It started with a naming collision. Within weeks of each other, Anthropic and Microsoft both shipped a product called Cowork. Both powered by Anthropic models. Both promising to handle complex tasks on your behalf. And both landing in the inboxes of IT teams,...
AI Agents
Agent Lifecycle Management – Part 4
Why AI Agents Need Their Own Identity AI agents are no longer just assistants. They increasingly act as autonomous digital workers: they interpret goals, select tools, trigger workflows, call APIs, and interact with business-critical systems like SharePoint, Dynamics,...
How OneDrive agents and agent mode deepen your daily workflow
Last month, I wrote about how Copilot supports the full meeting lifecycle. From preparing in Outlook to structured summaries in Teams and better follow-up afterwards. What stood out to me while writing that blog was how Copilot is slowly moving closer to the core of...
Building an AI-Powered Election Tool: Speed, Safety, and Transparency in Practice
This session explored how AI can be used responsibly to support democratic processes. Led by Daniel Etten, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, the session walked through the creation of a website for the Dutch elections that helps voters determine their own...
Agent Cleanup: Microsoft’s Lifecycle Controls for Orphaned Agents
As we spoke about in our previous blog in the series (The Ghosts in Your Tenant: Why Orphaned Agents Matter More Than You Think), ownerless agents carry significant security, compliance, governance and operational risks for organizations. These risks can lead to...
The Ghosts in Your Tenant: Why Orphaned Agents Matter More Than You Think
We’ve all seen it happen.An AI agent built for a short-term project, still lingering months later. Nobody remembers who built it, the data connections are stale, and when someone tries to use it… errors. Welcome to the world of orphaned agents – the silent ghosts in...
When AI Agents Go Rogue: How the New Apps & Agents View in Purview DSPM for AI Brings Peace of Mind
AI agents are transforming how work gets done. From summarizing documents to drafting reports, they save hours and help teams focus on higher-value tasks. But with every new agent comes a new security question: what data are they touching, and how well is it...





