Copilot Studio Agents Become More Integrated, Proactive Teammates
Agents accounts assign human-like credentials to AI, while business process memory carries business context forward without restating requirements.>
Microsoft Maia 300: Could Its New AI Chip Challenge NVIDIA?
Microsoft's Maia 300 announcement reveals ambitious multi-gigawatt Azure deployment plans for 2027, highlighting the company's determination to build a more…>
Avanade AI Chief: Why Transformation Requires Process Redesign, Addressing Technical Debt
AI inference and reasoning capabilities disrupt traditional, linear flowcharts and employees must shift their approach to orchestrating the work of…>
Microsoft Raises the Stakes in AI Model Development
Microsoft claims its MAI-Base-2 AI model outperforms the base model behind OpenAI's GPT-5.6 on selected tests while using 75% less…>
CIO Insight: Why AI Requires Access To Business Knowledge and Processes
Because AI models don't know a company's processes by default, acquiring knowledge of those inner workings is critical to driving…>
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.
The U.S. trails in global GenAI usage despite its AI development strength, Microsoft reports.
BNY, Boston Scientific detail AI initiatives, including the value of AI agents as digital employees and approaches to sensitive data protection. They spoke at the Microsoft AI Tour in New York.
This masterclass will explore how Agents and Copilot in D365 F&SCM help organizations move from reactive ERP processes to proactive, governed decision-making.
ServiceNow, OpenAI Partner on Advanced AI Models and Computer Use in Enterprise Workflows
Expanded partnership taps into the most advanced OpenAI models and offers them directly to ServiceNow customers, who will be able to keep pace with the latest innovations.
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AI Agent and Copilot Podcast
Avanade AI Chief: Why Transformation Requires Process Redesign, Addressing Technical Debt
AI inference and reasoning capabilities disrupt traditional, linear flowcharts and employees must shift their approach to orchestrating the work of AI agents, Ben Beath says.















