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IBM and Microsoft Launch AI Agent Platform | PYMNTS.com

By PYMNTS
Publication Date: 2026-11-10 16:42:00

IBM and Microsoft on Tuesday (Nov. 10) introduced Imagine Enterprise, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent platform combining more than 6,000 prebuilt AI agents and related assets with Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure to help banks, insurers and retailers automate business processes.

The platform uses IBM Consulting’s existing AI tools and Microsoft’s cloud, data and security systems. Engineers from both companies will work directly with qualifying customers to integrate agents into existing software and move them from testing into production.

IBM’s contribution comes from Consulting Advantage, its existing platform for developing and deploying AI applications. The 6,000 figure includes agents and other assets, rather than exclusively deployable agents.

Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio and GitHub Copilot provide agent development and coordination tools. Microsoft Fabric connects enterprise data, Entra manages identities and access permissions, Purview supports data…

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