Over the past year, we\u2019ve seen AI agents evolve from experimental tools to essential components of enterprise systems. From simple prompt and response bots to agents that act autonomously on your behalf, this shift marks a new era of software design where intelligence is no longer tied to static interfaces or single applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Microsoft, we\u2019ve seen this transformation firsthand. Azure AI Foundry<\/strong><\/a> is now used by developers at more than 70,000 enterprises and digital native companies, including Atomicwork, Epic, Fujitsu, Gainsight, H&R Block, and LG Electronics, to design, customize, and manage AI apps and agents. In just four months, over 10,000 organizations have adopted our new Agent Service to build, deploy, and scale agentic systems. More than 230,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, have already used Microsoft<\/strong> Copilot Studio<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As agents take on more sophisticated roles, they need access not only to diverse models and tools but also to one another. That is why we are committed to advancing open protocols like Agent2Agent (A2A)<\/a>, coming soon to Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio, which will enable agents to collaborate across clouds, platforms, and organizational boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n