Understanding Microsoft Power Platform Licensing: A Practitioner's Reference
A practitioner's reference for Power Platform core, Copilot Studio, Dataverse, Dynamics 365 Contact Center, and Dynamics 365 Customer Service.
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A practitioner's reference for Power Platform core, Copilot Studio, Dataverse, Dynamics 365 Contact Center, and Dynamics 365 Customer Service.
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.
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 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.
Microsoft's new 'IQ' layers - Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and Foundry IQ - provide AI agents with deep organizational context across work, data, and knowledge domains. Here's what they are, why they matter for enterprise AI, and how developers can use them to build smarter agents.
The four-step Frontier enrollment path for Cowork — tenant opt-in, admin account enrollment, user availability, and the first-run experience.
A hands-on guide to Microsoft Copilot Cowork: what it is, how it works, and how to use it effectively in your Microsoft 365 environment.
Transform your Copilot Studio agents from a black box into a fully observable, debuggable system. Learn how to connect Azure Application Insights for enterprise-grade monitoring, real-time diagnostics, and data-driven optimization that reduces support costs, improves user satisfaction, and demonstrates measurable ROI.
A practical architecture and implementation guide for deploying AI agents on-premises using Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft Agent Framework.
On March 31, 2026, Microsoft launched Agent Evaluation in general availability, fundamentally changing how teams validate Copilot agents. This guide explains how Agent Evaluation and the Copilot Studio Kit serve different—but complementary—roles in your quality assurance strategy, and when to use each one.
Azure Local is Microsoft's distributed infrastructure solution that extends Azure capabilities to customer-owned environments. This article provides a comprehensive overview of Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft 365 Local, their use cases, deployment options, and best practices for IT architects and decision-makers considering on-premises Azure solutions. With an appendix on agentic AI use cases on Azure Local and Foundry Local.
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I’m a Microsoft MVP, specializing in agentic AI, autonomous systems, and the Microsoft Power Platform—with a focus on Copilot Studio and Azure AI Services. This blog provides practical insights and real-world approaches to building secure, scalable, and responsible AI solutions. Your feedback is always welcome—let’s start the conversation.