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identity and security
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The identity and security tag on WindowsForum covers enterprise deployments where Microsoft 365 Copilot, autonomous agents like Microsoft Scout, and large-scale modernization projects depend on a foundation of identity governance, security compliance, and endpoint control. Threads discuss Atos rolling out Copilot to 56,000 staff using Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365, CMPC and Kyndryl completing a Microsoft 365 modernization that prioritizes governance before AI, and Microsoft Scout as an always-on agent governed by Entra identity. A recurring theme is that agentic AI only becomes a serious business platform when identity, security, compliance, and software distribution are sold as one integrated stack.
Microsoft 365 E7, made generally available on May 1, 2026, bundles Microsoft 365 E5, Copilot, Agent 365, Entra Suite, and advanced Defender, Intune, and Purview capabilities into a premium enterprise package aimed at governing employees and AI agents together. For startups building enterprise AI...
Atos Group and Microsoft announced on June 9, 2026, that Atos will deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot to 56,000 employees in 54 countries while expanding its use of Microsoft 365 E7, Agent 365, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Foundry for enterprise AI services. This is not another pilot dressed up as...
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Kyndryl and CMPC said on June 11, 2026, in Santiago, Chile, that they have completed an enterprise-wide Microsoft 365 modernization project intended to standardize collaboration, strengthen security and compliance, and prepare the global pulp-and-paper company for Microsoft 365 Copilot. That...
Microsoft introduced Microsoft Scout on June 2, 2026, at Build in San Francisco and online as its first “Autopilot” agent for Microsoft 365, an always-on OpenClaw-based assistant that works through Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, the desktop, the browser, and governed Entra identity. The...
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On Thursday, May 21, 2026, Microsoft and EY announced a $1 billion partnership that will pair Microsoft Forward Deployed Engineers with EY industry professionals to help large organizations move artificial intelligence projects from pilots into production across core business functions. The...