Microsoft IQ Platform and Hosted Agents Announced at Build 2026
Key Questions
What is Microsoft IQ and what new components were announced?
Microsoft IQ is a new intelligence layer featuring four context engines (Work, Fabric, Foundry, Web IQ) and hosted agents with stateful execution, announced at Build 2026.
How does the IQ platform affect Power Platform architecture?
It addresses the context gap for enterprise AI by adding built-in governance and security, directly impacting Copilot Studio and Foundry for future agent designs.
What resources support AI agent security and governance in this context?
The AI Agent Security Guide provides a threat catalog and defense patterns, alongside reports on AI governance versus control and frameworks for governed innovation.
Microsoft unveiled IQ, a new intelligence layer with four context engines (Work, Fabric, Foundry, Web IQ) and hosted agents with stateful execution. This directly impacts Power Platform architecture, especially Copilot Studio and Foundry. A new AI Landing Zone article outlines governance hub, MCP gateway, and Fabric IQ patterns, providing concrete architecture for IQ adoption. Prior additions: AI Agent Security Guide, M365 Copilot APIs decision framework, M365 Copilot architecture video, and Agent 365 governance video. Cye report and governed innovation framework add governance context for AI integration.