App Development

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 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 Deciphering Power Apps Licensing Updated: March 12, 2026 Update: The Power Apps Per App licensing option has been discontinued as of Jan. 2,...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 Agent 365: Microsoft Attempts to Herd Your AI Agents November 24, 2025 Microsoft Agent 365 offers a new set of capabilities that seeks to help organizations improve...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 Copilot Studio Benefits and Risks Updated: October 5, 2025 Copilot Studio is a low-code tool for building natural language assistants called agents that help...more SQL Data Sync’s Retirement Highlights the Future of Azure SQL Offerings September 4, 2025 Azure SQL Data Sync is retiring in Sept. 2027 with no explanation or straightforward migration...more

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  Product Reference Other Runtime and APIs Description of Office Add-ins, Visual Basic 6.0, and other supported runtimes and APIs.   Licensing Reference MSDN The term Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is mostly phased out as a brand name but...more   Licensing Reference MSDN Platforms Per-user license covering non-production use of a broad array of Microsoft products; targets operations personnel...more   Licensing Reference Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) was the previous name of Azure DevOps Server, which...more   Licensing Reference Azure DevOps Server Windows Server-based software that provides source code control, project and build management, test execution, and...more   Licensing Reference Azure DevOps Server Express A free edition of Azure DevOps Server, a Windows Server-based application lifecycle management tool for...more   Licensing Reference GitHub Copilot GitHub Copilot is a natural language-based assistant AI tool that can generate code for developers...more   Licensing Reference Team Foundation Server Windows Server-based software that provides source code control, project and build management, test execution, and...more   Licensing Reference Team Foundation Server Express A free edition of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, a Windows Server-based application lifecycle management...more   Licensing Reference Azure DevOps Services An online service that that provides source code control, project and build management, test execution,...more   Licensing Reference Power Apps Packaging Illustration shows Power Apps packaging and the features of purchasing options.   Licensing Reference Power Automate Packaging Illustration shows Power Automate license types and the features of each.   Licensing Reference Power Apps Power Apps allows the creation of line-of-business apps by citizen developers (also referred to as...more   Licensing Reference Power Automate Power Automate is a low-code platform for developing, publishing, and running simple to moderately complex...more   Licensing Reference Power Pages Power Pages allows the creation of certain types of (typically external) Web sites without relying...more   Licensing Reference Copilot Studio Copilot Studio provides makers (also known as citizen developers) with low-code tools to build agents...more

Application Platforms Roadmap

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