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.
Discover ten core principles to transition AI agents from ideation to measurable business impact, including anchoring in real processes, maintaining scope discipline, integrating with live input channels, enforcing production-grade behavior, and planning for long-term flexibility.
Microsoft 365 E7, announced in March 2026, represents a strategic evolution of Microsoft's enterprise licensing to accommodate the rise of AI agents. This article explores what E7 includes, why it was created, and how it benefits organizations leveraging AI agents.
As AI agents become integral to business processes, reliable and repeatable testing is essential for confidence in deployment. This article introduces the Multi-Agent Test Environment (MATE) – an enterprise-grade framework for automated testing of AI agents across platforms and frameworks – and explains how its modular design addresses key challenges in agent testing. We explore why testing AI agents is critical, delve into MATE's architecture and features, compare MATE with alternative testing approaches, and outline MATE's roadmap, including red-team testing, enhanced cloud deployment, and support for emerging agent frameworks.
Choosing the right testing tool for your Copilot Studio agents: A detailed comparison of Copilot Studio Kit and Agent Evaluation (preview) to help you decide when to use each tool for optimal agent quality.
An in-depth exploration of Microsoft Frontier Agents, their architecture, capabilities, and impact on enterprise AI transformation.
Master automated testing for Copilot Studio agents with the Copilot Studio Kit. Learn Phase-4 testing practices, multi-turn validation, compliance checks, and how to integrate tests into Power Platform pipelines for enterprise-grade deployments.
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