Microsoft Ignite: Day 1 Keynote

2️⃣ Agents in SharePoint, now Generally Available 

• Tailored agents: Users can create agents specific to SharePoint files, folders, or sites that support common business processes.
• Customizable and shareable: Agents can be personalized with names and behaviors, and shared across emails, meetings, and chats.
• Secure and compliant: Agents follow existing SharePoint user permissions and sensitivity labels to prevent oversharing of sensitive information.

3️⃣ Microsoft Ignite Announcement Out-of-the-box agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot 

• Employee Self-Service Agent: Provides quick answers to workplace policy questions and manages key HR and IT tasks like benefits, payroll, leave of absence, and laptop requests, all in one place. Now in private preview
• Facilitator agent: Enhances collaboration in Teams meetings and chats by taking real-time notes and sharing summaries of important information. This agent is in preview.
• Interpreter agent: Provides real-time interpretation in Teams meetings in up to nine languages, allowing participants to speak and listen in their preferred language. This agent will be in preview early next year
• Project Manager agent: Automates project management in Planner, handling everything from plan creation to task execution, progress tracking, and status reporting. This agent is in preview.

4️⃣ Microsoft Ignite Announcement - Introducing Agent Builder in Power Apps

• Fast and Convenient: Build agents directly within Power Apps Studio using the lightweight Copilot Studio experience.
• Autonomous Execution: Agents leverage existing app logic, knowledge, and actions to perform tasks autonomously.
• Human in the loop: Users can oversee agent actions and intervene when necessary to ensure task completion.

5️⃣ Microsoft Ignite Announcement - Introducing Microsoft Azure AI Foundry - A platform for pro developers to build AI apps and agents

• 🔌 Integrated with popular developer tools like GitHub, Visual Studio, and Copilot Studio, and is accessible via an SDK and a portal experience.
• Azure AI Foundry SDK: Now in preview, this SDK provides a unified toolchain for AI apps and agents with enterprise-grade control and customization including 25 prebuilt app templates.
• Azure AI Foundry portal, formerly known as Azure AI Studio. This portal, now in preview, helps developers discover and evaluate AI models, services, and tools.
• Azure AI Agent Service: Coming next month in preview, this service enables professional developers to orchestrate, deploy, and scale enterprise-ready agents to automate business processes.

6️⃣ Microsoft Ignite Announcement New Azure AI Foundry integrations in Copilot Studio

• Bring-your-own-model via Azure AI's 1800+ model catalog.
• Add custom search indices as a knowledge source via Azure AI Search
• Check out this demo of custom search using Azure AI Search with Copilot Studio

7️⃣ Microsoft Ignite Announcement - Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Actions

• Effortlessly delegate tasks to Copilot, whether it's asking for status updates, compiling weekly reports, or scheduling daily summary emails.
• Customizable templates can be automated, used on demand, or triggered by specific events.
• Gather information and present it in specified formats like emails or Word documents.
• Copilot Actions are now in private preview

8️⃣ Microsoft Ignite Announcement  - Introducing the Copilot Control System 

• Data Protection: Intelligent grounding on enterprise data with SharePoint Advanced Management included at no additional charge for Copilot customers. Generally available in early 2025.
• Management Controls: Govern access and usage of Copilot and agents with new controls in Microsoft 365 admin centers. In Private Preview. Available early 2025.
• Measurement and Reporting: Track adoption and ROI with Microsoft Viva Insights included in Copilot Analytics. The Copilot Business Impact Report is in public preview; Copilot Analytics generally available in early 2025.

9️⃣ Microsoft Ignite Announcement - Copilot Analytics with Business Impact Reports 

• Measure Adoption and Impact: Out-of-the-box experiences to track Copilot adoption and business impact.
• Customizable Reporting: Deep analysis against business key performance indicators across sales, finance, marketing, and more.
• Included as part of Copilot analytics: Viva Insights will be included in Copilot at no additional charge.