This Atlantic Council article explores why workforce readiness and employee engagement are essential to achieving returns on AI investments. Connect with Summit V to discuss how workforce strategy and technology strategy can work together.
Find out why adding more data security tools raises risk instead of lowering it. This whitepaper draws on Microsoft research with data security, governance, compliance, and privacy leaders to show how fragmented platforms, evolving AI regulations, and limited data visibility create exposure-and how a unified approach with Microsoft Purview addresses all three. To get the research and recommendations, download the whitepaper by completing the form.
AI is accelerating data growth and raising the risk of leakage and oversharing. The Microsoft whitepaper, "Top 3 Challenges in Securing and Governing Data for the Era of AI," outlines how fragmented tools, evolving regulations, and expanding responsibilities complicate data protection, and why a unified platform approach is crucial to mitigating risk. For practical insight on reducing data risk while keeping AI innovation moving, download the whitepaper by completing the form.
Known application vulnerabilities can create serious business risk when patches, monitoring and secure development practices fall behind. This Cybersecurity Insiders article examines common PHP weaknesses and strategies for detecting and reducing exposure, including timely updates, security testing and least-privilege access. Read it for a practical reminder of why foundational security practices still matter. Share with your customers and contact Summit V for more information.
This IDC MarketScape excerpt names Microsoft a Leader in unified AI governance for its responsible AI-by-design, automated compliance across 100+ frameworks, and security integration across Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Defender. Download the report for details on evaluation criteria and expert buying guidance.
Governing machine learning models, generative AI apps, and agents gets harder with every disconnected tool. The report, "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Unified AI Governance Platforms 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment," positions Microsoft as a Leader. The excerpt shows how Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Purview, Entra, and Defender combine lifecycle management, security, compliance, and responsible AI controls. Download the report for expert insight to inform your AI governance decisions, then contact us to plan your next step.
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Enterprise infrastructure is evolving from supporting applications to coordinating increasingly distributed AI. Deloitte explores how an intelligent control plane could orchestrate models, agents, workloads, identity, governance, and security across cloud and edge environments. Connect with Summit V to discuss how these trends may influence your organization's technology strategy.
Explore how responsible AI must account for job change, displacement risk, and workforce reskilling — then contact Summit V to design a people-first AI strategy.
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Move beyond AI experimentation to measurable business value. The Microsoft eBook, "Four Paths to Business Value with AI," explores how to enrich employee experiences, reinvent customer engagement, reshape business processes, and accelerate innovation. Discover how intelligence and trust help you scale AI responsibly while aligning investments with business priorities. Complete the short form to download your complimentary eBook and identify the right path to AI-driven transformation.
See what security looks like when it fits the way small businesses work. This video follows a small business owner using Microsoft 365 Business Premium to keep collaboration productive while protecting company data from phishing, ransomware, and other threats. Watch the video to see comprehensive security and productivity working together.
Thousands of false positive alerts can hide the threats that matter most. This customer story shows how St. Luke's University Health Network gained unified, real-time visibility across its security platforms with Security Copilot in Microsoft Defender. Its Security Copilot agents save nearly 200 hours monthly in phishing alert triage, and analysts create incident reports in minutes instead of hours. Read the story to learn from St. Luke's experience, then contact us to explore similar goals.
Learn how humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles and drones are reshaping risk, and why unified governance for cybersecurity and safety matters now. Share this article with your team, then contact Summit V to explore practical steps for governing autonomous AI in your operations.
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What would it take for every AI agent to work from the same business context? The eBook, "Four Paths to Business Value with AI," shows how Microsoft IQ connects agents to how work happens, how the business operates, and where trusted knowledge lives, so they stay aligned with business rules and permissions. For guidance on scaling AI with intelligence and trust, download the eBook by completing the form.
What a unified security platform returns in dollars and hours. The Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study of Microsoft Defender, commissioned by Microsoft, models a composite organization that reaches 242% ROI and a net present value of $12.6 million over three years, with payback in under six months. Read the study for a framework you can use to estimate the returns you can drive in your environment with Microsoft Defender.
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This WorkLife article examines the widespread issue of age discrimination, revealing its impact on workers over 50 and on organizational resilience. Reach out to Summit V to learn how fostering inclusivity across all generations can strengthen your workplace.
Icertis supports customers in regulated industries and needed to scale security without adding headcount. This customer story shows how the contract intelligence company deployed Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft Entra to protect generative AI applications and enforce compliance, cutting alert triage time by 80%. Read the story to learn from Icertis's experience.
How do security and productivity improve when employees without coding experience can build their own AI agents? This customer story shows how HealthEquity reduced operational friction, maintained compliance standards, and improved productivity and efficiency by empowering employees to create their own custom agents with Microsoft 365 Copilot. With security, legal, and compliance standards embedded into Copilot tools and agents, employees created custom agents to address specific workflow challenges and needs. Get the story to learn from HealthEquity's experience.
Learn how AI is both accelerating cyberattacks and enabling CISOs to close the vulnerability gap with faster triage and patching, then contact Summit V for more information about applying these practices in your organization.
Learn how budget discipline, open-weight models, and industrial acquisitions are reshaping enterprise AI deployment strategies, and contact Summit V to explore cost-efficient, ROI-focused approaches for your AI roadmap.
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Disconnected security signals can make threats harder to understand and slower to contain. This Microsoft Learn tutorial explores how Microsoft Defender XDR coordinates detection, prevention, investigation, and response across endpoints, identities, email, and applications--helping security teams connect signals, investigate attacks, and respond more effectively. Read the tutorial to learn how Microsoft Defender XDR can help you build more coordinated, efficient security operations.
Unlock new efficiencies by combining AI capabilities with human expertise. Microsoft's "A Practical Guide for Bringing AI into Your Business Processes" explores real-world examples of AI-enhanced research, content management, and personalization. Discover practical ideas for streamlining workflows, improving quality, and identifying the skills your teams need to succeed. To learn how to put AI to work across your organization and free employees for higher-value activities, download your complimentary copy of the eBook by answering a few quick questions.
Research from Accenture has found that while workers feel their jobs will change, employers are less likely to invest in workforce transition. This Computer Weekly article explores why many organizations are struggling to align workforce strategy with accelerating AI adoption. It highlights the importance of preparing employees and leadership for long-term transformation. Connect with *[$profile.organization]* to discuss workforce readiness in the AI era.
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From reactive defense to proactive protection. As AKD's cloud footprint grew, its security tools grew fragmented, leaving a small IT staff with limited visibility. This customer story shows how the Australian timber supplier consolidated identity, cloud, endpoint, and data protection with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Entra on Microsoft 365 E5 licensing, raising its Secure Score by 10% in three months. Read the story to learn from AKD's experience and see how we can support similar goals.
Scale AI productivity without sacrificing control, Tecban, a Brazilian banking technology provider, wanted to boost productivity while maintaining the governance, security, and compliance essential to its operations. By deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot, the company brought AI into everyday workflows, achieving up to 30% productivity gains and accelerating time-consuming tasks. Read the customer story for lessons from Tecban's experience to inform your organization's AI adoption strategy.
Authors discuss This Brookings article authors explore how to reimagine work in the age of AI to reverse its degradation and protect the role of people in the workplace. Connect with Summit V to discuss how to align technology and workforce strategy.
How do agents turn workplace data into useful action? This Microsoft Learn post describes the intelligence layer that helps agents access and reason over organizational data, context, and tools. To see how Work IQ supports faster, more efficient outcomes, read the post.
What would full visibility into your data estate improve? The eBook, "Crash Course in Microsoft Purview: A guide to securing and managing your data estate," shows how Microsoft Purview unifies data governance, information protection, risk management, and compliance across hybrid and multicloud environments. For practical steps on reducing data risk in the age of AI, download the eBook by completing the form.
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How does a global automaker protect operations across every region it serves? Facing a rising volume of cybersecurity threats, Ford deployed Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft Purview to increase visibility, automate response, and strengthen data governance across its hybrid environment. Read the story to learn from Ford's experience with unified detection, response, and data protection.
Give AI the context to get more done. The more AI understands about your work, the less time your team spends explaining what needs to get done. Watch this short video to see how Copilot Cowork works in context, drawing on relevant information to understand your work and take on tasks with less hand-holding.
Cyber recovery should be measured by more than restored applications and infrastructure. InformationWeek explores why organizations should connect technology recovery to critical business processes, operating capacity, customer commitments, financial impact, and residual risk. Connect with Summit V to discuss how these trends may influence your organization's technology strategy.
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