New functionality in Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, and GitHub brings major advances in building and managing AI agents while selecting the optimal model for developer flexibility.

This week’s Build conference featured a new round of AI agent interoperability initiatives from Microsoft, with a particular focus on Model Context Protocol (MCP) and new servers.

Microsoft’s latest announcements boost agentic AI adoption with Copilot Tuning, multi-agent orchestration, and new developer tools for accessible, enterprise-ready AI.

Microsoft and OpenAI are reshaping their partnership, paving the way for an IPO and new strategic dynamics in AI leadership.

At SAP Sapphire, SAP counters the “apps collapse” narrative by asserting that AI agents will enhance enterprise applications.

Microsoft partners with AI software provider Gong to deliver the latter’s sales intelligence directly into customers’ software ecosystem for higher sales performance.

Security executive Krista Arndt explains how Security Copilot, agents improve response time to security incidents, accelerate training of new security professionals.

At SAP Sapphire, the company is expected to address five critical issues, including AI’s role in applications, data strategy, and hyperscaler trends, which will determine whether it can sustain its lead as the world’s fastest-growing enterprise software vendor.

Workday rejects the agentic AI hype, instead emphasizing practical business outcomes with its expanding AI portfolio aimed at delivering measurable impact across functions.

Microsoft outlines its vision for building AI-first companies by integrating agentic AI, Copilot, and human collaboration across its business applications suite.

Data.world acquisition, partnerships with key enteprise software players, and wide range of new AI agents enhance the company’s objective to be the core enterprise software platform.

ServiceNow CEO taps into similar perspective as Microsoft CEO on the impact that AI agents will have on enterprise apps.

At ServiceNow Knowledge 25, CEO Bill McDermott commented on the era of agentic AI and how the applications business will be impacted.

Microsoft brings Agent2Agent (A2A) to Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio, accelerating the era of agentic AI through open protocol interoperability.

Adam Lieberman details AI focus at financial software provider Finastra: enterprise efficiency, devleoper productivity, and client commercialization. He also outlines the firm’s work with Microsoft.

IBM has launched a dedicated Microsoft practice within its consulting arm to help clients accelerate AI-driven digital transformation, reduce costs, and navigate the complexities of enterprise modernization.

SignUp Software’s Laura Daley describes the enhancements to the company’s Partner Portal, which aims to equip sellers with training materials and resources.

ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott warns of outdated software, urging leaders to embrace agentic AI and transformative platforms to survive and thrive.

ServiceNow unveils powerful tools to unify AI agents, workflows, and data across platforms at Knowledge25.

Despite Microsoft’s dominance in current cloud revenue, Oracle’s 63% RPO growth signals a potential reshaping of the Cloud Wars power dynamic.

Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and Google reveal surprising shifts in cloud leadership through RPO and backlog growth figures.

With cloud revenue rivaling AWS and Google Cloud combined, Microsoft silences talk of an AI slowdown.

Microsoft’s blowout Q3 results and $315B in future cloud business crush AI slowdown fears and expose the absurdity of recent data center panic.

Microsoft’s new “computer use” feature in Copilot Studio allows AI agents to interact with desktop apps and websites through GUIs — paving the way for more powerful, intuitive automation.

Despite media hype, hyperscalers like AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Microsoft are massively investing in AI and cloud infrastructure, not scaling back.

Brian Solis shares insights from the upcoming Knowledge25, focusing on how leadership mindset and AI innovation are shaping tomorrow’s enterprises.

Data from security firm Harmonic finds the typical organization has hundreds of AI apps in use, many of them unmanaged, while a majority of firms lack adequate governance strategies.