploads per week and 2 million new sites daily, making it the backbone of Microsoft 365. But most organizations still think of SharePoint as the complicated platform from 2007. Kripal explains how modern SharePoint has evolved into a sophisticated content foundation that powers Copilot and other AI services.

The conversation covers SharePoint’s role as the authoritative source for enterprise content, why single-purpose tools fragment organizational knowledge, and how Microsoft is building AI directly into SharePoint’s fabric rather than just adding it as a bolt-on feature.

Key insights include SharePoint’s balance between powerful customization and user-friendly simplicity, the importance of keeping content fresh and discoverable, and why successful intranets serve multiple purposes beyond just communication.