Preview|MSFT FY1Q27: GPT-5.6 Improves Copilot User Experience, Deployment Is Much Faster Than for Competing Products, and More Customers Are Adding Seats at Scale; Azure Expected to Beat Guidance

Ahead of earnings, we interviewed ten experts to update our research on the following topics

1. M365 Copilot and E7 sales progress
2. Copilot product experience, usage, Cowork progress and competition
3. Copilot Studio progress
4. Azure AI Foundry and enterprise use of multiple models
5. GPU and CPU rental pricing, data center capacity, capital spending and traditional Azure services