The era of agentic business applications arrives at Convergence 2025

The era of agentic business applications arrives at Convergence 2025

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The way we work is transforming. Generative AI and agentic business applications are catalysts for a profound shift in how we create, collaborate, and make decisions. What once took hours now happens in moments. Ideas move faster, insights surface sooner, and the boundaries between human creativity and machine capability are blurring. This isn’t the future—it’s unfolding now, and it’s changing the very fabric of how businesses operate.

It’s a move from systems of record to systems of action. In this new era, AI agents go beyond support—they help interpret signals, uncover patterns, and initiate actions and continuously optimize processes on your behalf. At Convergence 2025, December 9–12, we’ll explore how organizations can build an AI-first autonomous enterprise powered by data, copilots, and agents working together across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft Cloud.

From automation to autonomy: The AI-first organization

Businesses have long pursued automation to streamline operations. The next leap is autonomy—systems that interpret signals across the business, adapt workflows in real time, and anticipate decisions. Autonomous enterprises go beyond efficiency—they are driven, adaptive, and human-centered, with intelligent systems that understand context, collaborate across processes, and deliver measurable outcomes.

We believe the recognition of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Leader placement in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ and IDC MarketScape reports reinforces our ability to connect front-end and back-end operations into one intelligent ecosystem. Our leadership is grounded in the breadth of the Microsoft Cloud, the depth of our data estate, and our ability to bring AI, analytics, and business applications together as a unified platform to accelerate end-to-end AI transformation.

Agentic business applications are built on three connected pillars: data, Copilot, and agents—working together to change how work gets done.

1. Data: The foundation of agent autonomy

Most business processes begin with data. Finance close, order-to-cash, customer insights, case resolution, supply chain planning, field service, HR workflows—each depends on complete, connected, trusted information. When this data is fragmented across systems, agents can’t act with autonomy, and AI can only answer questions instead of accelerating outcomes.

Dynamics 365 spans both front-office and back-office operations—customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP)—providing a continuous, end-to-end view of customers, employees, finances, supply chain, and operations. This structured, governed, and auditable data is the backbone of business processes—how work flows, how controls are enforced, and how organizations maintain compliance at scale.

As business model innovation becomes even more important, we continue to invest deeply in these core applications. We’re expanding capabilities across ERP and CRM, investing in bringing Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Power Platform closer to Dynamics 365 than ever before. From connected frontlines to adaptive supply chains, business applications are becoming composable, intelligent, and outcome-driven—helping customers innovate more quickly while maintaining trust, security, and governance, adapt faster, redesign workflows, and build the operational integrity required for agent-powered processes. At Convergence 2025, you’ll see how Dynamics 365 continues to evolve as the operational engine of AI-first organizations.

At Microsoft Ignite 2025, we announced major advances in how agents connect with ERP systems. The Dynamics 365 ERP Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is evolving from static actions to a dynamic, configurable framework that adapts as business needs evolve. A new analytics MCP server extends this capability to structured metrics and insights, supporting agents to reason over governed operational and financial data—not snapshots or exports, but live business signals. Together, these updates unify data, logic, and actions into a common protocol that can simplify integration and accelerate automation.

And with MCP designed for massive scale—including support of millions of ERP actions—organizations gain the performance and extensibility required for agent-powered business processes at enterprise scale.

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The entire Microsoft data and application stack—Dynamics 365 ERP and CRM, Dataverse, Fabric, and more—forms the operational engine of agentic transformation. It provides the structure, governance, and adaptability required to support AI-powered business models and next-generation workflows.

2. Microsoft 365 Copilot: Your strategic productivity partner

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Copilot continues to help transform productivity across many roles. It helps sales teams move deals forward, finance teams accelerate reconciliation, and service teams resolve issues before they escalate. But Copilot is more than an assistant—it’s the connective layer that links people, data, and systems, understanding intent, orchestrating workflows, and guiding decisions across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365.

3. Agents: Plan, decide, and act

We expect AI agents will be core to how businesses operate—planning, deciding, and acting across systems to accelerate outcomes. These agents will interpret signals, identify patterns, and initiate actions to keep the business in motion.

Microsoft’s strategy spans the full agent ecosystem: first-party embedded agents inside Dynamics 365, agents for specialized industries that can be customized and extended by partners, specific partner-built agents, and custom agents created by organizations through Microsoft Copilot Studio. All share the same security, governance, and identity foundation.

For small to mid-sized businesses, Dynamics 365 Business Central brings agents directly into everyday finance and operations. The Sales Order Agent creates, validates, and updates sales orders which can help improve accuracy and speed by reducing manual entry and exception management. The Payables Agent automates vendor invoices and reconciliations, improving control while freeing finance teams from repetitive tasks. Together, these agents help Business Central customers modernize core processes with governed, AI-powered actions that keep work flowing across purchasing, sales, and accounting.

Across Dynamics 365 finance and operations, embedded agents are transforming core processes—from time and expense entry in Project Operations, to supplier outreach in Supply Chain Management, to reconciliations in Finance and technician scheduling in Field Service. These agents help reduce manual effort and bring greater precision and autonomy to everyday operations.

At Convergence 2025, we’re also thrilled to announce the public preview of the Product Change Management Agent Template—an AI-powered solution that transforms how manufacturers manage the process of change across equipment, products, and processes changes. Built on Copilot Studio, the agent automates workflows and connects critical systems, helping teams cut approval times from weeks to days, reduce errors, and bring innovations to market, faster. Learn how customers like Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) are using this agent template to optimize their manufacturing operations.

Partner-built agents that extend industry workflows

Partners are building agents that extend domain workflows and connect directly to Dynamics 365 through the MCP. These solutions show how agent-to-agent coordination and cross-system reasoning will define the next era of enterprise automation.

Shop Floor by RSM helps manufacturers gain real-time visibility across production by bringing job details, quality checks, and operational signals into one experience. It can surface issues as they occur and support teams in resolving them quickly, helping to reduce disruptions and maintain consistent output. By connecting workers, data, and actions on the floor, the agent can support more resilient, adaptive manufacturing operations.

The PayFlow Agent by HSO helps finance teams manage vendor payment inquiries with greater speed and accuracy. It analyzes incoming emails, retrieves live payment data from Dynamics 365, and responds with up-to-date status information—which can reduce manual effort and help vendors receive clear, timely communication. The agent streamlines payment cycles and can improve transparency across accounts payable.

The Quality Impact Recall Agent by Cegeka helps organizations identify product quality issues and trace their impact across inventory and customer shipments. It coordinates notifications, guides corrective steps, and streamlines recall preparedness, which can help teams act quickly when risks emerge and maintain trust in the products they deliver.

Factorial connects to the Dynamics 365 Business Central MCP Server to deliver a new agent-to-agent experience. You can use a single Copilot interface to pull, exchange, and act on data across the systems. For example, within expense workflows, Factorial’s agent can request, validate, and reconcile financial data directly with Business Central.

Zensai’s agent integrates with Dynamics 365 Business Central to transform an organization’s operational signals into aligned goals and check-ins inside Microsoft 365. Built in Copilot Studio and connected through MCP for Dynamics 365, the agent converts finance, compliance, HR, and sales insights into structured, cascaded goals within Perform 365. At Convergence 2025, you’ll see how these first-party, partner, and custom-built agents form a connected ecosystem—and how organizations are already using them to move from automation to autonomy.

Convergence 2025

Convergence has always been where our community comes together to learn, connect, and imagine what’s next—and this year we’re reigniting that tradition at a moment of extraordinary change.

Throughout the event you’ll see how organizations are moving from systems of record to systems of agency, and how you can apply these ideas to accelerate your own AI transformation. I’m excited for you to experience everything we’ve been building.

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Beyond Retrieval: How an Agentic Approach Transforms Microsoft Dataverse Search 

Beyond Retrieval: How an Agentic Approach Transforms Microsoft Dataverse Search 

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Imagine being able to ask your CRM system a question like, “Which opportunities are likely to close this week?” or “Who has met with Ernie Kerrigan at Contoso recently?” and getting an instant, accurate answer without writing a single query or navigating through multiple Views in Dynamics 365.

Whether you’re using Copilot in Dynamics 365 Sales, Power Apps customized through Microsoft Copilot Studio or Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales, under the hood, these experiences leverage one common engine: AI-powered Dataverse (DV) Search, which seamlessly connects business users to the underlying database schema, translating intent into action without requiring technical expertise. Thousands of enterprise customers already rely on this capability to power their business workflows.  

Figure 1: How AI-powered Dataverse Search Connects Copilot Experiences Across Dynamics 365 

We’ve reimagined the technology behind Dataverse Search from the ground up. Leveraging recent breakthroughs in agentic AI, the new system delivers answers that are more relevant, contextual, and accurate to your specific business data. Think of it as an intelligent assistant that not only understands your question but figures out the best way to answer it using an adaptive reasoning process.  

In this blog, we’ll explore why this agentic approach was necessary, how it works under the hood, and how it scales to enterprise needs supporting complex schemas, massive datasets, and domain specific terminologies while adhering to Microsoft Responsible AI principles. In particular, the agentic approach is model-agnostic, and while different models or fine-tuned models can influence the quality of results, the choice of model is orthogonal to the architecture. For this post, our emphasis remains on the agentic loop and its role in delivering dynamic, context-aware answers. Further, we will demonstrate our success via evaluation results and show you ways to customize it for your business. 

Queries to Conversations: Unlocking Your Live Business Data 

Every organization’s Dynamics 365 environment is unique, and most customers customize it extensively. Over time, these customizations lead to complex schemas, ambiguous relationships, and massive datasets spanning millions of records and terabytes of data. Our original Dataverse Search system was pioneering, but it relied on a fixed-plan natural language to SQL pipeline. A user’s question was converted to SQL through sequential stages: parsing, schema mapping, data linking, and SQL generation. This design was prone to cascading failure in a sequential pipeline. Each stage operated in isolation without shared context, so a single error could invalidate the entire query. Every question followed the same fixed flow, even when certain steps were unnecessary. This resulted in brittle behavior and suboptimal answers for complex or ambiguous queries that spanned multiple tables. 

We recognized the need for a more adaptable, resilient approach to tackle the complexities of enterprise data. This upgrade shifts DV Search beyond simple Search into intelligent, interactive conversations with your business data. For you, this translates into immediate, actionable value by providing:  

  • Real-Time, Actionable Answers: Ask, “Which of my open opportunities in New York are scheduled to close this month?” and get an instant answer from the live Dataverse data. This isn’t a report from last night’s data refresh; it’s the current state of your business. 
  • Democratized Data Access: A service manager can ask, “Show me active, high-priority cases that haven’t been updated in 3 days” without needing to understand the underlying table structure of incidents and case/activities. 
  • Deeper Contextual Conversations: The agent supports multi-turn conversations. After asking about opportunities in New York, you can follow up with, “Of those, which ones are for our ‘Pro’ license?” The agent remembers the context, providing a progressively refined answer. 

Under the Hood: Agentic Architecture 

To overcome some of the limitations of the earlier system and to meet the complex customer scenarios, the new DV Search architecture introduces an Agentic Orchestrator powered by GPT4.1. It transforms query handling from a static pipeline into a dynamic reasoning loop: plan → execute → refine. Instead of blindly converting text to SQL, the orchestrator treats each question as a goal, intelligently deciding the best steps to reach it. 

Figure 2: Agentic Architecture for AI-powered Dataverse Search 

Context Awareness and Conversations: When a user submits a new or follow-up question, a dedicated preprocessing component reviews prior conversation history and rewrites the query as a single, self-contained question, enabling coherent multi-turn conversations. For example, if you ask, “Show my top opportunities in Q4” and then follow up with “How about in Europe only?”. the component understands the second question is a refinement of the first rather than starting from scratch or losing track of prior context. This conversational capability makes interactions feel natural and efficient. The refined question is then enriched with the business’s domain knowledge (glossary) to fully reflect the user’s intent within the specific business context. 

Dynamic Planning and Execution: When the self-contained question comes in, the orchestrator doesn’t simply translate it into SQL. Instead, it breaks the query into logical steps and decides which tools to use and in what order, while also utilizing the domain knowledge encapsulated with the supplied glossaries. These tools include:  

  • schema_linking_tool: Schema lookup for understanding tables and relationships 
  • data_linking_tool: Semantic Search for finding relevant data values and resolving data ambiguities 
  • sql_execution_tool: SQL execution tool for retrieving results 
  • submit_plan_update_tool: Captures both the original plan and any course corrections made during execution 

The orchestrator adapts on the fly if the first attempt fails or returns incomplete results. It analyzes the issue, revises the plan, and retries. This self-correcting loop is a major improvement over older systems that suffered from cascading failures. 

Handling Relational Complexity: One of the most powerful aspects of this approach is its ability to handle relational complexity. Operational business application schemas often require multi-hop joins across multiple tables, including custom entities. The orchestrator understands these relationships and can navigate them intelligently, ensuring accurate joins and filters even in highly customized environments. For example, if a question involves linking Accounts to Opportunities and then to a custom Product table, the agent plans the steps and executes them seamlessly. 

Personalization and Learning: Personalization further enhances the experience. Over time, the system learns from usage patterns within your organization. If you frequently work with the Accounts table or use certain custom fields, the agent prioritizes those interpretations in future queries. This learning is based on interaction signals, not external data, and is carefully scoped to respect privacy and organizational boundaries. The result is a system that becomes more aligned with your business logic the more you use it. 

Real-World Example 

Imagine you run Fourth Coffee Machines, a business selling premium espresso and grinder units to commercial and residential customers. It’s managed through a Power App built on Dataverse. A seller begins with a simple keyword search in top-bar search in Power Apps for “Fourth Coffee” to confirm the account record. Thanks to fuzzy matching and relevance re-ranking, even typos like forth coffee or 4thcoffee surface the right entity instantly. 

From there, the seller asks Copilot: “Show me my open opportunity at risk with Fourth Coffee.” The agent rewrites the query, scopes it to the current user, interprets at risk as a cold rating, and joins Account → Opportunity. It executes SQL, returns the results, and summarizes them with citations—no manual filtering, no report building. 

Finally, the seller pivots to a KPI question: “What is the HRR for Coffee Grinder 02?” Here, the agent consults the business glossary, which defines HRR as Happy Response Rate (positive sentiment ÷ total reviews in the Product Review table). It computes the metric, explains the formula, and cites the source records. The user now understands exactly how the number was derived. 

Under the hood, this seamless experience is powered by an Agentic Orchestrator that plans, executes, and refines dynamically. It chooses the right tools, adapts when errors occur, and injects domain knowledge from glossaries. By combining dynamic planning, iterative refinement, relational understanding, and personalization, it represents a significant leap forward from static query pipelines. It’s not just about generating SQL it’s about orchestrating an intelligent, context-aware process that feels conversational and delivers real business value.  

Evaluation Results 

To measure how well our agentic system performs in practical enterprise scenarios, we evaluated it against curated datasets of user prompts each representing or assisting with a real job to be done. These prompts reflect the everyday questions and tasks that drive productivity for CRM users— from quick record lookups and aggregation analytics using keyword search or simple filters and joins, to complex multi-join queries requiring domain expertise. By categorizing prompts into levels of complexity, we ensure the evaluations capture the full spectrum of enterprise challenges.  

For each complexity level, we report two practical metrics: Relaxed Execution Accuracy (EX Accuracy) and P80 Latency. Relaxed Execution Accuracy measures how often the generated SQL returns the same rows as the reference SQL when both are executed on the same data—extra columns in the predicted query are allowed, but extra or missing rows are not; order is ignored unless ORDER BY is specified. P80 Latency is the 80th percentile end to end response time, from request receipt through retrieval, model inference, and verification to the final SQL result. Together, these metrics give a transparent, action-oriented view of correctness and responsiveness as task complexity increases. It highlights where the Agentic framework delivers reliable, efficient answers that empowers users to get more done with natural language.  

Complexity Level  Description  Prompt Distribution (%)  EX Accuracy (Relaxed)  P80 Latency (s) 
Level 1  Keyword Search  21%  96.2%  7.7s 
Level 2  NL Queries involving retrievals with filters and joins  28%  96.4%  7.5s 
Level 3  NL Queries requiring understanding of Domain knowledge, Customizations  51%  81.2%  10.6s 

† Metrics averaged over multiple runs 

In practice, higher accuracy often comes at the cost of increased latency. Conversely, pushing for low latency can reduce end to end quality. This Agentic system is designed to navigate that tradeoff, delivering strong accuracy while keeping latency within practical bounds. This achieves a practical balance for production use. 

Tuning for Your Business: Glossaries and Enriched Schema 

No AI system knows your business out-of-the-box. We’ve added tuning mechanisms that let makers refine how the Q&A agent understands your data: 

  • Glossaries: You can define a glossary to teach the agent your company’s unique vocabulary and acronyms. For example, if “QoQ” is common slang on your team for “quarter-over-quarter” or “CTX” refers to a particular set of products, you can add those to the glossary. The next time someone asks “What’s the QoQ growth for CTX?”, the agent will know exactly what that means. This helps align the AI with the lingo of your organization so it interprets queries the same way a knowledgeable employee would. 
  • Schema Descriptions: Dataverse allows adding custom descriptions to tables and columns. By populating these descriptions with meaningful info, you give the agent extra context. For instance, two fields might both be called “Status” – one on a custom entity and one on a standard entity. If you add descriptions like “(Order Status – custom)” vs “(System Status code)”, the agent can use that to pick the right field during SQL generation. Essentially, you’re able to clarify the semantics of your data model for the AI. 

Using the inherent metadata in Dataverse (like relationships and display names) plus these maker-driven additions, the agentic system can be tailored to use the correct terms and relationships in your domain, boosting accuracy even further. And because you control these glossaries and descriptions, you can continuously refine the AI’s understanding as your business evolves. 

Conclusion 

By reinventing Dataverse Search with an agentic architecture, we’ve moved from a rigid query engine to an adaptive, intelligent assistant for your business. The system understands nuance, handles ambiguity through reasoning, and even lets you inject your domain knowledge. Early adopters are seeing more questions answered correctly and faster than before, turning previously buried data into actionable insights. One leading global financial services company saw an Execution Accuracy surge from 22% to 97% on their marquee set of scenarios. This marks a significant step toward making enterprise data truly conversational. It empowers everyone from business users to power makers to tap into complex data and get the answers they need instantly and accurately, simply by asking. 

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Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update

Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update

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Today we are announcing expanded availability of AI, security, and management capabilities coming to Microsoft 365 offerings in 2026.

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Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update

Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: The future of work for small businesses

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We’re excited to announce the general availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot Business—a comprehensive, full-featured AI solution built for SMBs.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 named a Leader in three Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports: Cloud ERP for Service-Centric Enterprises, Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, and Cloud ERP Finance

Microsoft Dynamics 365 named a Leader in three Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports: Cloud ERP for Service-Centric Enterprises, Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, and Cloud ERP Finance

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In today’s economy, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have evolved far beyond traditional back-office functions. They are now strategic drivers of growth, agility, and resilience. Modern business leaders require ERP solutions that deliver more than transactional processing; they need intelligence, insights, and automation at scale. Selecting a platform with embedded AI today helps set your organization up for tomorrow’s competitive advantage.

We’re excited to announce Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a Leader in three Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports:

We believe the recognition of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Leader placement in all three Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports shows our commitment to delivering end-to-end coverage for modern organizations. Our expertise is especially critical as most businesses today need the flexibility to manage both products and services, backed by the trust and security of a robust financial backbone. With embedded AI capabilities at the core of Dynamics 365, enterprises can confidently unify operations, adapt to evolving market demands, and help ensure their financial systems are secure, scalable, and future-ready.

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Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Service-Centric Enterprises

The Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Service-Centric Enterprises as of September 2025
*This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request.

The ERP landscape is evolving rapidly. Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for service-centric enterprises predicts “by 2027, 62% of ERP application spending will include AI capabilities, a significant leap from just 14% in 2024.”1 Dynamics 365 is at the forefront of this transformation, helping businesses harness AI to drive efficiency, agility, and growth.

Dynamics 365 is a software as a service (SaaS) ERP, delivered from Microsoft Azure data centers worldwide. It combines natively developed ERP components with a robust partner ecosystem to deliver industry-specific functionality. Serving midsize to large service businesses across EMEA, the Americas, and APAC, Dynamics 365 is designed for scale and flexibility.

Our core competencies

  • AI-powered innovation: Embedded AI through Microsoft Copilot delivers actionable insights and automates finance, operations, and service processes. Tasks like account reconciliation and cash flow forecasting can become simpler and smarter.
  • Connected ecosystem: Smooth integration with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Power Platform, and Azure enables unified data and workflows across the enterprise.
  • Industry-specific capabilities: Our partner ecosystem extends Dynamics 365’s functionality for specialized industries, supporting flexibility and scalability.

Key strengths driving leadership:

  • AI-powered capabilities: Advanced AI empowers organizations with actionable insights and automation to enhance critical business processes.
  • Integrated business management: Core financial and operational systems seamlessly connect with productivity and collaboration tools, enabling holistic visibility and informed decision-making.
  • Cloud platform advantage: Built-in integrations with enterprise-grade cloud services provide scalability, security, and a unified data foundation for innovation and growth.

Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises

The Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises in September 2025
*This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request.

Microsoft is also recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Management and Finance solutions, which in our opinion underscores our commitment to helping upper-midsize and large enterprises transform operations with intelligent, connected systems.

Dynamics 365 integrates with the broader Microsoft ecosystem. Azure provides scalability and security; Microsoft 365 enables collaboration, and Power BI delivers actionable insights. When data flows freely and tools work together, businesses can operate faster, smarter, and with greater confidence.

Key strengths

Three core strengths for driving enterprises success:

  • AI-powered automation: Advanced AI and Copilot technologies enable intelligent automation and empower organizations to create custom agents for streamlined and tailored workflows.
  • Unified cloud platform: Seamless integration across Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem delivers a secure, scalable, and unified foundation for business operations.
  • Global capabilities: Comprehensive localization and language support helps ensure Microsoft solutions meet the needs of organizations worldwide.

Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP Finance

The Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP Finance October 2025
*This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance has been recognized as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP Finance for its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. In an era where CFOs face mounting pressure to deliver agility, transparency, and predictive capabilities, Dynamics 365 Finance stands out as a transformative solution.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance is a robust platform designed for enterprises operating across multiple geographies. It offers extensive financial dimensions, user-defined tags, and a global chart of accounts, enabling organizations to manage complex, multi-entity environments in over 50 countries. These capabilities support compliance with diverse regulatory frameworks while maintaining operational efficiency.

One of the most innovative features is Microsoft Copilot Studio, which empowers users to build AI agents using natural language. This functionality allows finance teams to automate repetitive tasks, freeing up time for strategic decision-making.

Key strengths driving leadership

  1. AI automation
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 leverages Copilot and embedded AI agents to deliver advanced automation across core business processes. These capabilities support predictive analytics, automated transaction processing, and real-time insights, empowering finance leaders to:
    • Enhance forecasting accuracy by analyzing both historical and live data.
    • Minimize manual reconciliations, freeing up valuable time.
    • Identify anomalies in transactions to help reduce compliance risks.
  2. Customer-driven innovation
    Microsoft’s product development is guided by direct customer feedback, gathered through surveys, advisory boards, and innovation hubs. This approach has resulted in:
    • Low-code automation tools that enable teams to build workflows without developer support.
    • Enhanced dispute resolution features, streamlining interactions between organizations and their customers.
    • Capabilities that optimize cash flow management, supporting business business resilience in dynamic markets.
  3. A global partner ecosystem
    Transformation is a collaborative journey. Microsoft’s extensive global partner network brings specialized expertise in cloud migration, industry-specific solutions, and deployment support. Whether operating in manufacturing, retail, or professional services, organizations benefit from:
    • Tailored implementations that help accelerate time-to-value and mitigate risk during transitions from legacy systems.
    • Co-development opportunities that foster innovation and deliver best-in-class solutions for unique business needs.

Why this matters for CFOs

The role of the CFO is evolving from financial steward to strategic advisor. Today’s finance leaders must deliver insights that drive growth, manage risk, and enable agility. Dynamics 365 equips CFOs with tools to:

  • Predict outcomes using AI-powered analytics.
  • Automate routine tasks, freeing resources for strategic initiatives.
  • Collaborate seamlessly across global teams through integrated workflows.

Looking ahead: The future of finance

As we approach 2026, the finance landscape will continue to shift toward intelligent automation and predictive capabilities. Microsoft’s vision for agentic AI promises a future where finance teams operate with unprecedented efficiency and foresight. From managing exceptions autonomously to delivering real-time scenario planning, these innovations will redefine what’s possible in enterprise finance.

Organizations that embrace these technologies today will be better positioned to navigate uncertainty, capitalize on opportunities, and maintain a competitive edge.

Your path to a smarter future

Microsoft Dynamics 365 exemplifies how technology empowers business leaders, including CFOs, operations executives, and IT strategists, to move beyond transactional processes and become architects of enterprise strategy. We believe being recognized as a Leader in three Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports: Cloud ERP for Service-Centric Enterprises, Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, and Cloud ERP Finance, Dynamics 365 sets the standard for modern ERP solutions.

With its combination of AI-powered automation, customer-centric innovation, and global scalability, Dynamics 365 delivers intelligent, adaptable solutions for organizations across industries and geographies. Whether optimizing operations, transforming supply chains, or streamlining finance, Dynamics 365 offers a clear path forward—one that blends intelligence, agility, and trust.

As organizations embrace the opportunities of an AI-powered future, Microsoft remains dedicated to empowering enterprises with solutions that are intelligent, seamlessly connected, and built to scale. Discover how we are positioned by Gartner and read the full Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ service-centric, product-centric, and finance reports for deeper insights. 

See how organizations using Dynamics 365 are enhancing operational efficiency, boosting flexibility, and unlocking intelligent insights throughout their business processes.


  1. Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Service-Centric Enterprises, Robert Anderson, Johan Jartelius, Tomas Kienast, Sam Grinter, Denis Torii, Chaithanya Paradarami, 13 October 2025.
  2. Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, Greg Leiter, Tomas Kienast, Johan Jartelius, Denis Torii, Dennis Gaughan, 13 October 2025.
  3. Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Finance, Mike Helsel, Irmina Melarkode, Nick Duffy, Nisha Bhandare, 27 October 2025.

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