The workflow is the product: Copilot Cowork plugins change what AI can do for businesses

Source: Microsoft 365 Copilot Blog By Srini_Raghavan_Msft

Summary

Most of the work that matters doesn't happen in one place. A quarterly review, a win-loss analysis, an onboarding plan—each one draws on several systems, moves through several tools, and depends on someone holding the thread across all of them. That sort of connective work is exactly what our customers would like to see from AI. Copilot Cowork, now generally available worldwide, is built for this sort of work—navigating long-running, multi-step processes. We designed it to be enterprise-ready from the outset: secure, compliant, and grounded in the data your business…

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2/5Worth a look

Rated low: routine. Worth knowing, not worth rearranging your day for.

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Most of the work that matters doesn't happen in one place. A quarterly review, a win-loss analysis, an onboarding plan—each…

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