Microsoft’s renewed public‑sector push in South Africa is more than a sponsorship line on an events page — it’s the visible axis of a multi‑year strategy that mixes heavy infrastructure spending, deep skilling partnerships, and product‑level integrations that together aim to reshape how...
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Microsoft’s Copilot agent governance has slid into the spotlight after multiple, independent reports found that tenant-level policies intended to prevent user access to AI agents were not reliably enforced — a misconfiguration and control-plane gap that left some Copilot Agents discoverable or...
Chemist Warehouse has quietly added a digital colleague to its HR team — an AI assistant named AIHRA that drafts responses to hundreds of routine HR queries each week, reshaping how the retail pharmacy giant manages volume, preserves specialist time, and rethinks talent retention across a...
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Power Platform Monitor Alerts promises to move Power Platform operations from reactive scramble to proactive control by letting admins define health thresholds and receive notifications when apps or flows begin to degrade—so teams can act before users notice a problem. rview
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CPS’s pitch — that outcome-focused AI agents built on Microsoft Copilot can shrink paperwork, speed investigations and put more officers back on the street — arrives at a moment when policing is hungry for tangible efficiency gains and painfully wary of unproven AI experiments. The company will...
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Microsoft’s move to meter Copilot Studio and AI agents by “messages” changes the calculus for automation: it makes on-demand, low-commitment experimentation easy, but it also requires careful billing-policy setup in Power Platform and Azure to avoid surprise costs and service disruptions...
NTT DATA has created a dedicated global business unit for the Microsoft Cloud to accelerate enterprise-grade, AI-driven business transformation — a move that consolidates Microsoft-focused sales, delivery, engineering, and industry expertise under a single, AI-first organization intended to move...
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Microsoft’s latest AI showcase is redefining expectations for the global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry, as leading firms demonstrate how robust AI solutions are catalyzing operational transformation, accelerating customer engagement, and reducing costs at scale. With companies like...
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The accelerating shift toward AI-driven business applications is at a defining crossroads, as pioneers like Volt Technologies merge deep technical expertise with the transformative potential of Microsoft’s Model Context Protocol (MCP). In a compelling analysis aired on the AI Agent & Copilot...
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The transformative potential of artificial intelligence in higher education is being realized at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, where a cutting-edge AI agent named Scout is reshaping how students access information and engage with campus resources. Powered by Microsoft Azure...
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Reply has secured a significant milestone in its journey as an innovation leader by being named a Prioritised Tier Partner in the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program. This recognition stands as Microsoft’s highest distinction for partners who demonstrate exceptional Copilot-specific...
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Reply, ein führendes Unternehmen im Bereich der digitalen Dienstleistungen, wurde kürzlich als priorisierter Partner im „Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program“ anerkannt. Diese Partnerschaft unterstreicht die wachsende Bedeutung von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in der Geschäftswelt und die...
Reply, ein führendes Unternehmen im Bereich der digitalen Dienstleistungen, wurde kürzlich als priorisierter Partner im „Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program“ anerkannt. Diese Partnerschaft unterstreicht die wachsende Bedeutung von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in der Geschäftswelt und die...
Recognition of Reply and its Microsoft-focused companies as a Prioritised Tier Partner in the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program marks a notable milestone in the evolving landscape of AI-powered business transformation. With WM Reply and Valorem Reply, the organization demonstrates both...
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Ascension through the competitive ranks of the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program marks a significant milestone not just for Reply, but for the evolving global ecosystem of artificial intelligence solutions tightly woven into Microsoft’s enterprise platforms. Reply, powered by the...
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Reply, a prominent player in the digital transformation arena, has recently been elevated to the Prioritised Tier within Microsoft's Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program. This distinction underscores the company's deep expertise in Microsoft technologies and its commitment to delivering...
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Reply, a prominent player in the Microsoft ecosystem, has been elevated to the Prioritised Tier within the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program. This distinction underscores Reply's deep expertise across Microsoft platforms, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and the Power...
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The recent recognition of Reply as a Prioritised Tier Partner in the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program signals a significant endorsement of its expertise in Microsoft ecosystems, setting a new benchmark for technology service providers amid the AI-powered productivity revolution...
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The latest recognition of Reply as a Prioritised Tier Partner in the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program marks a critical milestone—not only for Reply and its Microsoft-focused subsidiaries, WM Reply and Valorem Reply—but also for the broader digital transformation landscape. This...
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A new era has dawned for Microsoft Dataverse users as the platform introduces Prompt Columns—an innovative feature that infuses generative AI directly into the heart of business data. Announced in public preview, this capability allows organizations to transform how they process, enrich, and act...
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