Microsoft Launches Agent 365 to Manage AI Agents Like Employees

Microsoft has rolled out Agent 365, a new platform aimed at helping businesses securely deploy, monitor, and govern AI agents just as they manage human employees. According to Microsoft, Agent 365 provides a centralized “control plane” with dashboards that deliver real-time telemetry, alerts, and usage insights. Companies can register AI agents through Microsoft Entra identity services, define permissions, and ensure agents integrate smoothly with Microsoft 365 applications. Importantly, this system supports third-party agents too — from Adobe, Nvidia, ServiceNow, and Workday — giving enterprises broad flexibility. Microsoft is initially making Agent 365 available through its Frontier early-access program, targeting IT administrators who want to test and validate supervised governance for agentic AI before broader adoption. 

This development signals a strong shift in how organizations are beginning to think about AI agents: not as isolated experiment tools but as formal, manageable “digital coworkers.” Microsoft’s strategy addresses core governance, security, and scale challenges, laying the groundwork for widespread enterprise adoption of agents without compromising control.