Microsoft is introducing a new, universal context layer that combines intelligence across Work IQ from Microsoft 365 Copilot, Fabric IQ and Foundry IQ. This will enable AI agents to understand what users are doing, what business data means and where and how to find the information to make decisions with AI. Fabric IQ, now in preview, extends the unified semantic layer already provided by Power BI across 20 million models to business operations. Foundry IQ, also in preview, will be the next generation of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), offering a smarter way to connect agents with data from a single knowledge base.<\/p>\n
Fabric IQ will unify all data with operational systems under a semantic model of business entities and their relationships \u2014 providing a live, connected view of the enterprise. This holistic view of the enterprise will empower teams and AI agents to understand and act on live, context-rich insights, driving smarter decisions and better business outcomes.\u00a0Teams will be able to define this model once and reuse it everywhere across analytics, apps and agents, improving reasoning quality while preserving governance and lineage. Since all the data resides in OneLake, either natively or through shortcuts and mirroring, organizations will be able to realize these benefits regardless of whether the data is on premises, hybrid or in multicloud environments.<\/p>\n
Foundry IQ is a fully managed knowledge system designed to ground AI agents. Agents will be able to connect to one knowledge base running a knowledge retrieval engine over multiple data sources \u2014 indexed or federated \u2014 including Azure data services, Microsoft 365 SharePoint, Fabric IQ and the web. Built on Azure AI Search, Foundry IQ will automate RAG data pipelines for multimodal data and perform agentic retrieval (query planning, iterative search, reflection and synthesis) across knowledge sources to maximize context while respecting user permissions. Integration with Microsoft Purview will also support compliance, data security and governance.<\/p>\n
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Microsoft unveils a universal context layer that merges intelligence from Microsoft 365 Copilot, Fabric IQ and Foundry IQ, aiming to change how AI agents interpret user actions and business data. Fabric IQ, now in preview, expands Power BI\u2019s unified semantic layer to operational systems, offering teams a live, connected view of the enterprise for sharper decision-making. Foundry IQ, also debuting in preview, introduces an advanced retrieval-augmented generation engine, enabling agents to access and reason over data from a single knowledge base across platforms such as Azure, SharePoint and the web.<\/p>\n
Microsoft unveils a universal context layer that fuses intelligence from Microsoft 365 Copilot, Fabric IQ, and Foundry IQ, empowering AI agents to grasp user actions, business data meaning, and decision-making pathways. Fabric IQ, now in preview, expands Power BI\u2019s semantic capabilities to unify data and operational systems, delivering live, connected enterprise views for smarter, context-rich insights. Meanwhile, Foundry IQ\u2014also in preview\u2014ushers in next-gen retrieval-augmented generation, enabling agents to tap a single, fully managed knowledge base across diverse sources like Azure, Microsoft 365, and the web. Leveraging Azure AI Search, Foundry IQ automates multimodal data pipelines and advanced retrieval, all to help ensure compliance and governance via Microsoft Purview. Teams can define semantic models once and reuse them across analytics, apps, and agents, streamlining reasoning and maintaining data lineage regardless of environment.<\/p>\n
Microsoft unveils a universal context layer across Work IQ from Microsoft 365 Copilot, Fabric IQ, and Foundry IQ, empowering AI agents to grasp user intent and business data meaningfully. With Fabric IQ now in preview, organizations can extend Power BI\u2019s semantic layer across 20 million models into business operations, unifying data and systems for a live, connected enterprise view. Foundry IQ, also in preview, redefines retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), enabling agents to tap into a single knowledge base spanning Azure, SharePoint, Fabric IQ, and the web. Built on Azure AI Search, Foundry IQ automates data pipelines and agentic retrieval, to help ensure rich, secure context through Microsoft Purview integration. Teams can define semantic models once and reuse them everywhere, enhancing decision-making, governance, and data lineage across analytics, apps, and AI agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Microsoft is introducing a new, universal context layer that combines intelligence across Work IQ from Microsoft 365 Copilot,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[420,7853,416,320,7852],"class_list":{"0":"post-39473","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-microsoft","8":"tag-azure","9":"tag-azure-copilot","10":"tag-copilot","11":"tag-microsoft","12":"tag-microsoft-copilot"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}