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 Webchat Playground in the Copilot Studio Kit is a practical utility for customising the user interface of agent webchats. It streamlines the design process by offering a visual editor, live preview, and export capabilities. For developers working with Microsoft Copilot Studio, this tool provides a structured and efficient way to align chat interfaces with organisational branding and accessibility standards.
Exploring the integration of Azure Communication Services with Microsoft Copilot Studio to create a voice channel for customer interactions.
Copilot Studio Kit enhances Microsoft Copilot Studio with powerful tools for testing, monitoring, and optimizing AI agents. This solution enables organizations to measure agent performance through automated testing, conversation analytics, and advanced monitoring, allowing data-driven improvements to custom AI solutions. By providing robust quality assurance and governance capabilities, the Kit helps ensure AI agents deliver reliable, high-quality responses while meeting enterprise requirements for scalability and compliance.
a structured approach to building and deploying AI agents
Copilot Studio (Preview) is a Visual Studio Code extension developed by Microsoft to streamline creating and managing custom agents within the VS Code environment. By integrating with Microsoft Copilot Studio, this extension lets developers work on AI agent components using VS Code's powerful editing features.
Learn how to add user authentication to specific topics in Microsoft Copilot Studio, enhancing security for sensitive information access.
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