By Miles Bennet
Publication Date: 2025-11-19 21:55:00
In a bold move to reshape how enterprises harness artificial intelligence, IBM has integrated its Consulting Advantage platform directly into Microsoft Copilot, promising to streamline workflows and unlock unprecedented productivity gains. Announced this week, the collaboration allows IBM consultants to tap into a vast repository of AI assistants, assets, and applications right within familiar Microsoft 365 tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook. This isn’t just another tech partnership; it’s a strategic fusion aimed at making AI an invisible yet indispensable part of daily business operations.
The integration builds on IBM’s long-standing relationship with Microsoft, evolving from earlier offerings like IBM Copilot Runway introduced in May 2024. By embedding Consulting Advantage into Copilot, IBM claims it’s already saving the equivalent of 250,000 hours annually for its consultants, translating to tens of millions of dollars in redeployable…
