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ICYMI: Microsoft Agent 365 AMA

Nichole_Peterson — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:02:40 GMT

Watch the video of the live AMA to see experts from the Microsoft Agent 365 team answer questions from viewers.

Recorded on March 18, 2026.

Huge thanks to our community for contributing such great questions, plus thank you to our host and expert panelists for a great AMA!

Still have questions? Check the additional resources below, or drop a comment on this post for us to answer.

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Get to know these Agent 365 community all-stars

Nichole_Peterson — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:23:39 GMT

With the announcement that Agent 365 will be generally available on May 1, 2026 and included in Microsoft 365 packages with and without Teams, many of our community members are eager to learn more about the new control plane for agents. Hopefully you've heard about the upcoming live AMA with the Agent 365 team on March 18, 2026; but meanwhile, we're highlighting a few folks who are creating helpful explainers of their own.

Rob Quickenden

RobQuickenden | Microsoft MVP Profile

Microsoft MVP Rob Quickenden explains Microsoft 365 E7 as a new top‑tier “AI Frontier Suite” designed to help organizations operationalize agentic AI across productivity, identity, and security, not just experiment with Copilot.

👉Read Rob’s blog post: Microsoft 365 E7 Explained – The new “AI Frontier Suite”

Simon Doy

SimonDoy | Microsoft MVP Profile

Simon walks through his hands-on experience building a first Microsoft Agent 365 agent, explaining core concepts like agent blueprints vs. instances, identity, governance, and how Agent 365 integrates with Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365.

👉Read Simon’s blog post: Delving into Agent 365 – Configuring and Building My First Agent

Kunal Sethi

Kunal Sethi | Microsoft MVP Profile

Kunal Sethi is the author of one of the most comprehensive architecture‑level deep dives on Agent 365, covering governance, Entra integration, and enterprise design patterns.

👉 Read Kunal's LinkedIn post: Architecting AI Agents with Microsoft Agent 365: A Deep Dive

John Savill

JohnSavill | LinkedIn

Rising to popularity via John Savill’s Technical Training and his On-Board to Azure series, John’s videos and podcasts are excellent for learning about Microsoft solutions and architecture. Plus, his t-shirt collection is epic.

Watch this security-focused technical overview where John shows how Agent 365 addresses the challenges of rolling out agents:

Nathan Rose

nathanrose1979 | Microsoft MVP Profile

Nathan Rose kicked off the new year with a hands-on deep dive into Agent 365—what it is, how to enable it in your tenant, and how to use the Overview, Agents, Tools and Settings tabs to discover, govern, block, and deploy agents.

Steve Corey

stevecorey | Microsoft MVP Profile

In December, Steve Corey published a detailed video explaining how to use the Microsoft Agent 365 dashboard to view and manage your Copilot Agent landscape. It walks through the various screens, options, and settings in Agent 365.

Huge thanks to these awesome Agent 365 content creators. We can't wait to see what you'll do next!

Who else are you watching?

Are you creating Agent 365 content to help others learn? Or have a recommendation on someone we should follow? Please let me know in the comments!

More Agent 365 community resources

Deepen your knowledge and connections in the Agent 365 world with these upcoming and everyday opportunities.

Join the Agent 365 AMA on March 18, 2026 | RSVP

Learn more about the capabilities of Agent 365 in this live 'Ask Microsoft Anything' with product and engineering team experts! Get your questions answered about capabilities for agent observability, security, and governance, developer resources, and how to get started as you confidently scale agents in your organization.

Learn more about the Agent 365 AMA

Post in the Agent 365 Discussion Space | Tech Community

Want to meet more Agent 365 community members? Share your expertise or start a conversation in the new Agent 365 discussion space on Tech Community.

Join the conversation in Tech Community

Attend the Microsoft 365 Community Conference | website

Learn how to get the most out of Agent 365, AI agents, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and meet Agent 365 community members at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference, April 21-23, 2026 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

At the conference, Agent 365 will be featured in the Business Apps & Agents keynote by Charles Lamanna and the following sessions:

Best regards,

Nichole

P.S. ICYMI, here's the Agent 365 and Frontier Transformation news from Microsoft that dropped Monday, March 9, 2026:

Join the Agent 365 'Ask Microsoft Anything' session on March 18

Nichole_Peterson — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:46:28 GMT

Sign up and participate in the March 18 Agent 365 AMA

🌐 aka.ms/Agent365AMA

Meet the panel of Agent 365 experts

Irina Nechaeva General Manager	Kendra Springer Principal Group Product Manager	Pratap Ladhani Technical Customer Architect
Caroline Stanford Senior Director	Gad Epstein Principal Group Product Manager	Neta Haiby Partner Product Manager

We're looking forward to you joining the AMA and bringing your questions. See you March 18th!

Watch the AMA on March 18 (or later)

🌐 Live AMA: Microsoft Agent 365 | Microsoft Community Hub

Additional Agent 365 resources

Get the Frontier preview program for early access to Microsoft Agent 365.
Find your way with the Agent 365 overview dashboard in Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
Start a post or answer questions in A365 Discussion Space.
Learn more on Microsoft Agent 365 on Microsoft Learn.

Hello, world.

Nichole_Peterson — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:10:46 GMT

Hello and welcome to the new Agent 365 blog!

As AI agents become core contributors in modern organizations, having a trusted control plane is essential. So we hope you'll follow and share this blog as an ongoing resource. We'll regularly share product news, practical guidance, and accelerators to get the most from Agent 365.

🚀 Become an early contributor to the Agent 365 community:

1)       Follow the blog at aka.ms/A365blog

2)       Post and reply to topics at aka.ms/A365discussions

3)       Say hello! Introduce yourself in the comments section below.

For this first post, we’re sharing frequently asked questions and favorite resources for Agent 365.

What is Microsoft Agent 365?

Agent 365 is the control plane for AI agents. Whether your agents are built with Copilot Studio, Windows 365 for Agents, Microsoft Foundry, open-source frameworks, or third-party platforms, Agent 365 helps you observe, secure, and govern them.

Agent 365 extends your existing infrastructure to AI agents—adapting the tools and protections you use for employees to meet agent-specific needs. It unites familiar but tailored systems: Microsoft 365 apps optimized for agent productivity, Microsoft Admin Center for agent management, Windows 365 for Agents for a secure execution environment for computer‑using AI agents, and Defender, Entra, and Purview for agent security and governance.

⭐ Read the announcement of Agent 365 on the Microsoft 365 blog.

When was Agent 365 introduced by Microsoft?

Last year, we heard the IDC prediction that there will be 1.3 billion agents by 2028. With early adoption of agents, plus no-code and low-code platforms like Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry, the agent wave was happening—without IT management, security, or governance. To help organizations take control of agent sprawl, we introduced Microsoft Agent 365 at Microsoft Ignite on November 18, 2025. Agent 365 was detailed in an Innovation Session at the conference by Nirav Shah, CVP of Agent 365 with NetaH, monicaugwi and Mark Luquire of EY.

⭐ Watch the Innovation Session (45 min.)

How can I learn more about Microsoft Agent 365?

⌚ How much time do you have? ⌚

If you have 5 minutes...

Read the overview of Microsoft Agent 365 by our colleagues at Microsoft Learn. The article notes the benefits, prerequisites, and key scenarios for IT admins, security workers, agent developers, and business decision makers.

If you have 10 minutes...

Microsoft Mechanics host JeremyChapmanMSFT created a helpful explainer video that includes a product demo. It does a great job illustrating how Agent 365 helps your organization adopt autonomous agents at scale with confidence, security, and clarity across your business.

If you have 40 minutes...

Watch Nirav Shah and Shilpi_Sinha, Partner Director of Agent 365 deliver a 40-minute technical deep dive followed by Q&A from participants in the Copilot Acceleration Team's CAT AI webinar, "Everything you need to know about Microsoft Agent 365." Hosted by Vasavi Bhaviri Setty, Senior Program Manager.

Check out upcoming and past Microsoft CAT AI Webinars to help your organization adopt Microsoft Copilot and agents.

How do I get started with Agent 365?

Get the Frontier preview program for early access to Microsoft Agent 365. Frontier connects you directly with Microsoft’s latest AI innovations.

How to enable Agent 365 with the Frontier preview program

To start with Agent 365, sign into Microsoft 365 admin center > select Copilot > select Settings > under User access, select Copilot Frontier > choose the specific users, groups, or select all to grant access to the Frontier program. The tenant needs to have at least one license of Microsoft 365 Copilot to enable Microsoft Agent 365 in Frontier.

After you've granted users and groups access to the Copilot Frontier program, go to Agents from the left-pane inside the Microsoft 365 admin center to get started. You might be prompted to agree to the terms of service.

You’re in! 💪

⭐ Next, take a tour of your Agent 365 overview page and get started managing agents with guidance from the Agent 365 documentation hub from Microsoft Learn.

Where can I find development resources for Agent 365?

Getting started with Agent 365 traditionally requires moving through a series of setup steps—installing the Agent 365 CLI, preparing prerequisites, creating an agent blueprint, deploying code, and finally publishing through the Microsoft 365 admin center. Each phase introduces its own checks and decisions, which can make the process feel complex for new builders. The AI‑guided setup streamlines that experience by letting an AI coding agent—like GitHub Copilot in VS Code—handle the lifecycle on your behalf. Instead of jumping between docs and running commands manually, you simply provide a single instruction file, and the AI guides you interactively through the entire workflow.

⭐ Get AI-guided setup for the Agent 365 development lifecycle

➕ Learn more about Agent 365 for developers

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Thanks for your interest in Agent 365. Feedback and hearing your needs are fuel for product improvements and plans for this blog. Let’s start the conversation in comments with a question: What’s the biggest challenge your organization faces with AI agents today?

🧠 Agent 365 Resources 🧠

Dig into the Agent 365 documentation on Microsoft Learn
Start a post or answer questions in A365 Discussion Space
Read the Agent 365 blog post from November 2025