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Microsoft Highlights Frontier Transformation as AI Reshapes Business Operations
Microsoft says businesses are entering a new phase of digital transformation that centers on artificial intelligence and new ways of organizing work. In a blog post, the company described what it calls frontier transformation, a shift in which organizations use AI systems and digital tools to redesign business processes rather than simply digitizing existing workflows. The transformation creates a new business application, called agentic business applications, integrated with AI that is being used every day and moves beyond basic efficiency to create innovative opportunities for growth. The approach combines AI capabilities with enterprise data and collaboration platforms to automate tasks and support decision-making.
Agentic business applications will be brought to life across the Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platforms. These systems are increasingly designed to help employees analyze data, manage operations and complete routine tasks more efficiently. Companies are exploring how generative AI and automation technologies can reshape roles, processes and business operations across departments. At the core of this transformation is Work IQ which connects signals from Microsoft 365 with operational Dynamics 365 data and Power Apps. This ensures that business applications are able to be agentic, resolving entities and relationships across structured and unstructured sources to give agents a clear understanding of what is happening. Many of the planned updates in the way of agentic business applications are set to be in public preview by April 2026.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on March 10, 2026