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A Third Harness for Customer Conversations: What Changes for Contact Center Agents in Copilot Studio

Copilot Studio now has three harnesses, and the new Customer Conversation harness is built for voice and chat with customers. What it means for architecture, memory, biometrics, escalation, cost, and governance.

Agent FinOps in the Microsoft Ecosystem - Rev2

A living article on Copilot and agent costs. Where Copilot, Cowork, Copilot Studio, and Foundry agents show their costs, which controls actually stop spending, how to charge costs back, and what Microsoft has changed recently.

Understanding Microsoft Copilot Licensing - Rev2

A living article on what Copilot costs. What the Copilot license costs, how Copilot Credits work, which features use them, and what Microsoft has announced next.

Understanding Microsoft Power Platform Licensing Rev.7

A practitioner's reference for Power Platform core, Copilot Studio, Dataverse, Dynamics 365 Contact Center, and Dynamics 365 Customer Service.

Tech Hint - Consult and transfer from Dynamics 365 Customer Service or Contact Center to Microsoft Teams

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Suppose you have upgraded to the enhanced voice experience (vNext) in Dynamics 365 Customer Service / Contact Center. In that case, y...

Enhance Your Automated Customer Service by Giving Virtual Agents a Face and Personality

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In today’s customer service landscape, virtual agents in text chats and voice calls have become quite common. However, it’s time to m...

Revolutionizing Teamwork - Unleashing the Power of Copilot Pages for Seamless Document Collaboration with Links for IT-Admins

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In recent weeks, we’ve gained the ability to collaborate in groups and teams on documents using Copilot. This new feature, Copilot Pa...

Enhance Your Copilot for Microsoft 365 Experience - When Plain Copilot Isn't Enough

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In today’s fast-paced digital world, the need for efficient and reliable tools has never been greater. Extending Copilot for Microsof...

Easy Steps to Create Multilingual IVRs with Copilot Studio in Dynamics 365 Customer Service or ContactCenter

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. For effective multilingual customer service, it is essential to have voice Copilot custom agents that can operate in multiple languag...

Azure AI Studio - a curated list

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Azure AI Studio emerges as a beacon of innovation in the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI). Offering a suite...

Hello, I’m Holger

I connect enterprise AI architecture with practical implementation, and share what I learn along the way.

I’m a Principal Architect at NTT DATA, Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), based in Berlin. My work focuses on agentic AI, intelligent automation, and the Microsoft ecosystem. I help organizations move from promising demonstrations to secure, scalable, well-governed solutions. That means connecting technology choices with business processes, enterprise data, operational ownership, and measurable outcomes.

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