App Development

Agent 365: What’s There, What’s Missing July 16, 2026 Agent 365 provides a unified platform for AI agent governance, identity management, and security oversight....more AI Drives Enterprise Integration July 10, 2026 To maximize return on AI, organizations need to build new business processes that combine AI...more Agent 365: Microsoft Attempts to Herd Your AI Agents Updated: June 20, 2026 Microsoft’s Agent 365 seeks to help organizations increase the manageability, security, and compliance of their...more Deciphering Power Apps Licensing Updated: June 8, 2026 Update: The Power Apps Per App licensing option has been discontinued as of Jan. 2,...more Windows 365 for Agents: Cloud PCs for AI Automation May 15, 2026 Customers can use  the Windows 365 for Agents service to set up virtual desktops for...more Enhancements Could Break Down Agent Adoption Barriers Updated: May 15, 2026 Copilot Studio continues to receive frequent significant updates. The latest round arrived in Nov. 2025,...more Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: March 6, 2026 Copilot-branded technologies from Microsoft assist users in completing tasks, but Microsoft overstates ROI. Almost all...more Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Doesn’t Have Copilot Studio Limitations February 24, 2026 The Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit is for pro developers building AI agents that work with...more Visual Studio 2026 Smooths AI Integration, First of Annual Releases Updated: January 11, 2026 Visual Studio 2026, Microsoft’s flagship development product, became generally available in Nov. 2025, and major...more Azure Copilot Agents Simplify Azure Operation, Optimization December 14, 2025 The Azure portal has had a Copilot for more than a year, but it has...more The Microsoftification of GitHub Updated: November 30, 2025 Microsoft organizational changes suggest that GitHub will receive more direct Microsoft control and oversight. The...more GitHub Agent HQ Brings Agent Governance, Third-Party Support Updated: November 17, 2025 Microsoft delivered GitHub Agent HQ in Oct. 2025, bringing a unified platform for developer agents...more Defender for Cloud Apps Helps Protect Copilot Studio Agents November 13, 2025 Advanced real-time protection for Copilot Studio, a new Defender for Cloud Apps feature, offers an...more SQL Server Management Studio Update Will Integrate GitHub Copilot Updated: October 23, 2025 A new version of SQL Server Management Studio brings the most significant updates to the...more Deciphering Copilot Studio Licensing Updated: October 19, 2025 The licensing model for Copilot Studio has been in flux with changes arriving regularly throughout...more Understanding Copilot Studio Updated: October 12, 2025 Copilot Studio supports generative AI to reduce development effort and give agents advanced capabilities. Agents...more

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  Licensing Reference Visual Studio Professional Subscription Licenses non-production use of a broad array of Microsoft products; targets developers who do not...more   Licensing Reference Visual Studio Test Professional Subscription Licenses testing tools along with non-production use of a broad array of Microsoft software and...more   Licensing Reference Visual Studio Enterprise Subscription Licenses (mostly) non-production use of Microsoft products; targets developers requiring the most advanced debugging, diagnostics,...more   Licensing Reference Dataverse The primary database and file and log storage provider for Power Apps, Power Automate, Power...more   Licensing Reference Static Web Apps Base Static Web Apps pricing is determined by assigning each app to a Free or...more   Licensing Reference Maps Azure Maps provides geospatial data through rendered maps and APIs.   Product Reference Static Web Apps Static Web Apps provides a managed hosting option for static front ends and lightweight Web...more   Product Reference Chaos Studio Chaos Studio generates failures and degraded conditions on Azure resources so that development and IT...more   Product Reference Azure App Testing Azure App Testing is a service that combines the Azure Load Testing service and Azure...more   Product Reference Power Apps Power Apps is a visual application development environment for makers (also called citizen developers) to...more   Product Reference Power Automate Power Automate is a visual application development environment for makers to develop simple to moderately...more   Product Reference Power Pages Power Pages allows the creation and hosting of some types of Web sites (typically externally...more   Product Reference Application Insights Application Insights product entry.   Product Reference Deployment Environments Deployment Environments product entry.   Product Reference App Configuration App Configuration product entry.   Product Reference Maps Azure Maps provides geospatial data through rendered maps and APIs.

Application Platforms Roadmap

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