Tech Disruptors Microsoft on Getting Beyond the Pilot Phase
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Mar 5, 2026 Eric Boyd, president of Microsoft’s AI platform with 16+ years building AI and data products. He explains how Azure OpenAI, Azure ML and Foundry connect data, models and apps. He walks through scaling pilots to production, enterprise security and compliance, model routing and cost control, and where agents and industry-specific copilots will appear next.
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Azure AI Platform Connects Models Data And Apps
- Azure AI platform sits between infrastructure and applications, offering model training, hosted OpenAI models, and developer tools like Foundry.
- Foundry helps stitch data, retrieval (Foundry IQ), and models to build LLM applications like GitHub Copilot.
AT&T Scaled From Pilot To 71 AI Solutions
- AT&T piloted an internal bot, then scaled with Foundry to 71 generative AI solutions used by 100,000 employees.
- They consume about 9 billion tokens daily and report 33% faster information search and material free cashflow gains.
Software Development Is The Earliest And Fastest AI Frontier
- Developer workflows are the fastest to adopt AI, transforming coding, reviews, and bug fixes with Copilot-style agents.
- Eric gave an internal example where a developer fixed 118 accessibility bugs in hours using a Copilot agent.