As defined by Databricks, a context decides what an agent sees, in what form, at what fidelity, and at what moment to ensure it performs its intended tasks.

John Siefert argues that in the AI era, competitive advantage comes from being different rather than simply being better, as agents increasingly automate execution.

David Chao explains why AI partners must differentiate through expertise, practical business value, and collaboration rather than simply reselling technology.

Customers will be able to capitalize on data from ZoomInfo, Dun & Bradstreet, Gong, and others in the flow of their Dynamics 365 sales processes.

Upgrades include automatically created documents and files, as well as interactive reports. Approvals and other repeatable work can be handled through automation.

Microsoft’s latest education findings reveal that AI access is no longer the hurdle—effective implementation and structured training are.

In a fireside chat with John Siefert, Dewain Robinson explains how reasoning models are transforming Copilot Studio into an intelligent orchestration platform for enterprise AI.

Users can create event-driven tasks spanning Teams chats, Outlook email, and meetings, bringing Cowork’s promised automation across complex workflows closer to reality.

Fabric Apps automatically build a real database, working API, and authentication through existing Microsoft accounts. Plus, users can tap into their choice of AI coding tools.

In a fireside chat with John Siefert, Dewain Robinson, Principal Copilot Architect at Microsoft, explains how Copilot skills and reasoning models are transforming automation into adaptive, self-improving systems.

AI is dramatically accelerating software development, but Cedric Wells argues that organizations must balance rapid innovation with architecture, security, governance, and quality assurance to safely move AI-generated solutions into production.

AI is transforming enterprise implementation by using industry templates, Microsoft FastTrack methodologies, and AI-driven workflows to reduce complexity, speed up delivery, and improve post-sales execution.

New security features include agent inventory, threat detection for core AI tools, and automated investigations that isolate legitimate threats at scale.

Purview, Defender, and Graph API are all being enhanced to bring agents running on end-user devices under unified governance ‘control plane.’

Ideas on how to differentiate partners’ services: they can tap AI to help manufacturers reduce quoting delays or improve project reporting for professional services clients.

Cecilia Flombaum and John Scandar explain how AI is reshaping enterprise sales cycles, with increased focus on governance, ROI, and the convergence of business applications and modern work platforms.

Autonomous agent or ‘autopilot’ – touted for executing high-level autonomous tasks – now offers improved usability and model choice.

The AI Deployment Wars are expanding beyond technology into branding. Microsoft’s ambitious Frontier Company contrasts sharply with AWS’s practical Forward Deployed Engineering, raising questions about which message resonates with enterprise executives.

The simultaneous maturation of skill, governance, and pricing mirrors the evolution of cloud infrastructure; no major rebuild is required for Microsoft customers.

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Thales Teixeira shows how AI enables companies to evolve from product vendors into strategic business partners.

Thales Teixeira shares a practical framework for deploying customer-centric AI agents, highlighting the common implementation mistakes organizations should avoid and the strategies that turn AI into a true competitive advantage.

Solgari’s Ed Grant explains why customer engagement data is the foundation of successful AI strategies and how organizations are turning conversations into business outcomes.

Microsoft enhancements to key security platforms bring shadow AI and other app/data types under unified controls with the rest of the corporate data estate.

The new AI Deployment Wars reveal that enterprise customers need more than technology: they need strategy, process modernization, secure integration, and change management.

The world’s leading AI companies are investing nearly $10 billion to ensure AI deployments generate measurable business outcomes rather than simply impressive technology.

From intrusion detection analysis to security policy enforcement, customers report low confidence in agentic AI to help protect against today’s threats.