AI & Machine Learning

Enterprise Agents at Scale: Control Improves, Costs Follow June 26, 2026 Enterprise AI agents represent an operating model shift, with implications for governance, costs, and accountability....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 Microsoft 365 E7 Suite Available: It’s All About AI Updated: June 20, 2026 Unlike the E3 and E5 tiers of Microsoft 365, E7 is likely of very limited...more M365 Copilot Adds Choice (and Risk) with Anthropic’s Claude Updated: June 12, 2026 Microsoft has partnered with Anthropic, adding its Claude models to Microsoft 365 (M365) Copilot. Claude’s...more Foundry IQ: Know Your Risks May 21, 2026 Foundry IQ addresses the challenge of harnessing fragmented, inconsistent, and ungoverned enterprise data so that...more Four Ways to Pay for Copilot Studio Agents: Which to Use? Updated: May 18, 2026 Copilot Studio agent pricing is consumption-based in many cases, and it depends on the type...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 Dynamics 365 MCP Servers Show Strategic Development Shift May 11, 2026 Dynamics 365 Model Context Protocol servers are a new development option that provides standardized access...more Understanding Microsoft Agent Technology: Start Here May 10, 2026 Customers must understand what agents are, their benefits, costs, risks, development options, and other aspects....more Dual‑Model Researcher: OpenAI Meets Anthropic April 27, 2026 Multi-model modes may improve first-draft reliability of Researcher, but outputs need review and validation. Computer...more SharePoint’s New UI Is All About AI April 15, 2026 SharePoint Online’s UI change, which will be mandatory by May 2026, reorganizes how employees work...more Choosing Among Microsoft’s Many Copilot and Agent Reporting Tools April 7, 2026 Several tools provide reporting, analytics, and insights into Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent usage within...more M365 Agent Value Could Be Revealed by New Agent Dashboard Updated: March 30, 2026 The new Agent Dashboard in Viva Insights shows metrics of deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot-based agents...more Foundry Local Lags Competition March 23, 2026 Foundry Local is a free command-line tool that lets developers run selected open-source AI models...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

Reporting and Analytics Tools for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents April 7, 2026 GitHub Copilot Tier Comparison June 3, 2025 Navigating Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: May 11, 2025

  Licensing Reference Foundry Tools Foundry Tools pricing is fragmented across AI services and tools.   Product Reference Foundry Tools Foundry Tools helps organizations build AI solutions faster by providing ready-made capabilities   Product Reference Copilot Studio Copilot Studio is a service that allows makers to create, edit, and run agents, which...more   Licensing Reference Microsoft Foundry Microsoft Foundry is an Azure platform service, consolidating agents, models, and tools with enterprise capabilities   Product Reference Foundry Control Plane Foundry Control Plane is the management layer within Foundry for AI agents, models, and tools.   Licensing Reference Azure AI Search AI Search is an always on service using a capacity-based cost model   Licensing Reference GitHub Copilot GitHub Copilot is a natural language-based assistant AI tool that can generate code for developers...more   Product Reference Azure AI Search Azure AI Search is a managed service for classic or AI-assisted search.   Product Reference Foundry Agent Service Foundry Agent Service provides a managed control plane for building, deploying, and operating AI agents   Product Reference Microsoft Foundry Microsoft Foundry is an Azure platform service, consolidating agents, models, and tools with enterprise capabilities.   Licensing Reference Foundry Models Microsoft Foundry Models enables developers to use large language models (LLMs) developed by OpenAI, Anthropic,...more   Product Reference Foundry Models Microsoft Foundry Models enables developers to use large language models (LLMs) developed by OpenAI, Anthropic,...more   Licensing Reference Microsoft 365 Copilot Packaging Illustration + caption enumerates the Copilot-branded generative artificial intelligence capabilities added to Microsoft 365 and...more   Product Reference Foundry Foundry   Product Reference Azure OpenAI Service Azure OpenAI service enables developers to use large language models (LLMs) developed by OpenAI (a...more   Product Reference Microsoft Search Microsoft Search is the enterprise search engine for Microsoft 365

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