Event Moment: AJ Ansari on Why AI Adoption Starts With Employee Trust
Enterprise AI adoption depends on building employee trust, positioning AI as an augmentation tool, and providing workers with the right…>
AI in Financial Services: Anthropic Connects to Core Data Sources, Delivers Industry-Specific Skills
Claude for Financial Advisors adds to an expanding set of industry-optimized AI software that automates and streamlines core functions performed…>
AI Infrastructure Spending Hits $2.59 Trillion as Hardware Costs Reshape the Market
AI infrastructure spending is surging to $2.59 trillion, but rising compute and memory costs are putting pressure on cash flow…>
Microsoft Brings GPT-6 Astra to Foundry With Enterprise Controls for Agentic AI
Microsoft is bringing OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra to Foundry, combining advanced agentic capabilities with enterprise security, compliance, governance, and identity controls.>
AI CapEx Spending Is Outpacing Cash Flow as Hyperscaler Investment Surges
AI infrastructure spending is reaching unprecedented levels, but rising CapEx is beginning to outpace cash flow, raising questions about how…>
New thinking emerges about human-agent interplay and optimal ways to build organizations augmented by AI.
AI agent framework in Microsoft Azure AI Foundry designed to simplify orchestration in multi-agent systems.
Microsoft’s Ray Smith provides key takeaways from his keynote at the AI Agent & Copilot Summit, including the customer journey and business transformations of AI.
On this episode of the “AI Agent & Copilot Podcast,” Kristoffer Ruyeras joins Shawn Dorward to share how he uses Copilot to improve personal productivity.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Microsoft’s Bryan Goode on the Big Picture of Transforming with AI
Bryan Goode talks about Microsoft’s big picture with AI, the customer perspective, and recommendations for business leaders incorporating AI into business processes.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: KPMG Data Quantifies GenAI Opportunity by Industry, Use Case
Research captures the potential financial impact across industries, functions, and use cases. Healthcare and financial services have opportunities to be big winners in embracing GenAI.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Microsoft’s Cecilia Flombaum Defines an ‘AI-First Company,’ Transformation of Biz Apps
Microsoft’s Cecilia Flombaum defines what it means to be an “AI-first company,” and shares insights on the transformation of business applications as a result of Copilot.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Microsoft, PwC Deliver Tools to Manage Proliferating AI Agents
PwC and Microsoft are taking on the challenge of a proliferation of agents to ensure rollouts are governed, compliant, secure, and well managed.
Heidi Bamburg discusses the launch of the Sikich AI Factory, which provides customers with an environment to be hands-on with AI applications.
David Schmidt and Ryan Meade provide insights on customizations when undergoing a transformation in your organization.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Mason Whitaker of Volt Technologies Shares Top Event Takeaways
AI Agent & Copilot Summit attendee Mason Whitaker weighs in on the event’s agent-focused keynotes, masterclasses, and peer networking opportunities.
Day 2 of the AI Agent & Copilot Summit highlighted the rapid pace of acceleration, AI adoption, and the impact on business productivity.
Speakers: Victor Dantas Topics: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform
Speakers: Arpit Gupta Topics: Responsible AI & Cybersecurity
Speakers: Matt Meyer Topics: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform
Speakers: Dag Calafell
Speakers: Scott D. Gilgallon Asaf Shaked
Speakers: Stephen James
Speakers: Traci Winter Tricia Desso-Cox
Speakers: Kamil Karbowiak Tristan Threlkeld
Speakers: Cecilia Flombaum
Speakers: Brent Wodicka Prashant G. Bhoyar
Speakers: Samiullah Khan Brian Ashbrook Topics: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry
Speakers: Prashant G. Bhoyar Dewain Robinson
Speakers: Marshall Toplansky Bob Evans
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AI Agent and Copilot Podcast
With Pre-Built Connectors to Core Systems, Industry Platforms Should Drive Faster AI Impact
CIO Kenny Mullican notes that vertical AI platforms from Google Cloud eliminate the need for building custom interfaces and make it easier to roll out
















