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Kurt has been a cornerstone of Covenant Technology Partners since joining the team in 2005. As a Principal, Kurt plays a pivotal role in guiding clients through complex technology challenges with clarity and precision. His expertise and leadership are underscored by his recognition as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), a prestigious award granted to independent technology experts who actively share their deep knowledge and real-world experience with the community. This distinction gives Kurt early access to Microsoft technologies and direct collaboration with product teams, enabling him to deliver advanced insights and practical solutions to clients ahead of industry trends. With decades of experience in Microsoft technologies, Kurt brings unparalleled technical depth and a commitment to innovation that consistently drives client success.

Scott joined Covenant Technology Partners in November 2025 and serves as our AI Business Transformation Leader, helping organizations translate emerging AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes. Scott brings deep expertise from his role as an Agentic AI Global Blackbelt at Microsoft, where he has led go‑to‑market strategy and enterprise adoption for advanced generative AI, data, and cloud solutions. As a trusted advisor, Scott works closely with executive teams to align AI initiatives with revenue growth, operational efficiency, and long‑term innovation strategies. His experience spans large‑scale AI transformation, AI‑driven modernization, and enterprise architecture across Microsoft, Google, and other leading technology platforms. With a rare combination of technical depth, strategic vision, and business acumen, Scott helps clients move beyond experimentation to confidently operationalize AI and drive lasting competitive advantage.

Covenant supports AI solutions across the Microsoft AI stack and the Anthropic Claude platform. As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, we work with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry), Microsoft Agent 365, Microsoft Fabric, and Power Platform. As a member of the Anthropic Claude Partner Network, we build with Claude, Claude Code, Claude Enterprise, the Claude Agent SDK, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations. Because Claude models are now available natively in Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft 365 Copilot, we help organizations evaluate, design, deploy, and govern AI assistants and AI agents across both ecosystems.

AI assistants help people complete tasks by providing information, generating content, and answering questions. AI agents go a step further by taking action across systems, automating workflows, and completing business processes with human oversight. Many organizations begin with an AI assistant such as Microsoft 365 Copilot or Claude.ai, then expand into agentic products such as Copilot Cowork and Claude Cowork as their AI strategy matures.

An AI-native organization designs its operating model, products, and decision-making around AI from the ground up, rather than adding AI tools on top of existing processes. A Frontier Firm is Microsoft’s term, from its annual Work Trend Index, for an organization that works this way: structured around on-demand intelligence, with work orchestrated across hybrid teams of people and AI agents. Both terms describe the same shift, AI moving from an isolated productivity tool to the way the organization operates.

Most organizations start by identifying repetitive processes, common questions, or workflows that consume significant time. The typical entry point is an AI assistant integrated with the tools employees already use: Microsoft 365 Copilot deployed in the Microsoft 365 tenant, or Claude.ai. From there, organizations add agentic capability with Copilot Cowork and Claude Cowork, where employees hand multi-step work to AI agents. The third tier is custom development: purpose-built agents and multi-agent orchestrated workflows created with Microsoft Foundry and the Claude Agent SDK, designed to stay aligned with organizational policies and governance requirements.

Yes. AI agents can work across Microsoft 365 applications including Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Word, and Excel, grounded in organizational data through Microsoft Graph and Microsoft Work IQ, the intelligence layer that lets agents reason over mail, calendar, files, people, and chat while preserving existing permissions. Agents built with Copilot Studio surface directly inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Copilot connectors bring external business data into the same semantic index. Claude works with Microsoft 365 as well: Anthropic’s Microsoft 365 connector gives Claude access to SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, and Teams while honoring each user’s permissions. Employees get AI capabilities inside the tools they already use every day.