‘Agent Nodes’ make it easier for the reasoning and orchestration intelligence of agents to plug into established workflows for customer service, procurement, and more.

Judgment, discernment, and strategic thinking are attributes that leaders must bring to bear so employees learn to use AI effectively and deliver on its potential to transform business.

Latest MCP product from Microsoft works with cloud or on-premises SQL databases for efficient, secure connections to corporate resources without requiring language or framework expertise.

Microsoft’s $10 billion Japan investment underscores a strategy combining AI infrastructure, workforce development, and data sovereignty to drive global growth while meeting increasingly strict regional compliance requirements.

Plugin for popular coding platforms injects the ‘skills’ needed to deliver agentic automation without deep knowledge of an organization’s Dataverse environment.

AI initiatives will fall for those companies that focus on the model and interface without building a solid underlying foundation to drive tangible business value.

Round of enhancements also includes simplified prompting during agent-building processes, new content moderation controls to govern sensitive material.

Initial release supports actions across agents, multiple AI models, and interoperability through the two most widely embraced interoperability standards.

Microsoft’s latest Windows update signals a shift from widespread Copilot deployment toward more intentional, value-driven AI integration and agentic experiences.

When you combine Nemo Claw with DGX Spark, you can experiment with autonomous agents locally, avoiding high API bills and maintaining privacy and control.

Microsoft’s 2026 Release Wave 1 introduces deeper Copilot integration, expanded agentic AI experiences, and new governance and automation capabilities across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, accelerating the shift toward enterprise-wide agentic operations.

New metrics provide visibility into usage patterns, while expanded controls improve governance over content sources in Purview platform.

With 209% ROI and six-month payback, Business Central is helping organizations streamline finance operations while enabling AI-powered insights through unified data and standardized processes.

Mason Siefert explains how autonomous agents are transforming finance teams by replacing manual reconciliation and accounts payable tasks with intelligent, always-on systems that learn, adapt, and reduce risk.

New features enhance research quality by using multiple models to produce outputs while comparing and refining results, as well as optimizing presentation of research results.

Amid the uncertainty of how AI will impact their jobs, employees can start thinking more about where it’s going to allow them to add value and be different in their work life.

If the new model of one manager for every 50 engineers at Meta is successful, it could reshape how AI teams are structured across the industry.

In their highlights from AI Agent and Copilot Summit, Ronak Mathur and Marie Wiese note the importance of ongoing human involvement, as well as the opportunity for partners to provide licensing guidance while building trust.

The company and ISV partners deliver agents that inject new functions into Copilot, Defender, and other Microsoft platforms, driving significant growth in the security ecosystem.

In their highlights from AI Agent and Copilot Summit, Kenny Mullican and WIll Hawkins explain the value of support for third-party tools, note the need for greater interoperability in the Microsoft stack.

Copilot Health transforms overwhelming health data into actionable insights by combining AI with physician oversight — pointing to a future of smarter, more secure healthcare.

The future — where users can describe outcomes in English and use AI to bridge intent and execution — isn’t limited to one AI tool. The real win comes when you use the right tool for the right work.

The future of business consulting lies in the ability to make sense of AI data and translate it into practical business strategies.

A high-energy final day at the AI Agent & Copilot Summit explores reskilling, prompt engineering frameworks, and the shift from AI experimentation to real-world execution.

More than 650,000 ERP actions can be executed automatically by agents as a result of Microsoft’s expanding portfolio of MCP servers for Dynamics 365.

Amid nonstop headlines and AI hype, this keynote clarifies what truly matters: what to do now, what to plan for next, and what you can ignore to keep building a successful business.

As AI turns knowing and doing into commodities, this keynote reveals why creators — those who turn insight and imagination into value — are becoming the new power players in business.