With so much going on, I try to avoid the hype on social media and browse the source. Below is summary of the Microsoft Ignite 2025 Book of News. Be sure to follow (link below) so you can hear my thoughts on these new toys!
Event Overview
- Microsoft Ignite 2025 focuses on AI-driven digital transformation, with over 400 sessions and 200,000 registrants.
- The Book of News (linked below) serves as a guide to announcements, insights, and resources.
Key Announcements
1. AI Business Solutions
- Microsoft Agent 365: A control plane for managing AI agents securely and at scale, integrated with Microsoft Defender, Entra, and Purview.
- New Agents:
- Sales Development Agent: Automates lead research and engagement.
- Workforce Insights, People, and Learning Agents: Enhance employee experience and upskilling.
- Teams Admin & SharePoint Admin Agents: Automate IT tasks and governance.
- Copilot Chat Enhancements: Expanded functionality for users without Copilot licenses; Agent Mode in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
2. Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Dedicated Word, Excel, PowerPoint Agents: Create high-quality content from prompts.
- Agent Mode: Iterative content creation in Office apps.
- Voice Interaction: Speak to Copilot across apps.
- Copilot Notebooks: New collaboration features.
- Sora 2 Integration: AI-powered video creation.
- Copilot Business: SMB-focused offering at $21/user/month.
3. Power Platform & Copilot Studio
- Power Apps Updates: AI-powered maker workspace and MCP server for agent integration.
- Copilot Studio Enhancements: Agent evaluations, secure computer use, real-time monitoring, Entra Agent ID.
- Dataverse SDK for Python: Enables AI-data workflows.
4. Dynamics 365
- ERP MCP Servers: Dynamic and analytics servers for agentic ERP and insights.
5. Security & Governance
- Baseline Security Mode: Simplified security configuration.
- Microsoft Purview: Expanded DLP, DSPM, and agent observability.
- Security Copilot: 12 new embedded agents for SOC, identity, and data security.
- Security Dashboard for AI: Unified AI risk view.
6. Azure & Infrastructure
- Microsoft Foundry: Unified MCP tools, model router (GPT-5 family), hosted agents, multi-agent workflows.
- Azure DocumentDB: GA as open-source MongoDB-compatible service.
- SQL Server 2025: AI-ready with JSON support and GitHub Copilot integration.
- Azure HorizonDB: New PostgreSQL service in preview.
- Azure Copilot: Specialized agents for migration, optimization, troubleshooting.
- Azure Boost & Cobalt 200 CPU: Performance and security upgrades.
7. Edge for Business
- Copilot Mode: AI-powered secure browsing.
- New Features: Watermarking, clipboard controls, multitab reasoning, YouTube summarization.
8. Windows
- MCP on Windows: Native support for AI agent connectors and agent workspace.
- Copilot Enhancements: Taskbar integration, voice commands, writing assistance.
- Windows 365 Updates: AI-enabled Cloud PCs, Reserve Cloud PCs, Cloud Apps.
- New AI APIs: Local AI for video, image generation, and text summarization.
- Security Updates: PQC API, Zero Trust DNS, hardware-accelerated BitLocker.
Themes
- Agentic AI Everywhere: Agents integrated across Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics, and Windows.
- Security & Governance: Strong focus on securing AI agents and data.
- AI for Productivity: Copilot enhancements for SMBs and enterprises.
- Infrastructure Modernization: Azure and Windows updates for performance and resilience.
Reference
- Here is the link to the full book of news, enjoy! – https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2025-book-of-news/
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