I have written a three-part series of blog posts on Microsoft 365 Agents. You should read, understand, and practice the following three Microsoft 365 Agents blog posts in this order: Microsoft 365 Agents: Introduction and Understanding Microsoft 365 Agents: Agent Types, Creation of Agents Microsoft 365 Agents: Deployment, Management, and Advanced Concepts 1. Deploying an Agent Creating an agent and deploying an agent are different activities. Creation The maker/developer creates and tests the agent. Publishing The maker publishes a usable version. Deployment The organization makes the agent available to users. Assignment The administrator determines who receives it. Microsoft’s current deployment model allows administrators to deploy agents to: The entire organization… Read More
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I have written a three-part series of blog posts on Microsoft 365 Agents. You should read, understand, and practice the following three Microsoft 365 Agents blog posts in this order: Microsoft 365 Agents: Introduction and Understanding Microsoft 365 Agents: Agent Types, Creation of Agents Microsoft 365 Agents: Deployment, Management, and Advanced Concepts What Is a Microsoft 365 Agent? A Microsoft 365 agent is an AI-powered assistant designed to perform a specific business function rather than simply provide general-purpose chat. An agent can: Understand natural-language requests Search organizational knowledge Reason over information Summarize and analyze documents Answer questions Retrieve information from Microsoft 365 Execute actions Call business systems and APIs Trigger… Read More
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I have written a three-part series of blog posts on Microsoft 365 Agents. You should read, understand, and practice the following three Microsoft 365 Agents blog posts in this order: Microsoft 365 Agents: Introduction and Understanding Microsoft 365 Agents: Agent Types, Creation of Agents Microsoft 365 Agents: Deployment, Management, and Advanced Concepts Introduction to Microsoft 365 Agents Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly important part of Microsoft 365, and agents are one of the most significant developments in this area. Microsoft 365 agents are AI-powered assistants designed to help users find information, answer questions, complete tasks, and automate business processes. Unlike a traditional chatbot that primarily answers questions, an agent… Read More
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Introducing Microsoft 365 AI Copilot
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the technology industry by storm lately, and Microsoft who is always on the cutting edge of new technology is certainly dipping their feet in the AI water, with their announcement of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Copilot integrates Large Language Models (LLMs) with data in Microsoft Graph, and Microsoft apps. At this point this integration is two-fold; Embedded in Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.) Business Chat (calendar, emails, chats, documents, meetings, and contacts) By saying a command similar to ‘tell me about today’s meetings topics’, it will generate outcome based on your days meetings, emails, and chat threads. After it presents its findings,… Read More
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