Microsoft Unveils Agent 365 for AI Management at Ignite 2025

Microsoft unveiled a suite of tools at its Ignite 2025 conference in San Francisco to help organizations manage the growing proliferation of AI agents while expanding AI capabilities in its core productivity applications. The announcements, aimed at enterprises grappling with AI integration, include Agent 365, a centralized control platform for overseeing AI agents, alongside free enhancements to Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Agent 365 addresses the challenges of tracking and securing AI agents deployed across businesses, where employees often introduce tools without oversight. The platform provides a unified dashboard in the Microsoft 365 admin center for discovering, registering, and governing agents, regardless of whether they originate from Microsoft, open-source frameworks, or third-party providers. It integrates Microsoft Entra for identity and access management, Defender for threat protection, and Purview for data governance, ensuring agents operate under the same security standards as human employees.

"As agents multiply in numbers and sophistication, companies face a new kind of challenge: how to manage and govern agents responsibly and...