Agentic AI Is Transforming the Economics of Token Consumption
AI tokens are getting dramatically cheaper, but agentic reasoning is consuming far more of them, creating a surprising new challenge…>
Event Moment: Altman Plants Puts Business Clarity at the Center of AI Innovation
Altman Plants is aligning AI, analytics, and custom software development with clear business objectives to improve outcomes and scale technology-driven…>
With GitHub Copilot Integration, Teams Powers Greater Developer-Agent Collaboration
New features enhance positioning of Teams as a platform to support humans, agents working together to accelerate GitHub-powered dev projects.>
Harness Advances Drive AI’s Evolution From Chatbot to Business Process Execution Layer
Microsoft's latest Copilot Studio release -- including the GitHub Copilot Harness -- is more of an upgrade to the engine…>
Event Moment: AI Moves IT From Cost Center to Growth Partner
Kenny Mullican, CIO of Paragon Films, explains how AI is helping IT move beyond cost containment to partner with sales…>
In the absence of a dedicated data expert, AI compressed what could have been a multi-day investigation into about an hour, then humans resolved the Fabric overload.
AI innovation is outpacing security readiness, and new data shows why governance and unified security approaches are now mission-critical.
Discover six key trends for scaling agentic AI in organizations, from end-to-end workflows and system integration to governance, model flexibility, and productivity gains.
Learn what you can expect from the Redefining Sales & Customer Service with Agents masterclass at AI Agent & Copilot Summit.
Marketing Enters Agentic Era: Why AEO and GEO Are the New Front Line, Microsoft Study
AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot are making SEO obsolete. Microsoft’s guide introduces AEO and GEO as the next evolution in digital discovery, built on clarity, trust, and machine-readable content.
Across four focused sessions, gain a playbook for prioritizing sales and service agent use cases, governing models, and scaling pilots to drive revenue and improve customer outcomes in this masterclass.
Security teams are gaining extended visibility to understand conditions across lengthy time periods, ushering in what Microsoft is calling the Agentic SOC era.
New feature called Rubrics Refinement is intended to assure alignment between agent quality scores generated by AI and those generated by humans.
Mason Siefert, AI Research Analyst, Dynamic Communities and Cloud Wars, details the Azure AI Foundry masterclass as part of the AI Agent & Copilot Summit 2026.
Winning with AI is about bigger models and resilient infrastructure. OpenAI is addressing both requirements by supporting millions of queries per second while managing user data at global scale.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Dona Sarkar of Microsoft on Moving AI Agents from Experimentation to Production
A practical conversation on enterprise AI adoption that focuses on governance, collaboration, and learning from failure rather than chasing hype or replacing human interaction.
The Copilot Studio extension integrates seamlessly into VS Code, bringing AI agent development into developers’ existing workflows.
Microsoft research finds more than 80% of security leaders say they’ll use GenAI in data security, and they’re building a series of agentic AI use cases to protect against rogue AI risks.
Mason Siefert previews the Copilot Studio masterclass, taking place during the 2026 AI Agent & Copilot Summit, in the first installment of the “Masterclass Minute.”
Failure becomes cheaper, and learning happens faster, as teams utilize AI to generate and test variations before committing to engineering.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Marie Wiese on Real-World AI Adoption, Innovation, and the Human Side of Change
Marie Wiese notes her excitement around the 2026 AI Agent & Copilot Summit, which will highlight the real-world impacts, human, and change management side of AI.
TMC and TMG join forces to expand ERP and cloud capabilities, supporting customers with modern data, automation, and AI solutions.
Connecting Agents, Data, and Intelligence: Azure AI Foundry Masterclass at AI Agent & Copilot Summit
Over four sessions, the Azure AI Foundry masterclass will display how to get the most out of your AI investments through utilizing this systematic approach.
Microsoft Quarterly Report Details Big Customer Wins in Agents, Copilots, and Healthcare
Financial services, government, and education firms all made major Copilot investments, while the Dragon Copilot for healthcare continues to streamline doctor-patient interactions.
Microsoft’s Q2 future cloud commitments hit $625B, driven by a $281B deal with OpenAI, reflecting massive AI-powered growth.
elevaite365’s AI-powered testing platform reduces time, cost, and risk in Dynamics 365 implementations and upgrades, freeing business users to focus on outcomes.
Search and context input are among AI-powered features being applied to make data security investigations scalable and efficient across corporate data estates.
Siefert and Dorward reflect on the industry’s transition from AI curiosity to production, with organizations actively deploying agents, copilots, and data strategies that drive measurable business impact.
elevaite365 Test Automation introduces adaptive, self-repairing test automation that evolves with Microsoft updates.
Making Copilot Studio available within Visual Studio Code is a big step forward, integrating AI agents directly into developers’ daily workflows.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Microsoft’s Dewain Robinson Defines AI’s Shift from Hype to Business Value
Microsoft’s Dewain Robinson shares expectations for the 2026 AI Agent & Copilot Summit and notes how AI has moved from its place in the hype cycle to providing actual business value.
AI Agent and Copilot Podcast: Healthcare Leader Embraces Vibe Coding, Production AI Focus at Microsoft AI Tour
Paul Swider of RealActivity said demos highlighting Microsoft’s work with NVIDIA gave important insight into AI agent and product development opportunities.
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AI Agent and Copilot Podcast
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: John Siefert and Cedric Wells Discuss AI Leadership, Vibe Coding, and Governance
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













