Reasoning Agents to help with Research and Analysis

There have been some mind blowing changes released today which will aid the future of work. Microsoft have introduced the first-of-their-kind reasoning agents for work.

Researcher

Researcher helps you tackle complex, multi-step research at work. This will help delivering insights with greater quality and accuracy.

Analyst

Analyst thinks like a skilled data scientist looking at raw data to produce insights in minutes.

Introducing Researcher and Analyst in Microsoft 365 Copilot

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Deep reasoning and agent flows 

Deep reasoning and agent flows in Microsoft Copilot Studio is in preview and offers a comprehensive platform to create, manage, and deploy agents matched to business needs. 

Deep reasoning

Deep reasoning, agents can perform complex tasks and make more accurate decisions. 

Agent flows

Agent flows bring AI workflows into Copilot Studio that enable agents to follow a predefined sequence of actions, ensuring consistent results for structured tasks. 

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Attending MVP Summit

It is exciting to be able to attend MVP summit 2025 virtually. It was not possible to attend in person, this year, but so glad that it is possible to attend virtually. 

Copilot shares its thoughts on the summit.

The MVP Summit is an exclusive event hosted by Microsoft for its Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). These are individuals recognized for their exceptional contributions to the tech community, such as sharing knowledge, providing feedback, and supporting others in using Microsoft technologies. The summit offers MVPs the chance to connect with Microsoft engineers, attend technical sessions, and collaborate on shaping the future of Microsoft products and services. It's a unique opportunity for networking, learning, and sharing expertise.

The Microsoft AI Decision Brief

The AI Decision Brief Insights from Microsoft provides insights for AI leaders on navigating the Generative AI platform shift. AI has a potential to transform business but the rapid growth of the technology causes challenges in keeping up to date and knowing how to adopt it. As well and the infrastructure required 2 areas that are covered in the report which I this need investing is is AI skills and the importance of AI governance strategies. It is worth reading the guide to understand about the complexities and seeing how real world examples use AI.

The paper shares the five stages of generative AI readiness as

1. Exploring
2. Planning
3. Implementing
4. Scaling
5. Realizing

The five drives for business value mentioned are

1. Business strategy
2. Technology and data strategy
3. AI strategy and experience
4. Organisation and culture
5. AI governance

The top 3 elements to create best practice to get started are to

• Define the AI strategy and direction
• Target a top business challenge
• Establish AI readiness and governance

It is a useful document to read AI Decision Brief Insights from Microsoft

Reference

Maximizing AI’s potential: Insights from Microsoft leaders on how to get the most from generative AI

Customizing Generative AI for Unique Value

A new global report from MIT Technology Review Insights report looks at how business is leveraging AI customisation. It examines challenges faced by technology, motivations and methods to create business value. The report talks about improving efficiency, user satisfaction, and innovation but also looks at challenges such as data integrity and privacy. Simplifying AI customization is key and Azure AI Foundary , formerly AI Studio, helps design, customise and manage AI apps and agents at scale to help with business opportunities.