Accelerate your customers' AI transformation with the Copilot Adoption Kit
To kick-start your customers' AI transformation, download our partner-ready Copilot Adoption Kit, which offers customizable training presentations, email templates, handouts, interactive experiences, and more—and is available in 10 languages.Upcoming webcast: What’s Next for CSP Partners and Microsoft Copilot.
Please join us for our February 29th webcast as Giovanni Mezgec, VP of Modern Work + Business Apps Field & Partner Marketing; Emily He, CVP of Business Apps; and David Smith, VP of WW Channel Sales discuss What’s Next for CSP Partners and #MicrosoftCopilot.Level Up CSP | Accelerate with Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents Sales & Technical bootcamps
Join us for a 3-day Level Up CSP Sales & Technical bootcamp and stay up to date on how to accelerate AI! Get the latest sales tools with our day 1 session, presented by our Modern work experts that will help you sell and go to market with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat and agents. During the technical day 2 & 3 training, CSP partners will gain the skills needed for a successful and secure M365 Copilot implementation, leverage Copilot Chat, and create your first agent. This comprehensive session includes NEW hands-on labs, demos, and resources to enhance learning and execution. Level Up CSP: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents Sales Bootcamp 1-day sales bootcamp | Register Americas/EMEA region: February 25 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Pacific Time APAC region: February 25 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Pacific Time Who should attend: Sellers and sales managers Level Up CSP: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents Technical Bootcamp 2-day technical bootcamp | Register Day 1 Americas/EMEA region: February 26 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time Day 2 Americas/EMEA region: February 27 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time Day 1 APAC region: March 5 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Pacific Time Day 2 APAC region: March 6 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Pacific Time Who should attend: Pre and post sales, IT admins and technical staff About Level Up CSP Training: Level Up CSP Bootcamps are built to help CSP partners grow sales and technical capabilities and accelerate new customer acquisition, upsell and cross sell. Join us for the upcoming Microsoft 365 and Copilot bootcamps to get ready to acquire, upsell and expand with M365 Premium SKUs, Copilot and Copilot Studio. Be sure to follow our Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners discussion board to keep up to date on all CSP announcements!Partner Blog | Empowering partners with AI: unveiling Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
On January 15, 2025, we announced the general availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This secure, no-cost AI chat solution, powered by GPT-4o, integrates advanced agents directly within the chat while providing robust IT controls, including enterprise data protection. Copilot Chat opens exciting opportunities for partners to deliver value to their customers and accelerate AI adoption across organizations. It empowers partners to enhance customer engagement and generate new revenue streams through tailored AI solutions. Based on my conversations with partners and customers, it’s clear the opportunities with Copilot Chat are immense. I’m excited to share how you can use Copilot Chat to drive transformative success and greater impact with your customers. Continue reading herePartner Blog | AI-powered innovation leads the way at CES 2025
AI-powered innovation leads the way at CES 2025 Walking through the bustling halls of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), I couldn't help but reflect on the incredible journey we've taken with Windows PCs. From the early days of basic computing to the advanced capabilities of today's AI-powered Copilot+ PCs, the evolution has been remarkable. CES 2025 was a whirlwind of technology and excitement as industry leaders, partners, and enthusiasts gathered to share and experience the latest trends and innovations. One of the highlights for me was witnessing the unveiling of our partners’ new AI-driven technologies that promise to reshape the way we interact with our devices. Our device partners continue to drive the innovation and scale that make them technology leaders. I also joined an Omdia panel to discuss the potential of AI at the edge to change computing by empowering both the cloud and local edge AI to work together in a hybrid model to enable real-time processing and decision-making. This shift is driven by the need for results with little to no latency, tighter privacy and security, and the ability to operate offline in environments with unreliable internet connections. Microsoft is well positioned to help independent software vendors (ISVs) bridge this hybrid environment with a complete platform and toolset. Continue reading herePartner Blog | How agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot help customers and partners drive business results
Through my frequent conversations with customers, it’s clear that enterprises are embracing Microsoft 365 Copilot as an AI-powered game-changer for productivity. Now, we are helping organizations achieve even greater business value with the recent introduction of agents in Copilot. This week at Microsoft Ignite, the promise of agents has come to life through compelling examples from our customer and partner ecosystem, which I’m excited to share. Enterprise customers are developing line-of-business agents to extend skills and knowledge in Copilot for specialized use cases and to scale their teams in unprecedented ways. They’re also adopting powerful third-party agents built by partners who develop software—also known as independent software vendors (ISVs)—and system integrators (SIs), which supercharge employee productivity and accelerate business processes. I will cover the two ways in which developers can build and integrate agents with Copilot: declarative agents, which are generally available, and custom engine agents, now in private preview. I will also provide resources for developing agents, explain when to develop each type, and showcase how customers and partners are gaining value from this evolution toward agentic AI. How agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot can meet your organization’s needs Agents in Copilot are AI assistants with expertise in a specific set of tasks, like running business processes or adding new skills. Agents allow you to enhance Copilot in three ways: Focusing Copilot on specific knowledge, such as Microsoft SharePoint files or external content sources Adding new skills, such as updating records or creating support tickets Executing business processes autonomously The type of agent you build depends on your organization’s needs. Declarative agents run on the Copilot engine, with prompts handled by its orchestrator and foundation models. Where custom engine agents run on your own models, declarative agents don’t require your own AI platform or complex technical decisions. These agents also have native access to indexed Microsoft Graph data, like SharePoint and Microsoft OneDrive files. If you’ve previously built an API plugin or a Microsoft Teams message extension, you can easily upgrade that to a declarative agent by adding instructions to your manifest. continue reading herePartner Blog | IDC study on partner profitability with Microsoft AI
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