Database, Analytics, and AI/ML

New! 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 Restricted SharePoint Search Limits Copilot Results Updated: July 1, 2026 Update: Restricted SharePoint Search (RSS) in SharePoint Online will retire by Jan. 31, 2027, and...more Azure SQL Database DTUs: There’s a Better Way July 1, 2026 The Azure SQL Database DTU model bundles compute, memory, and storage that are easy to...more 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 What Data Does Azure Arc Share with Microsoft? April 29, 2026 Azure Arc is an increasingly necessary management framework for organizations, particularly those seeking to use...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

Per Core License Model Flowchart May 1, 2026 SQL Server Edition Packaging May 1, 2026 Reporting and Analytics Tools for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents April 7, 2026 Server Application Version Support March 17, 2026 GitHub Copilot Tier Comparison June 3, 2025 Navigating Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: May 11, 2025

  Licensing Reference Power Apps Power Apps is a visual application development environment for makers (also called citizen developers) to...more   Licensing Reference Power Automate Power Automate is a visual application development environment for makers to develop simple to moderately...more   Licensing Reference Power Pages Power Pages allows the creation and hosting of some types of Web sites (typically externally...more   Licensing Reference Azure Machine Learning Machine Learning charges for Azure resources consumed, including compute, storage, networking, model training, inference, and...more   Product Reference Azure Machine Learning Azure Machine Learning is Microsoft’s enterprise AI engineering and MLOps platform   Product Reference Functions Functions is Microsoft’s serverless platform for running code for business events, schedules, API calls, and...more   Licensing Reference Functions Azure Functions offers multiple hosting plans that address cost, performance, governance, and operational requirements.   Product Reference Azure SQL Azure SQL is an umbrella term for three cloud offerings: Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL...more   Licensing Reference Azure SQL Azure SQL is a family of SQL Server-based cloud database services with different deployment choices...more   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   Licensing Reference SQL Managed Instance A multitenant relational database service based on the latest version of SQL Server, designed for...more   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 SQL Database A relational database service based on the SQL Server database engine, designed primarily for modern...more   Product Reference SQL Managed Instance A PaaS database management offering designed for organizations seeking a cloud platform with the ability...more

Database, Analytics, and AI/ML Roadmap

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