Partner Center Technical Corner: June 2025 edition
Welcome to the June edition of Partner Center Technical Corner. This month, we’re spotlighting new AI assistant capabilities for enhanced partner support, tools to optimize small and medium enterprises, and a summary of recent releases. As always, at the end of the blog you can find the most up-to-date essential Partner Center resources. Empowering partners: The evolution of the Partner Center AI assistant Partner Center AI assistant (preview) is built to enhance your Partner Center experience with generative AI, offering tailored insights and intelligent suggestions to transform everyday tasks in Partner Center into opportunities for growth and innovation. As we continue to equip the AI assistant to offer better, more tailored results, we have steadily expanded its capabilities to make your daily operations more efficient, and insight driven. Currently available in preview to partners using the English version of Partner Center, the AI assistant can be accessed via the sparkle icon in the upper-right corner of the page. This will be expanded to other languages soon. As needed, partners can initiate the support ticket creation process through the AI assistant panel. AI assistant now provides comprehensive support for the partner incentives co-op questions in the Earnings and Incentives workspaces. Partners can now quickly access vital information about co-op policies, deadlines, qualifying activities, and proof of execution requirements—information that previously required referencing lengthy documentation. You can ask the AI assistant questions like: "What is the claim deadline for FY25H1 co-op?" or "What are the qualifying activities for partner skilling?" and get quick answers. In January, we introduced the AI assistant Anywhere scenarios in the Earnings workspace, empowering partners to view their detailed earnings trends (by program, engagement, or lever); analyze payment details for their specific customers; and gain deeper insights into revenue streams. Partners can access these capabilities by choosing a specific record in the Payments summary tab or Earnings summary tab and choosing the option from the sparkle icon on the page. The AI assistant quickly generates the right prompt and provides a customized response in the AI assistant chat. Continue reading here
Explore the latest updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility
Microsoft 365 Copilot recently announced several new features and updates designed to help you build powerful, secure, and scalable AI experiences within Microsoft 365. Below are key resources and information to help you explore and take advantage of these exciting enhancements. Take a deep dive into all of the new features, agent development tools, and announcements from Build. Discover how you can utilize the latest SDKs to build your own agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot including the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK. Learn how to leverage Copilot connectors and actions to boost the knowledge base for your agents, and more! Watch Build sessions on demand Enterprise-grade AI experiences just got more accessible for developers. The new Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs let you build intelligent apps that are grounded in real user context, securely run within the Microsoft 365 trust boundary, and work with your org’s existing identity and compliance controls. Whether you're automating meeting follow-ups, building audit trails, or integrating natural language search—these APIs are ready to power your next solution: o Interactions Export API o Change Notifications API o Meeting Insights API o Retrieval API o Chat API (Private Preview) Start building today using REST or Graph Explorer. Learn more & explore docs 👉 Read the full blog- Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs Introducing the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit — your new go-to for building code-first agents and apps across Microsoft 365 Copilot, Teams, and more. This evolution of the Teams Toolkit supports: o Full-stack agent development with integrated Microsoft identity & storage o AI-assisted workflows with GitHub Copilot o Rapid iteration with live reload secure tunneling & debugging o Multi-channel publishing from a single build Whether you're working in VS Code, Visual Studio, or CLI, this toolkit meets pro-code developers where they are — with zero-config setup and deep extensibility. Ready to build Copilot agents, intelligent chatbots, or Office add-ins? Start here 👉Read more- Introducing the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit The Agent Store is live—your new hub to build, publish, and discover purpose-built AI agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Whether you’re creating with low-code in Copilot Studio or going pro-code with the Agents Toolkit, the Agent Store connects your solutions with millions of Microsoft 365 users. o Discover 70+ launch agents o Publish across Teams & m365copilot.com o Get user insights & partner support Start building the next generation of AI assistants today 👉 Learn more- Introducing the Agent Store: Build, publish, and discover agents in Microsoft 365 CopilotPartner Case study | ESTsoft
AI is reshaping how we connect across cultures and languages—and ESTsoft Corp. is leading the way. With over 30 years of experience in security software and trusted by over 60% of the Korean population, ESTsoft’s latest innovation, Perso Live, uses AI avatars to enable real-time communication in 117 languages. Powered by Microsoft Azure, Perso Live ensures secure, personalized, and compliant interactions that support education, senior care, and global collaboration. Watch video on YouTube hereNeon Serverless Postgres is Now Generally Available!
We are excited to announce that Neon Serverless Postgres is now generally available as an Azure Native Integration. This milestone marks a significant step forward in providing developers with a powerful, serverless Postgres solution, seamlessly integrated within the Azure ecosystem. We’re excited to bring Neon to all Azure developers, especially AI platforms. Neon Serverless Postgres scales automatically to match your workload and can branch instantly for an incredible developer experience. And for AI developers concerned about scale, cost efficiency, and data privacy, Neon enables them to easily adopt database-per-customer architectures, ensuring real-time provisioning and data isolation for their customers. - Nikita Shamgunov, CEO, Neon. Neon as a natively integrated offering on Azure Azure Native Integrations enable developers to seamlessly provision, manage, and tightly integrate independent software vendor (ISV) software and services within the Azure ecosystem. Neon's native Integration enables developers to use Neon Serverless Postgres with the same experience as any other Azure service, fully integrated within Azure's workflows, identity systems, and billing framework. Developers can provision Neon Serverless Postgres directly from the Azure Portal, where it is listed alongside Microsoft’s database offerings in the Databases section, complete with a partner badge. Once provisioned, Neon projects, branches, and connection strings can be managed using the Azure portal, CLI, and SDK. The deep integration also simplifies security and procurement, allowing authentication using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) and consolidating Neon usage into your organization’s Azure bill. New Features Available with GA Release With General Availability release, several new features are now accessible. The intent is to make all innovative Neon features available to developers in the Azure eco-system. With GA, the following features are now added: Neon Project and Branch Creation from Azure: Developers now can create Neon projects and branches directly through the Azure portal. This enhancement simplifies team operations, facilitates tighter CI/CD integration, allows for more detailed environment management, and accelerates the transition from provisioning to production. Connect to database: The connect experience as part of Azure resource allows developers to connect Neon Serverless Postgres to their application stack directly from the Azure portal. This simplifies the process of connecting Neon databases to a few clicks from Azure portal. Azure CLI and SDKs (Java, Python, .NET, Go, JS): Developers can use the Azure CLI and SDK to manage Neon organization, projects, branches, and connection strings. This flexibility allows developers to choose the client of their preference and integrate Neon seamlessly into their current development environment. Semantic Kernel: Neon integrates directly with Semantic Kernel, enabling developers to orchestrate full Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines. Generate embeddings with Azure OpenAI, store and query them in Neon using pgvector, and retrieve relevant results in milliseconds. You can read more about this release in the Neon launch announcement as well. 🎉 Neon for Enterprises and AI startups Neon offers instant provisioning, branching, seamless integration, and cost-effective development workflows. This makes it the perfect solution which can power organizations of all sizes and growth stage, whether you are an Enterprise or a fast-scaling AI startup. For Enterprises, Neon offers efficient scalability, strong recovery guarantees, and developer workflows that align with modern software development practices. Neon’s compute layer scales automatically based on workload, ensuring smoother performance during peak traffic, lower infrastructure costs, and reduced operational overhead. For AI startups, Neon provides the speed, flexibility, and automation needed for modern AI applications. If you are part of Microsoft for Startups program, you can leverage the native integration of the serverless Postgres to experience features like scale to zero and branching for faster and a cost-effective AI solution. Try Out Neon Serverless Postgres on Azure We invite you to try out Neon Serverless Postgres on Azure. Follow the Docs and start leveraging the power of serverless Postgres in your applications. The collaboration between Microsoft and Neon has resulted in a developer-focused roadmap, ensuring continuous improvements and new features. Link to our Feedback communities If you have new scenarios you would like to propose, please share your feedback with us on Azure feedback community. You can reach out to Neon via Neon discord community or contact [email protected]. We are committed to listening to you and enhancing the Neon experience to solve your problems. We look forward to seeing how developers will leverage Neon Serverless Postgres to build intelligent and scalable Azure applications. Next steps For all the links and resources, please refer the following: Subscribe to Neon Serverless Postgres on Azure portal or Azure Marketplace Learn more about Neon Serverless Postgres at Microsoft docs Read the launch blogpost by Neon Discover more about Neon Learn about Microsoft’s investment in NeonBuild 2025: Advancing software development for Microsoft’s partner ecosystem
At Microsoft Build, we introduced a comprehensive set of capabilities designed to accelerate agentic AI development, streamline cost management, and scale go-to-market impact for software companies. Highlights include: ✅ GitHub-native workflows for seamless AI integration ✅ Agent-based architecture for building dynamic, intelligent applications ✅ New admin tools for agent inventory, usage tracking, and budget control ✅ Copilot Studio Agent Consumption Estimator for financial planning ✅ ISV Success Advanced Package with up to $200K in incentives ✅ Industry-aligned AI certifications in Energy, Education, Gov, and more We’ve also expanded our training portfolio—with hands-on labs, certification weeks, and workshops—designed to upskill development teams and accelerate time to value. 💡 Now is the time to evolve from experimentation to execution. Explore the full article and resourcesPartner Blog | Microsoft Build 2025: Transforming software development for partners
As technology continues to evolve at a remarkable pace, Microsoft partners are presented with both the challenge and the opportunity to modernize. From transitioning to cloud environments to harnessing advancements in data and AI, the drive for innovation is strong. AI is becoming central to application development, deployment, and user experience. For software development companies—technology-led companies that build, operate, and sell their own software or apps—this transformation paves the way for creating smarter solutions, optimizing workflows, and delivering enhanced value to their customers. At Microsoft Build, we introduced a new wave of AI capabilities designed to accelerate agentic AI app development and empower developers to become AI developers. From GitHub-native workflows to agent-based models, the focus is on enabling innovation at scale—supporting startups bringing new ideas to market and established companies building enterprise-grade applications. “We are participating in a $6.5 trillion opportunity that is going to be addressable across our partner ecosystem.” - Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO and Chairman A unified opportunity for partners Whether you are building software products, delivering services, implementing solutions, or advising customers on transformation strategies, the announcements at Build reflect an integrated approach to empowering the Microsoft partner ecosystem. From software companies to systems integrators, managed services providers, resellers, and startups—partners across the ecosystem have roles to play in bringing agentic AI to life. Our tools, platforms, and opportunities are designed to support diverse business models and partner types, providing practical paths to innovate, differentiate, and grow. No matter where you are in your journey, there is an opportunity to engage and deliver impact with the Microsoft vision for agentic AI. You can dive into the full slate of announcements in the Azure Build blog and catch the keynote on demand. In addition, recorded breakout sessions are now available, providing in-depth insights tailored to software companies. Accelerate GTM and customer adoption of agents with new cost management features We also announced a variety of features that will give partners and customers increased ability to manage cost and consumption of agents. With agent management in the Microsoft 365 admin center, partners and customers will be able to view, monitor, and manage all agents in their inventory. Cost management and usage are also improving, with customers having the ability to set budget limits and monitor usage and consumption. Finally, partners and customers can use the Copilot Studio Agent Consumption Estimator to estimate their consumption costs, bringing peace of mind and helping drive further adoption. Continue reading here
Innovate at the Microsoft-TD SYNNEX Hackathon on Gen AI in Bengaluru- 2nd and 3rd June
Hi, We are from GPS-GCS Enablement Team, organizing a Hackathon on Generative AI in Bengaluru, in collaboration with our partner TD-Synnex. We would also like to extend the invitation to ISVs based in Bengaluru to maximize participation and broaden our outreach. I've attached the invitation for Registration. Register here to Join us.Innovate at the Microsoft-TD SYNNEX Hackathon on Gen AI in Mumbai
Hi, We are from GPS-GCS Enablement Team, organizing a Hackathon on Generative AI in Mumbai, in collaboration with our partner Tech Data/TD-Synnex. We would also like to extend the invitation to ISVs based in Mumbai to maximize participation and broaden our outreach. The event is on June 9th and 10th. I've attached the invitation for Registration. Register here to Join us.
