Microsoft Mechanics Podcast

Build and run your AI apps and agents at scale with Azure. Orchestrate multi-agent apps and high-scale inference solutions using open-source and proprietary models, no infrastructure management needed. With Azure, connect frameworks like Semantic Kernel to models from DeepSeek, Llama, OpenAI’s GPT-4o, and Sora, without provisioning GPUs or writing complex scheduling logic. Just submit your prompt and assets, and the models do the r...

Create fine-tuned, task-specific models that write like you by teaching models using expert knowledge, tone, and structure - with reference information directly attached to the models themselves using Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning.

Fine-tuning adds new skills to foundational models, simulating experience in the tasks you teach the model to do. This complements Retrieval Augmented Generation, which in real-time uses search to find re...

Manage the rise of generative AI across your organization using the Copilot Control System in Microsoft 365. Control who can find, use, and create agents, define permissions, approve or block agent deployments, and configure billing models including pay-as-you-go or prepaid options.

Get detailed visibility into how agents are used, which users and groups are driving consumption, and how much they’re costing you. With Microsoft Purv...

Stay in control as GenAI adoption accelerates across your organization using Data Security Posture Management for AI in Microsoft Purview. With built-in visibility into how AI apps and agents interact with sensitive data—whether inside Microsoft 365 or across unmanaged consumer tools—you can detect risks early, take decisive action, and enforce the right protections without slowing innovation.

Monitor usage trends, investigate prom...

Unify and secure your data—no matter where it lives—without sacrificing control using OneLake security, part of Microsoft Fabric. With granular permissions down to the row, column, and table level, you can confidently manage access across engines like Power BI, Spark, and T-SQL, all from one place. Discover, label, and govern your data with clarity using the integrated OneLake catalog that surfaces the right items fast.

Aaron Merri...

Streamline your day with new, user-focused updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Jump into work faster with a redesigned layout that puts Chat, Search, and your agents front and center. New Copilot Search lets you yse natural language to find files, emails, and conversations—even if you don’t remember exact keywords—and get instant summaries and previews without switching apps.

Create high-impact visuals, documents, and videos in secon...

Stay in control with Microsoft Defender. You can identify which AI apps and cloud services are in use across your environment, evaluate their risk levels, and allow or block them as needed—all from one place. Whether it's a sanctioned tool or a shadow AI app, you're equipped to set the right policies and respond fast to emerging threats.

Defender XDR gives you the visibility to track complex attack paths—linking signals across endp...

Protect your Microsoft 365 data and stay in control with Microsoft 365 Backup —whether managing email, documents, or sites across Exchange, OneDrive, and SharePoint. Define exactly what you want to back up and restore precisely what you need to with speeds reaching 2TB per hour at scale. With flexible policies, dynamic rules, and recovery points up to 365 days back, you can stay resilient and ready.

Jeremy Chapman, Director on the ...

Use Microsoft Purview and Microsoft 365 Copilot together to build a secure, enterprise-ready foundation for generative AI. Apply existing data protection and compliance controls, gain visibility into AI usage, and reduce risk from oversharing or insider threats.

Classify, restrict, and monitor sensitive data used in Copilot interactions. Investigate risky behavior, enforce dynamic policies, and block inappropriate use—all from with...

Take control of your workday—summarize long emails instantly, turn meeting transcripts into actionable plans, and build strategic documents in seconds using your own data with Microsoft 365 Copilot. Instead of chasing down context, ask natural prompts and get clear, detailed results complete with tone-matched writing, visual recaps, and real-time collaboration.

Get up to speed on complex email threads, transform insights from misse...

Protect your organization’s data with Microsoft Purview. Gain complete visibility into potential data leaks, from AI applications to unmanaged cloud services, and take immediate action to prevent unwanted data sharing. Microsoft Purview unifies data security controls across Microsoft 365 apps, the Edge browser, Windows and macOS endpoints, and even network communications over HTTPS —all in one place.

Take control of your data secur...

Set up and access your Cloud PCs from anywhere with a full Windows experience on any device using Windows 365. Whether you're working from a browser, the Windows app, or Windows 365 Link, your desktop, apps, and settings are always available—just like a traditional PC. As an admin, you can quickly provision and manage Cloud PCs for multiple users with Microsoft Intune.

Scott Manchester, Windows Cloud Vice President, shows how easy ...

Analyze data and research with expertise on demand, and automate workflows with intelligent agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Analyst thinks like a data scientist and Researcher like an expert, so you can uncover insights, validate logic, and generate expert-level reports in minutes.

And using Microsoft Copilot Studio, build your own autonomous AI agents to streamline multi-step processes with deep reasoning, like responding to RFPs...

Stay productive and connected with AI-powered experiences for frontline workers using Android and iOS devices to quickly sign in, manage tasks, find information, and collaborate with team members. Easily access essential resources, check inventory, and get instant answers from Copilot Chat and AI agents that you can build in SharePoint and Microsoft Copilot Studio. Microsoft 365’s latest device experiences take frontline productivi...

Investigate data security, risk and leak cases faster by leveraging AI-driven insights with Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations. This goes beyond the superficial metadata and activity-only signals found in incident management and SIEM tools, by analyzing the content itself within compromised files, emails, messages, and Microsoft Copilot interactions. Data Security Investigations allows you to pinpoint sensitive data and...

Streamline daily admin tasks with AI-powered insights, natural language queries, and automation using Microsoft 365 Admin Copilot. Quickly recap key updates, monitor service health, and track important changes—all in one place. No more digging through multiple pages—just ask Copilot for the answers you need, grounded in real-time data from your tenant. From finding users and managing licenses to generating visual insights and autom...

Create agentic solutions quickly and efficiently with Azure AI Foundry. Choose the right models, ground your agents with knowledge, and seamlessly integrate AI into your development workflow—from early experimentation to production. Test, optimize, and deploy with built-in evaluation and management tools. See how to leverage the Azure AI Foundry SDK to code and orchestrate intelligent agents, monitor performance with tracing and as...

Easily access and unify your data for analytics and AI—no matter where it lives. With OneLake in Microsoft Fabric, you can connect to data across multiple clouds, databases, and formats without duplication. Use the OneLake catalog to quickly find and interact with your data, and let Copilot in Fabric help you transform and analyze it effortlessly.

Eliminate barriers to working with your data using Shortcuts to virtualize external s...

With the Copilot Control System, you can control Copilot experiences spanning IT administrator tools used every day across the Microsoft 365, Microsoft Purview, and Power Platform admin centers. As an IT administrator, you’re in control of Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent experiences, ensuring security and compliance while optimizing productivity. Copilot Control System focuses on three core areas, where Microsoft Copilot services a...