Microsoft Events presents an innovation session exploring how Agent 365 serves as a control plane for AI-powered agents, focusing on secure management, integration, and enterprise oversight.

Microsoft Agent 365: Managing AI Agents with Enterprise Controls

This session from Microsoft Ignite 2025 focuses on introducing Microsoft Agent 365, a dedicated control plane for managing AI-powered digital labor within enterprise environments.

Key Topics

  • AI Agents in the Enterprise: How Agent 365 enables the hiring, onboarding, and training of autonomous AI agents that scale productivity and adapt to business needs.
  • Management and Oversight: Every agent in Pro Agent 365 has clear ownership to support accountability and governance.
  • Integration Ecosystem: Manus agents are integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem, with the admin center view allowing seamless linking across organizational agents.
  • Developer & IT Collaboration: Agent 365 includes features that facilitate collaboration between IT, developers, and human agents to foster efficiency.
  • Microsoft 365 Tooling: The platform empowers AI agents to operate and collaborate using tools from the Microsoft 365 suite.
  • Compliance & Security: Built-in controls ensure compliance with organizational policies, authorization requirements, and secure data access. Emphasis is placed on agent governance and enterprise trust.
  • EY Real-World Journey: A guest segment highlights EY’s practical experiences using Agent 365 in real enterprise scenarios.

Chapters Overview

  • 0:00–4:12: Overview of Microsoft Agent 360 and the evolving impact of AI on work
  • 4:12–12:24: Introduction of Agent 365 as a management platform for AI agents
  • 12:24–22:06: Ownership practices in Pro Agent 365 for better agent management
  • 22:06–24:00: Introducing Manus integration for enhanced enterprise control
  • 24:00–26:20: Leveraging admin center views to interconnect agents
  • 26:20–37:00: Supporting IT, developers, and human-agent systems
  • 37:00–38:00: Utilizing the Microsoft 365 suite for agent empowerment
  • 38:00–40:00: Compliance, authorization, and policy enforcement
  • 40:00: Guest speaker shares real-world deployment and benefits

Resources

Speakers

  • Neta Haiby
  • Mark Luquire
  • Nirav Shah
  • Monica Ugwi
  • Tao Zhang

This session is designed for technical teams seeking hands-on insight into integrating, managing, and securing AI-powered agents using Microsoft’s enterprise platforms.