Microsoft has introduced Agent 365, a governance platform enabling information technology departments to monitor, authorize, and terminate artificial intelligence agents operating within corporate environments. The system automatically identifies agents from enterprise software providers, including Adobe, Cognition, Databricks, Glean, ServiceNow, and Workday, while tracking internally developed tools created through Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio.
Commercial business chief Judson Althoff explained that organizations will provision identity and access controls for agents similar to employee onboarding procedures. Accounting firm EY has already implemented the platform despite maintaining its own internal catalog of artificial intelligence agents, demonstrating the challenge sophisticated enterprises face in managing agent proliferation.
The platform delivers usage analytics showing which agents generate popularity, quantify time savings, and potentially exceed authorized boundaries. Microsoft has made Agent 365 available through its Frontier early access program without finalizing pricing structures, while competitor Okta released comparable agent discovery tools addressing similar governance concerns across the cybersecurity industry.
Commercial business chief Judson Althoff explained that organizations will provision identity and access controls for agents similar to employee onboarding procedures. Accounting firm EY has already implemented the platform despite maintaining its own internal catalog of artificial intelligence agents, demonstrating the challenge sophisticated enterprises face in managing agent proliferation.
The platform delivers usage analytics showing which agents generate popularity, quantify time savings, and potentially exceed authorized boundaries. Microsoft has made Agent 365 available through its Frontier early access program without finalizing pricing structures, while competitor Okta released comparable agent discovery tools addressing similar governance concerns across the cybersecurity industry.
