With multi-agent systems being rolled out aggressively, customers need to emphasize operational controls, performance analysis, and governance.
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Defender enhancements include services, dedicated engineering resources for proactive and reactive threat defenses, as well as strengthening overall security posture for the AI era.
AJ Ansari joins John Siefert to examine how leaders can cut through AI hype, choose the right problems to solve, and bring home measurable value from the AI Agent & Copilot Summit.
Cross App Access, being added as a core part of the MCP specification, allows centralized management of user entitlements, closing a gap that currently exists with some MCP servers.
On the first day of Ignite, Microsoft rolls out a raft of software tools to help customers manage their expanding rosters of AI agents while avoiding sprawl and data risks that can arise in the AI era.
Robust MCP component scanning options identify malicious behavior and isolate known threats before components enter the AI supply chain.
A deep look at AI agent usage by Google Cloud reveals telecom and manufacturing firms setting the pace, while security and customer service use cases are benefiting a range of industries.
Latest Copilot rollouts deliver functions specific to finance, sales, and service, while Copilot Studio is enhanced with authentication and simplified support for MCP.
From purchase orders to vendor approvals, many steps in common business processes can be managed without human intervention. Microsoft is making that easier to implement in Copilot Studio.
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.
In sync with OpenAI’s latest LLM release, Microsoft delivers GPT-5 for Copilot, Copilot Studio, and GitHub Copilot, while advancing GPT-5 usage for security use cases.
Mason Whitaker, president of Microsoft business apps partner Volt Technologies, shares insights on how Model Context Protocol can streamline work processes, bridging gaps between systems and actions.
Vendor-agnostic AI agent orchestration platform gains AWS-centric functionality and consulting firm indicates similar integrations wll be offered for other hyperscalers.
Latest wave of AI-powered security features bring Copilot functionality directly into Intune and Entra, while new tools and agents optimize access and capacity controls.
With the latest wave of Copilot features, Microsoft enhances AI functionality for Outlook, mobile users, and Mac installed base.
Major health system shows the importance of planning for governance in the earliest days of deploying AI tech, as well as building a stable of tech vendors and platforms to enable innovation.
Leading cloud and AI providers are partnering with enterprise customers to develop a comprehensive framework designed to secure AI systems and agents, advancing the industry’s ongoing push for stronger safeguards.
Cycle time, accuracy, cost per successful task completion, and end-user satisfaction are vital metrics that will give visibility into the success of AI projects.
A wide range of functions in Copilot Control System and related products give admins as well as business leaders strong controls over Copilots, agents, and data.
Microsoft demos specific Purview functions that customers can tap into in AI use cases so they are protecting critical corporate data assets from both malicious external actors and insider threats.