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Holger Imbery

Holger Imbery

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Multi-Agent Orchestration with Copilot Studio — Part 3: The Build 2026 Rebuild

Microsoft rebuilt Copilot Studio at Build 2026: a four-surface agent model, Skills as Markdown, a Memory surface, a new agentic orchestrator, a new workflow designer, and convergence with Microsoft Foundry. What changed, what it means for the patterns in Parts 1 and 2, and how to think about the move.

Multi-Agent Orchestration with Copilot Studio — Part 2: In Practice

Four end-to-end scenarios on different orchestration patterns, a starter MCP server inventory, and the ten anti-patterns that recur in production Copilot Studio deployments.

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.

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.

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.

Copilot Studio Billing – A Short Answer to a Frequent Question

A frequent question around Microsoft Copilot Studio is: 'How does billing actually work, and where can I see what my agents consume?' The short answer is: Copilot Studio billing is usage-based and fully transparent through the built‑in Analytics experience.

Cowork's Limits and Known Constraints

The honest list of what Cowork cannot do today — by design or by current state — so you can plan rollouts without mid-pilot surprises.

Work Context: How to Attach Files and Ground Cowork

Attaching files and grounding Cowork with work context — supported file types, size limits, and the patterns that improve output quality.

Approvals, Pause/Resume, and the Tasks View

Cowork's control surface — per-action approvals with risk indicators, pause/resume, the Tasks view, and scheduled prompts.

Enterprise Search and Deep Research Skills

Enterprise Search and Deep Research in Cowork, including the Researcher agent with Critique and its measurable quality lift on DRACO.

Document Skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF

Cowork's document skills — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF — with working prompts and the cross-skill chains that deliver finished files.

Meetings and Daily Briefing Skills

Using the Meetings and Daily Briefing skills in Cowork for prep, recap, action items, and a prioritized morning view of your day.

Microsoft IQ: The New Intelligence Layer for Enterprise AI Agents

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.

Calendar Management and Scheduling Skills

Cowork's Scheduling and Calendar Management skills — finding times, sending invites, reviewing the week, and defending focus time.

The Email Skill in Cowork

Using Cowork's Email skill to triage, draft, and send mail in Outlook end-to-end — with approval prompts before anything leaves your tenant.

Custom Skills in Cowork: Hands-On with SKILL.md

Hands-on custom skills in Cowork — the SKILL.md format, OneDrive layout, a working weekly-report example, and the limits that still apply.

The 13 Built-In Skills of Cowork

Cowork's 13 built-in skills named and scoped — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Email, Scheduling, Meetings, Deep Research, and more.

Anthropic in Cowork: Subprocessor Status and EU Data Residency

Anthropic's role as a Microsoft subprocessor in Cowork, the default-state map by region, and the GDPR checklist before opting in.

Enabling Cowork: The Frontier Path

The four-step Frontier enrollment path for Cowork — tenant opt-in, admin account enrollment, user availability, and the first-run experience.

Microsoft Copilot Cowork: A Practical Introduction

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.

Connecting Azure Application Insights to Microsoft Copilot Studio: Unlocking Deep Analytics for Agentic Systems

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.

Building On‑Prem AI Agents with Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft Agent Framework

A practical architecture and implementation guide for deploying AI agents on-premises using Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft Agent Framework.

Testing Copilot Agents: When to Use Agent Evaluation vs. the Copilot Studio Kit

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, Foundry Local, and Microsoft 365 Local: A Comprehensive Guide for IT Architects and Decision-Makers

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.

Practical Guideline: How to Move Agents Beyond POCs and Deliver Real Enterprise Value

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: Why Microsoft's New License Is a Logical Step for Agent‑Driven Enterprises

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.

Introducing MATE: A Modular Testing Environment for 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.

Testing Copilot Studio Agents: Copilot Studio Kit vs. Agent Evaluation (Preview)

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.

Microsoft Frontier Agents: A Deep Technical Overview

An in-depth exploration of Microsoft Frontier Agents, their architecture, capabilities, and impact on enterprise AI transformation.

Ship Copilot Studio Agents with Confidence: Master Automated Testing with the Copilot Studio Kit

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.

Migrating from Agent Builder (Copilot Studio Lite) to Copilot Studio

A comprehensive guide to transitioning your conversational agents from the simplified Agent Builder within Microsoft 365 Copilot to the full-featured Copilot Studio environment, unlocking advanced capabilities for enterprise-scale AI solutions.

Building Intelligent, Agentic Applications in VS Code - A Technical Deep Dive into the AI Toolkit Extension Pack

Explore how the Visual Studio Code AI Toolkit Extension Pack enables seamless development of intelligent, agentic applications from local prototyping to cloud deployment with Microsoft Foundry. This article provides a technical deep dive into model selection, agent orchestration, MCP tool integration, evaluation pipelines, and runtime tracing, complete with YAML-to-code examples in Python and C#.

Designing a Multi-Agent System in Copilot Studio for Dynamics 365 Customer Service & Sales

High-volume inbound channels — emails, chats, and calls — drain service and sales teams when most queries are routine. A multi-agent system in Microsoft Copilot Studio can autonomously handle product lookups, quote generation, troubleshooting, and recruiting guidance, escalating only the exceptions to human reps. This article shows you how to architect, deploy, and govern specialized agents that integrate with Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Sales, cutting response times and freeing your teams for high-value work.

Copilot Studio Multi‑Agent Orchestration - Embedded Agents, Connected Agents, and MCP—Architecture, Advantages, and Implementation Patterns

Explore how Microsoft Copilot Studio's multi-agent orchestration enables specialized agents to collaborate across systems using embedded agents, connected agents, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Learn architectural trade-offs, governance implications, and practical implementation patterns to scale your agent ecosystem effectively.

Prioritize Hot Leads with AI - Connect to Dynamics 365 Sales Using Model Context Protocol

Learn how to leverage Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect AI agents with Dynamics 365 Sales for automated lead prioritization, improving sales efficiency, and pipeline quality.

Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) to Microsoft Copilot Studio — A Practical, No‑Code Guide

Unlock the power of specialized AI models in Microsoft Copilot Studio with a omplete Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) guide! Connect GPT-4.5, Llama, or your fine-tuned models directly into agents—no coding required. From setup to governance, learn how to build domain-specific, compliant AI solutions in just 10-15 minutes.

Integrating Outlook Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server with Copilot Studio Agents

Learn how to connect the Outlook Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to enable intelligent, email-driven automation workflows without writing code. This article covers configuration steps, available email operations, and a complete example of an autonomous agent handling order status inquiries.

Microsoft First‑Party Autonomous Agents for Dynamics 365 Sales and Operations

Technical overview and configuration guide for additional Microsoft first‑party autonomous agents for Dynamics 365 Sales and Service, including purpose, scope, expected outcomes, prerequisites, enablement steps, key configuration choices, and guardrails.

Microsoft First‑Party Autonomous Agents for Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Sales

Technical overview and configuration guide for Microsoft first‑party autonomous agents for Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Contact Center, and Sales, including purpose, scope, expected outcomes, prerequisites, enablement steps, key configuration choices, and guardrails.

Practical Governance for Microsoft Copilot Studio and the Power Platform

Practical strategies for IT and business managers to implement effective governance frameworks that balance innovation with security in Microsoft Copilot Studio and the Power Platform.

Integrating SAP with Copilot Studio Agents - Why it Matters, What to Build, and How to Deliver

This article explores how to integrate SAP systems with Microsoft Copilot Studio Agents, enabling AI-driven interactions and workflows within enterprise environments. It covers architecture, use cases, and best practices for leveraging SAP data in AI agents.

Microsoft Agent Framework - The open‑source engine for agentic AI — why it matters for businesses, low‑code makers, and pro‑code developers

Microsoft has open‑sourced Agent Framework, a unified SDK and runtime for building, orchestrating, and operating multi‑agent AI systems across Python and .NET, with open standards (MCP, A2A, OpenAPI), graph‑based workflows, observability via OpenTelemetry, and enterprise‑grade durability and governance. It consolidates the strengths of Semantic Kernel and AutoGen, enabling teams to prototype locally and then ship to Azure AI Foundry Agent Service, where agents are surfaced across Microsoft 365 endpoints—without the need to rewrite code.

Power Automate and Copilot Studio Autonomous Agents - Choosing the Right Tool for Your Automation Needs

A detailed comparison of Microsoft Power Automate and Copilot Studio autonomous agents, highlighting their differences, use cases, licensing, and implementation patterns to help you decide when to use each product individually or in combination.

Triggering the Backend - Integrating Azure AI Foundry with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Exploring the integration of Azure AI Foundry models into Microsoft Copilot Studio for enhanced custom agent capabilities.

Choosing Between Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry - A Comprehensive Guide

A detailed comparison of Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry, highlighting their strengths, ideal use cases, and how they can be combined for powerful AI solutions.

Copilot Studio licensing

Microsoft Copilot Studio offers a flexible licensing model built around Copilot Credits, with pay-as-you-go and subscription options to suit different organizational needs. This comprehensive guide explains how credits are consumed, tracked, and managed across various AI agent activities, helping organizations make informed decisions about their Copilot Studio implementation.

Comparing Copilot Studio Agent Builder and Microsoft Copilot Studio

A technical comparison of Copilot Studio Agent Builder and Microsoft Copilot Studio, highlighting their differences in target users, capabilities, integration options, customization, deployment, and governance.

Webchat Playground Tool in Copilot Studio Kit - easy customisation of Copilot webchat UI

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.

Copilot Studio - voice in customer service - an experimental approach with ACSforMCS

Exploring the integration of Azure Communication Services with Microsoft Copilot Studio to create a voice channel for customer interactions.

Copilot Studio Kit - you can't improve what you can't measure

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.

Copilot Studio Extension for VS Code - Enhancing AI Agent Development with an additional code view

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.

Add User Authentication to Topics

Learn how to add user authentication to specific topics in Microsoft Copilot Studio, enhancing security for sensitive information access.

Copilot Control System - Governing and Administering Copilot and AI Agents

The Copilot control system is an enterprise governance framework for managing AI assistants at scale. It provides comprehensive tools for securing AI data, administering copilots and agents, and measuring business impact. With this unified control system, organizations can confidently deploy Microsoft Copilot while maintaining compliance with security standards, managing permissions, and tracking adoption metrics. This article explores how different stakeholders—from IT admins to business leaders—use the control system to enable responsible AI innovation while mitigating risks

Autonomous Agents - The Future of Automation

Autonomous agents transform enterprise automation by combining AI-driven intelligence with real-time adaptability. Unlike traditional automation, these systems can perceive, decide, and act independently, continuously learning from data to optimize processes. This article explores how technologies like Microsoft's Copilot Studio are leading this evolution and why implementing autonomous agents is becoming a strategic imperative for forward-thinking organizations.

Agentic AI and Microsoft’s Autonomous Agents - An In-Depth Comparison

A comprehensive analysis of agentic AI and Microsoft's autonomous agents, exploring their unique features, use cases, and technological underpinnings.

Measuring for Improvement - Capturing Telemetry in Microsoft Copilot Studio with Azure Application Insights

Learn how to effectively capture and analyze telemetry data in Microsoft Copilot Studio using Azure Application Insights.

Empowering AI Agents with Deep Reasoning in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio's new deep reasoning models significantly advance AI agent capabilities, enabling complex problem-solving, logical analysis, and multi-step decision-making. This feature empowers organizations to build virtual agents that can analyze unstructured data, make contextual recommendations, and support sophisticated business processes—all while maintaining accuracy and thoughtful analysis. Learn how deep reasoning models are transforming AI agents from simple Q&A tools into powerful decision-support systems for business intelligence, operations, education, and customer support.

Creating Conversational AI with Microsoft Fabric Data Agents and Azure AI Agents

Learn how to build conversational AI applications using Microsoft Fabric Data Agents and Azure AI Agents.

Implementing Copilot Studio Agent flows

Agent flows are a powerful way to automate repetitive tasks and integrate your apps and services. These intelligent automation workflows can be triggered manually, by other automated events or agents, or based on a schedule, providing flexible options for process automation. By leveraging agent flows, organizations can streamline operations, reduce manual intervention, and ensure consistent execution of business processes.

Implementing Pay-As-You-Go Payment for Copilot Studio Agents and Agent Flows

This article explores the implementation of a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) payment model for Copilot Studio agents and agent flows, highlighting its economic advantages, practical setup guidance, and monitoring strategies. By adopting the PAYG model, organizations can optimize resource allocation, reduce upfront costs, and maintain operational continuity while leveraging advanced AI capabilities.

Integrating AI Builder Prompts into a Copilot Studio Agent

Learn how to integrate AI Builder prompts into Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to enhance workflows and productivity.

Use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Copilot Studio

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol designed to standardize how applications provide context to large language models (LLMs). It enables seamless connections to data sources and tools through a client-server architecture, offering features like pre-built integrations, flexibility, security, extensibility, and interoperability.

AI-Accelerated Customer Service - Transforming the Future of Customer Support

AI is revolutionizing customer service, offering solutions that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction. Microsoft's innovative AI-driven tools like Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Agents, Dynamics 365 Customer Service, and Dynamics 365 Contact Center are transforming customer service operations. This article explores how AI accelerates customer service and empowers agents.

Accelerate Your Journey to AI-First Selling

Microsoft's AI Accelerator for Sales is a groundbreaking initiative designed to revolutionize sales processes through AI-driven tools and intelligent agents. As a sales manager or business executive, you'll discover how this program can enhance productivity, streamline operations, and drive profitability. Learn from the success stories of industry leaders like Lenovo and Lexmark and find out how your organization can benefit from adopting these cutting-edge AI solutions.

Autonomous Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio - an overview

An article tailored for business leaders, IT professionals, and developers keen on leveraging AI to enhance their operations. Whether you're a seasoned developer looking to explore new tools or a business leader aiming to streamline processes, this guide will provide valuable insights into creating autonomous agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Creating an Agent for Microsoft Copilot Chat Using SharePoint as a Knowledge Source

explore how to create an intelligent agent for Microsoft Copilot Chat using SharePoint as a knowledge source. By leveraging SharePoint's robust document management capabilities, you can enhance information retrieval, automate responses, and improve overall efficiency in your organization.

Exploring Copilot Studio Features - Classic Orchestration and Generative Orchestration

exploring the features of Copilot Studio, focusing on classic and generative orchestration methods. This article is for you if you are a new user of Copilot Studio and want to learn about the fundamentals of the tool or if you are a seasoned user and want a recap on the functionality.

Copilot Studio - a curated link list

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. summary lede: Discover how Microsoft Copilot Studio empowers business users to create and customize AI agents with ease. This curated...

Transform Your Sales Operations - Integrate Salesforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365

Integrating Salesforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365 can revolutionize your sales operations. It automates repetitive tasks, provides real-time insights, and enhances collaboration across your team.

Extending Microsoft 365 Copilot with Copilot Studio with ServiceNow as an example

Extending Copilot for M365 with Copilot Studio gives you the ability to create tailored solutions that meet your specific needs and improve overall efficiency.

Comparison of Copilot Chat and Copilot for Microsoft 365

Microsoft offers two AI-driven productivity tools for daily work: Copilot Chat and Copilot for Microsoft 365. Both are engineered to enhance productivity and streamline workflows, yet they serve different purposes and offer unique functionalities....

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...

Copilot Studio - a curated link list

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Please find an updated version of this document here. Copilot Studio is a dynamic platform that enhances the creative process and is...

Step-by-Step Guide to Launching an Enterprise Chat Application with Azure AI Studio

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. After thoroughly examining the insights from my comprehensive article on the ‘build versus buy’ dilemma, you’ve reached a strategic d...

Choosing Generative AI Solutions - Build Your Own or Use Microsoft Copilot?

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In the realm of artificial intelligence, particularly regarding generative pre-trained transformers (GPT), organizations often engage...

The New Voice Capabilities of Copilot Studio - A Comprehensive Overview

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. This article is the second in a mini-series. In the first part, I discussed integrating the voice channel for Dynamics 365 Contact Ce...

Enhance Customer Service with Dynamics 365's Integrated Voice Channel

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Unleashing the Power of AI with Copilot in Dynamics 365 Sales

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In the fast-paced sales world, staying on top of leads and opportunities can be daunting. But what if you had an AI assistant to help...

Copilot for Dynamics 365 Customer Service - A Comprehensive Guide

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service has introduced a game-changing feature known as Copilot. This AI-powered tool is designed to ...

Microsoft Copilot - a curated link list

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. The Microsoft Copilot Family introduces a revolutionary way to interact with technology. It offers a suite of AI-powered tools design...

Revolutionizing Customer Service The Power of Copilot Studio Voice Copilots in Dynamics 365

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In today’s fast-paced business world, delivering outstanding customer service is essential. Companies need efficient and effective so...

Enhancing Customer Connections The Power of Preferred Agent Routing in Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In the dynamic world of omnichannel contact centers, the concept of preferred agent routing stands out as a cornerstone for deliverin...

Enhancing Whiteboard Capabilities with Copilot

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Introducing Copilot in Whiteboard - an innovative tool that revolutionizes how you create and collaborate on ideas and projects. Copi...

Streamline Your Excel Work - Effective Data Management with Copilot

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Excel is designed to enhance productivity by assisting with data analysis, comprehension, and visualizat...

Improve Your PowerPoint Slides with Creativity Tools from Microsoft 365 Copilot

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In the current landscape of digital solutions, Copilot for Microsoft 365 emerges as a pivotal tool within Microsoft 365. This article...

Kickstart Your Experience with Copilot in Microsoft Teams Meetings

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. During a meeting Incorporate Copilot into Teams meetings to efficiently summarize crucial discussion points, track contributions and...

Utilize CoPilot for Microsoft 365 to enhance the effectiveness of your email

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an AI-powered tool that can improve email communication in many ways. Here are some methods to...

Using Microsoft Copilot in Word

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Copilot in Word is a revolutionary tool that uses AI to assist you in writing any document. Whether you need to create a report, a bl...

Enjoy Copilot's writing assistance anywhere in your browser at no extra charge

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Copilot is an intelligent AI assistant that simplifies workflow and increases productivity. It helps you draft, edit, and polish your...

Microsoft 365 (graph-grounded) Chat Prompts

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Writing good prompts can be straightforward, but following specific rules is essential. Please refer to an article on this blog about...

The Evolution of Interaction - An Essay on Copilot (graph grounded) Chat

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. In technological advancements, the emergence of AI-driven chat interfaces represents a significant leap forward in human-computer int...

Unlocking Productivity and Creativity - Harnessing the Power of Microsoft 365 Copilot with good prompts

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. With Microsoft 365 Copilot, you can boost your productivity and creativity with the help of an AI assistant. It leverages LLMs, an ar...

Future Improvements for CoPilot Studio Voicebots - A Roadmap Update

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Voice bots, also known as voice-based virtual assistants, are revolutionizing customer service by offering a range of benefits that e...

How Human Handover in Chatbots Improves Customer Service

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Chatbots are increasingly popular and effective for automating customer service and offering immediate responses to common inquiries....

Add a Copilot Studio Bot to Dynamics 365 Customer Service for Improved Assistance

Heads up: Technology moves fast. Parts of this article may no longer reflect current features or best practices. Omnichannel for Customer Service augments the functionality of Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise by offering many features. Th...

Exploring the Potential of Retrieval-Augmented Generation using Azure Open AI Solutions and build your ownGPT

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Leveraging Dynamics 365 Customer Service for a Superior Digital Contact Center Experience

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Verify Users with a Single-Use Password in Text Chat

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SharePoint Integration Add Your Custom Microsoft Copilot Studio Copilot with SSO Support

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Mastering ALM (Application LifeCycle Management) for Microsoft Power Platform - A Comprehensive Guide (Part 6 - digging deeper)

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Mastering ALM (Application LifeCycle Management) for Microsoft Power Platform - A Comprehensive Guide (Part 5 - approval with pipeline)

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Multilingual Magic: Power Virtual Agents / CoPilots for Global Engagement (preview)

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Mastering ALM (Application LifeCycle Management) for Microsoft Power Platform - A Comprehensive Guide (Part 4 - working with pipelines)

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Mastering ALM (Application LifeCycle Management) for Microsoft Power Platform - A Comprehensive Guide (Part 3 - working with solutions)

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Mastering ALM (Application LifeCycle Management) for Microsoft Power Platform - A Comprehensive Guide (Part 2 - environment setup)

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Mastering ALM (Application LifeCycle Management) for Microsoft Power Platform - A Comprehensive Guide (Part 1 - the basics)

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Revolutionizing Bot Building - Unleash the Power of Generative Actions in Power Virtual Agents

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Create Your ownGPT in a Protected Way and Advance Its Potential (Part 5) - Refine and enhance knowledge on your own data

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Create Your ownGPT in a Protected Way and Advance Its Potential (Part 4) - adding additional channels and take action on your data

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Create Your ownGPT in a Protected Way and Advance Its Potential (Part 3) - activate chat history for adding a more convenient way to work!

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Create Your ownGPT in a Protected Way and Advance Its Potential (Part 2) - Incorporating your own data to create unique experiences

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Create Your "ownGPT" in a Protected Way and Advance Its Potential (Part 1) - a simple web chat experience targeting chatGPT through AOAI

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Azure OpenAI Services as a CoPilot in Visual Studio Code

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Azure OpenAi services: working with your own data without compromising your intellectual property

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Customer Service Automation: The Perfect Duo of Dynamics 365 Customer Service & Power Virtual Agent

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Elevate Your Dynamics 365 Customer Service with the Voice Channel: A Simple Guide

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Generative Answers with Power Virtual Agents

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Enhancing Customer Support with Power Virtual Agent Copilot

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Power Virtual Agent in a Day - a curated link list

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service: Effortlessly Detect Clients in Conversations

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service: Assessing Customer Experience with Surveys

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Creating Multilingual Chatbots with Power Virtual Agents: 3 Workarounds to Get Started

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Transform your AI assistants with the ability to generate answers, perform actions, and additional features using Microsoft Power Virtual Agents

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Business Process Automation for Sustainability: Why It Matters

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Power Virtual Agents and PowerFX: A Sneak Peek

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Power Virtual Agents: Find Online Content-Based Topic Suggestions

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Bot Framework Composer and Power Virtual Agents: Why It's Time to Make the Switch

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Comparing Power Virtual Agents for Microsoft Teams vs Standalone Subscription: Which One to Choose?

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Azure OpenAI Services: Mastering the Art of Text Creation and Modification

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Creating Powerful Bots with Power Virtual Agents' Natural Language Understanding and Custom Entities

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Azure OpenAI Services: Getting started.

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Power Virtual Agents - Create and Edit with Copilot (preview)

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Power Virtual Agents - GPT based conversation booster (preview)

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Dynamics 365 Customer service - always an answer to every question

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Power Virtual Agents: Use OpenAI GPT-3.5 as a helper for trigger phrases and custom entities

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Dynamics 365 Customer service: Realtime translation to break barriers in text chats.

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Dynamics 365 customer service - configure call recording and transcription for voice bots and agent dialogues

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personalized customer experience with voice bots and Dynamics 365 Customer Service

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service - escalating to a Teams User

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service Voice Channel

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Multilingual IVR Replacement for Dynamics 365 Customer Service (Voice Bot)

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Power Virtual Agents extensions for Dynamics 365 (workaround on installation hiccups)

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The Chitchat of the other kind - ChatGPT in Power Virtual Agents

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service with Power Virtual Agents - Part 2 (automation with voice/voice bots)

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Dynamics 365 Customer Service with Power Virtual Agents - Part 1 (automation with text chat)

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Power Virtual Agents - a low-code platform for conversational assistants

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Use CRM Data in your Power Virtual Agent Voice Bot

Use CRM data to make automated voice bot conversations more personal and relevant to your customer.

Give your Bots a voice

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Extend Power Virtual Agent with Azure Cognitive Services

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Power Virtual Agents Application Lifecycle Management

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Build your first (voice-)bot with Microsoft Power Virtual Agent

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