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Microsoft MVP Spotlight

Celebrating thought leaders shaping the Microsoft ecosystem:

AI: Grok 3 & Azure AI Foundry

Microsoft + xAI just dropped a bombshell—Grok 3 and Grok 3 Mini are live in Azure AI Foundry Models, available free through early June.

xAI’s flagship model, trained on the Colossus supercluster, optimized for high-stakes enterprise AI. It delivers unmatched reasoning, coding, and domain-specific skills across law, finance, healthcare, and science

Why It Matters:

  • Advanced Reasoning – Backtrack, explore, and explain via chain-of-thought

  • Structured Outputs – JSON-ready for automation workflows

  • High Performance – Scores up to 91%+ on instruction following, coding, and retail simulations

  • Tool & Function Support – Build agentic workflows with ease

  • Plays Well With Others – Part of Azure’s open model ecosystem

  • For more details @ Microsoft blog

ERP: Business Central Hardening with Entra & Encryption

Microsoft is reinforcing Business Central security with these must-know enhancements:

Authentication via Entra ID

  • Entra ID is the default authentication method.

  • Supports Conditional Access for extra protection (e.g., MFA, location-based access).

  • You can manage access per environment for internal users, admins, and third-party apps.

Data Isolation & Encryption

  • Every tenant’s data is stored in a separate, isolated database.

  • Data at rest is encrypted using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).

  • All backups and in-service network traffic are fully encrypted.

Secure Integrations

  • Encrypted protocols recommended for Power BI and web service connections.

  • Certificates required for on-prem integrations

  • For more details @ Microsoft Blog

Securing the Agentic Workforce

The Frontier Firm is emerging—where AI agents and humans work together. Microsoft is helping secure this transformation.

Microsoft Entra Agent ID

  • Every AI agent in Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry now gets a unique identity in Entra.

  • Enables secure access, provisioning, and governance for AI agents.

  • Think of it like giving every AI agent its own digital passport—centralized, trackable, and secure.

  • Microsoft is also partnering with Workday and ServiceNow to automate agent identity provisioning.

Microsoft Purview for AI Compliance

  • AI agents now benefit from data security and compliance controls.

  • Purview SDK extends protection to custom-built AI apps.

  • Helps prevent data leaks, oversharing, and compliance violations.

Microsoft Defender for AI Security

  • AI agents now benefit from data security and compliance controls.

  • Purview SDK extends protection to custom-built AI apps.

  • Helps prevent data leaks, oversharing, and compliance violations.

  • For more details @ Microsoft Blog

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