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Build 2025 Key Updates and Announcements<\/h3>\n

The key takeaway from Microsoft Build 2025? The AI agentic future is here \u2014 and is here to stay. That means that if businesses want to continue to optimize and grow, the way they operate will need to fundamentally change. And that\u2019s why Microsoft is increasing access to agentic services, making it easier for developers to create more powerful tools. Let\u2019s dive into some of the key announcements from Build 2025. For more information about what else was announced, check out the Microsoft Build 2025 Book of News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studios \u2013 Innovating the Way We Work<\/h3>\n

Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studios are continuously improving their capabilities to not only design user interfaces for AI but also to leverage agents in automating and streamlining business processes effectively.<\/p>\n

Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning \u2013 Generally Available<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was big. Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning now empowers organizations to customize AI models effortlessly using their own data, workflows and processes. With multi-agent orchestration, teams of agents collaborate seamlessly under human supervision, driving efficiency and innovation. This feature accelerates deployment, reduces costs and bolsters security, making cutting-edge AI accessible to businesses faster than ever. Organizations can train models and build precise, task-specific agents using their own knowledge \u2014 all without writing a single line of code. Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning is available for organizations with 5,000 seats or more. There will be more updates that continue to roll out, so make sure you join our Microsoft Monthly Update webinars and read the monthly update blogs to stay up-to-date.<\/p>\n

Key Copilot Studios Agent and Feature Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Copilot Studios is now able to drive seamless multi-agent orchestration, connecting agents across Copilot Studio, Azure and Fabric for efficient data exchange and task distribution. Developers can integrate their own models from Azure, gaining access to over 1,900 specialized and proprietary models. As this revolutionary agentic web redefines AI-driven software development, users can deploy agents to operate in various contexts.<\/p>\n

Microsoft drove home this innovation with a live demo, where a Copilot agent tackled troubleshooting tasks, analyzed coding errors, developed new features and built an entire project \u2014 all from scratch. If you\u2019ve been wanting a game-changing approach that streamlines workflows and accelerates productivity, this is it.<\/p>\n

Copilot Wave 2 Spring Release \u2013 Generally Available and Coming Soon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that Researcher and Analyst<\/a> were going to be available for Microsoft 365 Copilot. This is a first-of-its-kind feature, as Researcher and Analyst help create reasoning agents for work. In addition, the new Agent store makes finding, using and highlighting a range of agents much easier. This includes pre-built agents, as well as access to agents from partners that are pre-built into Microsoft 365 Copilot.<\/p>\n

Copilot Search was also announced, which aids in providing you more context-aware and deeper searches from your organization\u2019s data and applications.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Copilot Notebooks provides the ability to pull together a variety of content from various sources, including notes, meetings and documents, streamlining the way in which Copilot accesses your graph data. Learn more about what else is included in Wave 2 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Azure and Foundry<\/h3>\n

There are some truly exciting Azure announcements this year that have us completely rethinking the way we approach Data and AI development. From groundbreaking services to innovative agent capabilities, Microsoft shared lots of new and updated services in the Azure world. Below we\u2019ve summarized the top Azure announcements to keep you at the cutting edge of AI development.<\/p>\n

Azure AI Foundry Agent Service \u2013 General Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exciting news for AI developers!<\/strong>\u202fMicrosoft has announced the general availability of the Azure AI Foundry Agent Service. This powerful service is designed to help professional developers create, deploy and scale enterprise-grade AI agents to automate complex business processes.<\/p>\n

Key Features and Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n