Copilot Cowork’s Fourth Meter: What the New Billing Model Means for AI Cost Governance
A Microsoft 365 Copilot seat used to be the whole bill. With Cowork, the seat is just the entry fee, and the meter that actually runs is harder to see, predict, or control. At a Glance 1. The Fourth Meter Has Arrived For most of the Microsoft 365
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AI Agent Sprawl: How to Keep Control When Everyone Is Building Bots
The practical IT manager’s guide to inventorying, monitoring, and governing AI agents before they outgrow your oversight. May 2026 | 8 min read At a Glance Agents are appearing in Microsoft 365 tenants faster than IT teams can track them. Business analysts are building Copilot Studio agents to automate
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Enterprise AI Spending Is Out of Control. Governance Is the Only Fix.
Copilot licences, agent metered billing, Power Platform credits, and shadow AI subscriptions: enterprise AI spending Microsoft 365 has become ungovernable without the right controls. June 2026 | 7 min read At a Glance 1. The Enterprise AI Spending Microsoft 365 Problem Nobody Budgeted For Three years ago, enterprise AI
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The Hidden Cost of Microsoft Agents: Metered Pricing, Consumption Billing, and Budget Surprises
Microsoft's agent platform ships three separate billing lines: Agent 365 per-seat, Copilot Studio credits, and Azure Foundry token costs. Organisations that budget agents as a single per-seat cost will face their first unplanned invoice within one quarter of deployment.
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Microsoft Copilot: How to Build a Business Case Before You Buy
74% of organisations are stuck in Copilot pilot. 40% delayed their rollout over data exposure fears. Learn how to build a complete Microsoft Copilot business case that accounts for governance readiness, ROT data risk, and ROI — before you buy.
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