In a healthcare application, task agents can update billing systems and send summaries. In the finance function, they can handle month-end tasks. In both cases, manual work is reduced for humans.
Cloud Wars Microsoft Analysis
Watch a demo of Copilot Studio’s Computer Use feature, highlighting the value of being able to interact with computers and navigate the public web without connectors or APIs.
ALM within the Microsoft AI stack introduces versioning and governance for better visibility, clear ownership, and disciplined development processes.
WalMart’s embrace of AI chatbot purchases, along with similar moves to Etsy and Shopify, suggest major changes in retailer and consumer shopping practices are on the horizon.
Orchestration manages flow of context, error recovery, and handoffs between agents; Microsoft offers services and apps tailored to diverse requirements.
An AI retrieval agent can help a medical provide to quickly access a patient’s vaccination history or a finance manager to delve into monthly variances. Both examples highlight their transformative power.
With Agent Mode, users can simply ask Excel to create a project portfolio tracker with specific formatting and data relationships. It’s a valuable digital teammate.
AI agents on websites are becoming essential for tying richer information to CRMs and improving user experience, but selecting the right agent still requires rigorous evaluation.
The new portrait feature aims to make Microsoft Copilot’s voice usage more engaging.
Framework places strong emphasis on standards, open-source initiatives to orchestrate complex workflows, processes across diverse systems and agents.
As Microsoft evolves to meet faster customer demands, Satya Nadella empowers Judson Althoff to streamline commercial operations and enhance internal collaboration.
In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I discuss Microsoft’s smart strategy to integrate agentic AI into everyday consumer platforms starting with…
Microsoft’s new marketplace supports the scaling of innovation by simplifying access to AI-driven tools and platforms.
Microsoft announces the world’s most powerful AI data center in Wisconsin as Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank reveal plans for $400B+ AI infrastructure under the Stargate project.
Unlike passive tools, Microsoft’s new AI agent engages silently in meetings, handling logistics like agendas and follow-ups while enhancing collaboration and freeing humans for deeper discussion and creative thinking.
Continuing a push to provide access to the best AI for a given function, Microsoft offers Claude models in Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot, and Researcher Agent.
CEO of Microsoft AI Mustafa Suleyman warns that believing AI is conscious could lead to mental health risks and misguided calls for AI rights.
Models delivering voice and strong instruction-following speak to a strategy of building in-house in addition to partnerships. A call for new talent undescores internal development focus.
With two separate initiatives, Microsoft is bolstering its Defender platform with agentic AI to help security and ops teams combat two high-volume threats that can overwhelm humans.
Even with $90 billion in Q2 CapEx spending, the major hyperscalers say cloud and AI demand will exceed supply until at least late 2025.