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Notes from the trenches of real projects. What worked, what didn't, and why — no marketing spin.

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Cost optimization for agentic systems

With agents, a single request can fan out into model calls, retrievals, retries, and tool actions that cost far more than the prompt suggests. Here's how I measure, allocate, and govern that full cost — not just the token line — and tie it to outcomes.

Understanding Microsoft Power Platform Licensing: A Practitioner's Reference (Rev. 3)

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

Creating Skills for Copilot Studio Agents: How to use the SKILL.md and Behavior-as-Code

This write-up shows how to build Skills in the new Copilot Studio agent experience. It covers the SKILL.md format, bundling scripts and resources, authoring and uploading, how the orchestrator uses them, and governance. It is separate from the legacy Bot Framework skill.

Multi-Agent Orchestration with Copilot Studio — Part 1: Foundations

A long-form, end-to-end foundation for building multi-agent systems in Microsoft Copilot Studio — when to split, the five surfaces, four patterns, and the two open standards (MCP and A2A) that make the whole thing composable.

Teams Phone Agent and Custom Voice Agents in Copilot Studio: A Practitioner's Guide

How Teams Phone Agent's out-of-the-box voice experience and custom Copilot Studio voice agents bring conversational AI to Microsoft Teams Phone — capabilities, call-flow design, setup, gating, and consumption billing in the Frontier preview.

Power Platform Governance: A Practitioner's Reference (Part 2)

Part 2 of a two-part guide to managing and securing Power Platform environments within Microsoft 365 — Copilot Studio governance, agent authentication, ALM and pipelines, solution checker, licensing, and change management.

Power Platform Governance: A Practitioner's Reference (Part 1)

Part 1 of a two-part guide to managing and securing Power Platform environments within Microsoft 365 — environment strategy, the default environment, Managed Environments, environment groups, DLP, tenant isolation, identity, and monitoring.

Microsoft Agent 365: The Control Plane for AI Agents Is Now Generally Available

Microsoft Agent 365 reached general availability on 1 May 2026. Here is what the service is, why it matters for organizations already using Microsoft 365 Copilot, what changes operationally, and how to take the first steps after acquiring a license.

What Is Next: E7, Agent 365, and the Researcher

Where Cowork fits in Microsoft's broader agent strategy — M365 E7, Agent 365, the Researcher with Critique, and what to plan for next.

Hello, I’m Holger

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Low Code Hacker | Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform & Azure Architect

I’m a Microsoft MVP focused on agentic AI, intelligent agents, and enterprise AI solutions. Using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry, I design and build systems that help people and organizations work smarter. This blog is a collection of field notes, practical insights, and real-world experiences—from architecture and orchestration patterns to lessons learned along the way. Your feedback is always welcome—let’s continue the conversation.

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