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Issue #163 / 27-JUL-26

Claude Opus 5 is available today in Microsoft Foundry

Claude Opus 5, Anthropic's most advanced Opus model and the first Opus model in the fifth generation of Claude, is now available in Microsoft Foundry. Whether you are building agents, coding software, or automating enterprise workflows, Opus 5 is designed to work for hours, find paths around obstacles, navigate codebases like a senior engineer, and support deeper reasoning and higher accuracy.

Build your own Engage Governance agent

The best governance guidance often comes from real conversations with customers, and organizations already have the answers somewhere: an adoption deck, an admin guide, a community manager checklist, an acceptable use policy, or a launch plan. That is where a Governance for Viva Engage Agent can help. Grounded in Microsoft guidance and your organization’s approved materials, it can provide practical answers without replacing the people who own governance.

The AI Strategy Roadmap: Five drivers of successful AI transformation

The AI Strategy Roadmap offers a practical guide for advancing Frontier Transformation. It helps leaders understand where they are today, identify the capabilities they may need next, and strengthen the conditions that can support AI as a durable business capability.