How SharePoint Embedded works and how to build AI apps on it

Build AI-powered apps that connect directly to Microsoft 365 content without moving files or compromising security, using SharePoint Embedded. SharePoint Embedded is a fully managed, cloud-based, API-only document management system that lets you securely integrate your custom web or mobile apps, whether built on Azure or other clouds, with Microsoft 365 file storage. It’s especially ideal for ISVs building multi-tenant apps because content stays within each customer’s Microsoft 365 tenant.
Design apps that include Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent capabilities, connected Office experiences like Word, and Microsoft Purview compliance and data protection, all within your own user experience. Use built-in retrieval augmented generation (RAG) or bring your own models to create intelligent, secure solutions that reason over your business content, support real-time co-authoring, and scale with granular permissions and storage control.
Jeremy Chapman, Microsoft 365 Director, shares how to build intelligent, secure solutions that integrate seamlessly with Microsoft 365 content and services.
► QUICK LINKS:
00:00 - Keep content secure & compliant without moving it
01:21 - Build fully custom experiences
02:11 - Use built-in vector indexing and RAG
02:55 - Use your models with Copilot's vector search
04:34 - How it works
05:23 - How the app is built
06:19 - Microsoft Copilot retrieval API
06:58 - Security and compliance
08:02 - Wrap up
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