Unlock the power of Microsoft agents (1-hour): Review

The final slide pointed to a 'Find a Global Training Partner' link. That’s when it clicked: this wasn't a course. It was the pre-sales call you have to sit through to *get* to the course. The entire hour felt like an extended product one-pager, read aloud. We were shown diagrams of how agents are 'embedded within SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat' and told they 'boost productivity.' What we weren't shown was a single line of code, an API endpoint, a configuration screen, or even a robust demo of one being built or customized.

For a session updated in January 2026, I expected some substance. How does this differ from the Agent framework in Azure AI Studio? What are the underlying models? What are the limitations on data sources for grounding? The instructor-led format implies a chance for Q&A, but the material was so high-level that any technical question would have been out of scope. The target audience of 'K-12 Educator' also felt like a mismatch for a discussion centered on SharePoint and enterprise chat. The three-hour version might contain the actual content, but this one-hour version is entirely skippable. It’s a conceptual tour that leaves you with more questions about its purpose than about AI agents themselves. I can't see any data scientist or engineer getting value here.