From idea to production: AI agents, integration with Microsoft 365 and Teams, and support for software vendors in the Microsoft ecosystem.
Right now, AI agents are at the center of the Microsoft strategy and of current projects. They rely on a Microsoft 365, Teams, and Azure foundation that I use every day.
Design, development, and governance of agents on Microsoft 365 and Azure.
Integration in both directions, with Microsoft APIs and services.
Position your product in the Microsoft ecosystem and in its strategy.
Information, advice, and training, from leadership to technical teams.
In small and large companies, at software vendors and at end customers.
Integrate your product with Microsoft 365 and Copilot, align it with the Microsoft strategy, and support it up to its commercial launch.
Software vendor experience: the design and evolution of a Teams app that is sold on the market.
Choose the architecture for agents and Microsoft 365 integrations. Set up security, governance, and monitoring. Keep Azure costs under control.
Get started with Microsoft 365, Teams, Graph, Azure, and agents. Solve a technical problem, build a prototype, share best practices.
The principle of a factory: one process, from the business need to delivery, then governance and monitoring. From consulting to development, on a single step or on the whole chain, with AI at every step to move faster.
The need, the users, the expected value. When a simpler solution is enough, I say so.
Architecture, technology choices, security. A prototype when feasibility needs to be checked.
Development and integration of the solution, with AI to speed up code and tests.
Deployment, ALM, governance. For a software vendor, up to the commercial launch.
Monitoring, tracking of usage and Azure costs, updates, and following the Microsoft strategy.
Clients are not named. More details in a conversation.
Three options studied and compared: Microsoft Graph, Copilot APIs, Azure Communication Services with Azure Speech.
Design and development of the agent, then follow-up after go-live.
Sessions with software vendors on integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot, in light of the Microsoft strategy.
Development and maintenance of a solution for a software vendor, working independently.
Users request a new allowed external domain in Teams from a dedicated app.
Support for a startup founder whose project goes through a crowdfunding platform.
Agentic AI relies on the Microsoft 365 and Azure foundation. Both are part of my expertise.
M365 Copilot
Copilot StudioDeclarative agents
Azure AI Foundry
Entra Agent ID
Microsoft Agent 365
Teams extensibility
SharePoint
Power Platform
Azure Communication Services
Azure Functions
App Service
Key Vault
Bot Framework
Azure Monitor
Application Insights
Cost Management
Power BIM365 Solutions Architect, founder of Conexiiv
I started in IT with Exchange and OCS, then Lync, Skype, and Teams. Communication and collaboration tools have remained the common thread, especially audio and video. I moved step by step from infrastructure to development, and I co-founded three startups, including a Teams app that is still sold on the market.
Today, my work focuses on AI agents in the Microsoft ecosystem. The approach stays the same: try, learn, understand, then share. I spend part of my time testing new features and following news from the ecosystem, to recommend the solutions that fit best.
I work with software vendors, architects, and developers, in small and large companies, in France and internationally, alone or with partners. I am a member of the Microsoft community.
Alexis Conia
Microsoft MVP M365 Apps & Services since 2012
Book a time slot directly in my calendar, or send me a message on LinkedIn. Bring your context and your systems: I go through them with you to see what an agent can do, and what it must not do.
