In our latest Mastering Copilot Governance webinar, we are joining by Principle Solution Engineer, Adam Hallbeck as we shifted focus from M365 admin controls to the Power Platform side, where Copilot Studio and agent governance take center stage. If you missed it, here’s the recording of what we covered and why it matters.
Key Topics Covered
- Agent Landscape Explained
- Copilots vs. Agents: copilots assist people, agents orchestrate processes.
- Where Copilot Studio fits: rapid agent development in the low-code Power Platform layer.
- Governance Foundations
- Managed Environments: why flipping this on unlocks advanced controls.
- Environment Strategy: dev, UAT, prod stacks, plus dedicated agent environments.
- Environment Routing: automate where makers build to avoid chaos.
- Security & Compliance Controls
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies: tenant-wide and layered for granular control.
- Role-based access, proactive notifications, and connector restrictions.
- Advanced options: IP firewalls, private endpoints, and Defender for threat detection.
- Agent-Level Governance
- Sharing settings for co-development.
- Notifications for risky connectors and autonomous triggers.
- Cost Management
- Prepaid message packs vs. Pay-As-You-Go billing.
- Using the estimator tool for planning.
- Allocating credits at tenant, environment, and agent levels.
- Top 10 Governance Tips
- From environment strategy to advanced monitoring with Azure App Insights.
- Regularly review DLP policies as Copilot Studio evolves.
- Leverage Copilot Studio Authors for easy onboarding.
Why This Matters
Agent adoption is accelerating. Without a clear governance strategy, innovation stalls or risks grow. The Power Platform gives you the tools to manage scale, security, and cost—so start those conversations now.
Resources Shared
- Security and governance - Microsoft Copilot Studio | Microsoft Learn
- Microsoft Power Platform Center of Excellence Starter Kit - Power Platform | Microsoft LearnPower Platform Well-Architected - Power Platform | Microsoft Learn
- Scaling Power Platform with Effective Governance ft. John Landgrave
- Power Platform Instructor-Led Training | Microsoft Power Platform
- PowerCAT AI Webinars
- Microsoft Power CAT AI Webinars
- Evolving-Governance.pdf (part of the PowerCAT AI Webinars series)
- Deep Dive Into Agentic Governance
Join us for our next sessions, register below:
Oct 21 – Copilot Studio + Power Platform Governance: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
- Explore governance for Copilot Studio and Power Platform, including environment routing, Managed Environments, DLP policies, and the CoE Starter Kit.
Oct 28 – Purview: Labels, Data Security, eDiscovery, and Copilot Logging: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
- See how Microsoft Purview enables compliance for Copilot with audit logs, Activity Explorer, sensitivity labels, and eDiscovery workflows.
Nov 4 – Content Governance with SharePoint Advanced Management: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
- Learn how to control content signals for Copilot using SAM features like DAG, RAC, RCD, and Restricted SharePoint Search.
Here is our recording of Session 1:
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